Waterloo, Iowa – The Northwoods League has named Waterloo Bucks outfielder Alex Boxwell the NWL Player of the Night for his efforts in Waterloo’s 9-1 win over the Thunder Bay Border Cats on Tuesday.  The freshman from the University of Minnesota recorded four hits on the night with two RBI and one run scored.

This season for the Bucks, Boxwell owns a .340 batting average with 18 hits and 13 runs scored.  A native of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, Boxwell is hitting .444 with runners in scoring position with two outs.

The Bucks, the winningest team in all of summer-collegiate baseball over the past two years, play at Riverfront Stadium.  Team ownership has invested more than $70,000 in improvements to the ballpark since the end of the 2014 season including painted bleachers, public Wi-Fi, sound system, group outing areas, and concessions equipment.  Fans are encouraged to stay in touch with the Bucks by utilizing their website at www.waterloobucks.com.

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The Waterloo Bucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 22^nd season of summer collegiate baseball in 2015, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 120 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (OAK). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website.  For more information, visit www.waterloobucks.com.