Waterloo, Iowa – The Waterloo Bucks have announced they will host a baseball watch party at Cost Cutters Field at Riverfront Stadium on Tuesday, July 2 when the Bucks face the Thunder Bay Border Cats on the road. With one game remaining in the first half of the Northwoods League standings, the Bucks need one win or an Eau Claire Express loss in order to clinch a playoff spot and become the Great Plains East subdivision first half champions.
The game will be shown on the ballpark’s 474 square foot LED video board. Gates open at 5:30 pm with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 pm. Admission is free.
The Concessions Stand will be open, and individuals are encouraged to bring their blankets and lawn chairs to watch the game on the field, with bleacher and grandstand seating also available. Outside food and drink are not allowed in.
The Bucks will host the 2019 Northwoods League All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 16 and tickets are currently on sale. 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.
