Waterloo, IA – Thursday's Waterloo Bucks game vs. the Eau Claire Express is has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Friday, August 5. Gates at Riverfront Stadium will open at 5:00 pm with the first pitch of Game One scheduled for 5:35 pm. Each game of the doubleheader will be a seven inning contest. There will be a 30 minute break in between games.
Unused tickets for Thursday’s game may be exchanged at the Riverfront Stadium Ticket Window for any other 2016 Bucks’ regular season game for the same or lesser value.
All games can be heard online at www.waterloobucks.com with play-by-play announcer Jared Shlensky. Tickets are currently available for Friday’s doubleheader. Fans are encouraged to call the Bucks’ Ticket Line at (319) 232-5633 or order online, with Friday’s tickets being available at http://waterloo-bucks.nwltickets.com/SingleGame/Tickets/SelectSeats/2802. One ticket will allow a fan to watch both games.
The Bucks play at Riverfront Stadium where the team welcomed a new state of the art video board in 2016 thanks to a matching grant from the Black Hawk County Gaming Association. Team ownership has invested more than $170,000 in improvements since the end of the 2014 season including painted bleachers, public Wi-Fi, sound system, group outing areas, and concessions equipment. Season tickets, individual game tickets, and group outings are currently on sale by calling the Bucks’ Ticket Line at (319) 232-5633. Fans are encouraged to stay in touch during the season with the Bucks by utilizing their website at www.waterloobucks.com or utilizing the Waterloo Bucks app.
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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 23rd season of summer collegiate baseball, 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 150 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 (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (CHC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit http://www.waterloobucks.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store and set the Bucks as your favorite team.