Waterloo, Iowa – The Waterloo Bucks have announced they will host eight high school baseball tournaments at Cost Cutters Field at Riverfront Stadium over the course of the summer.  Each tournament will be for varsity level high school baseball teams, featuring teams from all over the state of Iowa.

Below is a list of the events:

• Friday, May 24 – 2019 Cedar Valley Classic
  • 6:00 pm – Mt. Pleasant HS vs. Davenport Central HS
  • 8:00 pm – Game 2 of Classic
• Saturday, May 25 – 2019 High School Showcase
  • 10:00 am – Saint Ansgar HS vs. Tripoli HS
  • 12:00 pm – Dike-New Hartford HS vs. North Iowa HS
  • 2:00 pm – Consolation Game
  • 4:00 pm – Championship Game
• Wednesday, May 29 – 2019 Bucks Home Plate Classic
  • 5:00 pm – Waterloo Columbus HS vs. West Delaware HS
  • 7:00 pm – Game 2 of Classic
• Friday, June 7 – 2019 Waterloo Bucks Baseball Invitational
  • 12:00 pm – Davenport West HS vs. Williamsburg HS
  • 2:00 pm – Denison-Schleswig HS vs. Mid-Prairie HS
  • 4:00 pm – Consolation Game
  • 6:00 pm – Championship Game
• Saturday, June 8 – 2019 Diamond Dreams Classic
  • 12:00 pm – Waterloo Columbus HS vs. Lisbon HS
  • 2:00 pm – Beckman Catholic HS vs. Don Bosco HS
  • 4:00 pm – Consolation Game
  • 6:00 pm – Championship Game
• Saturday, June 29 – 2019 Waterloo Bucks Baseball Bash
  • 10:30 am – Waterloo Columbus HS vs. Davenport North HS
  • 12:30 pm – Ankeny Christian Academy vs. Grundy Center HS
  • 2:30 pm – Consolation Game
  • 4:30 pm – Championship Game
• Friday, July 5 – 2019 Cedar Valley Invitational
  • 11:00 am – East Marshall HS vs. Van Buren HS
  • 1:00 pm – Sioux City North HS vs. Van Buren HS
  • 3:00 pm – East Marshall HS vs. Sioux City North HS
• Saturday, July 6 – 2019 Cost Cutters Field at Riverfront Stadium Diamond Classic
  • 11:30 am – Waterloo Columbus HS vs. Waukon HS
  • 1:30 pm – Martensdale-St. Mary’s HS vs. Woodbury Central HS
  • 3:30 pm – Consolation Game
  • 5:30 pm – Championship Game

In addition to these eight tournaments, Cost Cutters Field at Riverfront Stadium will play host to six high school doubleheaders throughout the summer.

Below is the list of doubleheaders currently scheduled:

• Tuesday, June 18
  • 4:00 pm – Clayton Ridge HS vs. North Tama HS (JV/Varsity DH)
• Wednesday, June 19
  • 5:30 pm – Gladbrook-Reinbeck HS vs. South Hardin HS (JV/Varsity DH)
• Friday, June 28
  • 5:30 pm – GMG HS vs. Starmont HS (Varsity DH)
• Monday, July 1
  • 5:00 pm – Northwood Kinsett HS vs. West Fork HS (Varsity DH)
• Tuesday, July 9
  • 4:00 pm – Central Springs HS vs. Wilton HS (JV/Varsity DH)
• Wednesday, July 10
  • 5:00 pm – Solon HS vs. Waverly-Shell Rock HS (Varsity DH)

All Bucks home games are played at Cost Cutters Field at Riverfront Stadium which will host the 2019 Northwoods League All-Star Game.  The ballpark 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 $300,000 in improvements since the end of the 2014 season including painted bleachers, public Wi-Fi, sound system, group outing areas, kids zone inflatables, and concessions equipment.  Fans are encouraged to stay in touch with the Bucks by utilizing their website at www.waterloobucks.com or utilizing the Northwoods League Mobile App.

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The Waterloo Bucks are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 25-year old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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, over 200 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (MIA).  All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.waterloobucks.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Bucks as your favorite team.