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Published On: April 12th, 2021

Waterloo, Iowa – The Waterloo Bucks have announced they will host twelve high school baseball events 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 schools from all over the state of Iowa.

Below is a list of the tournaments:

  • Monday, May 24 – 2021 Waterloo Bucks Baseball Invitational
    • 3:30 pm – Wapsie Valley HS vs. MFL MarMac HS
    • 5:30 pm – North Iowa HS vs. Wapsie Valley HS
    • 7:30 pm – MFL MarMac HS vs. North Iowa HS
  • Tuesday, May 25 – 2021 Stars & Strikes Showcase
    • 5:30 pm – Oelwein HS vs. Gladbrook-Reinbeck HS
    • 7:30 pm – Game 2 of Showcase
  • Friday, May 28 – 2021 Waterloo WHIP Tournament
    • 2:00 pm – Davenport West HS vs. Ottumwa HS
    • 4:00 pm – Ft. Dodge HS vs. Clinton HS
    • 6:00 pm – Consolation Game
    • 8:00 pm – Championship Game
  • Saturday, May 29 – 2021 Cedar Valley Classic
    • 10:00 am – Columbus Catholic HS vs. St. Ansgar HS
    • 12:00 pm – Dowling Catholic HS vs. Western Dubuque HS
    • 2:00 pm – Consolation Game
    • 4:00 pm – Championship Game
  • Monday, May 31 – 2021 Cost Cutters Field at Riverfront Stadium Diamond Classic
    • 12:30 pm – Anamosa HS vs. Clayton Ridge HS
    • 2:30 pm – Anamosa HS vs. Kee HS
    • 4:30 pm – Clayton Ridge HS vs. Kee HS
  • Friday, June 11 – 2021 Cedar Valley Invitational
    • 12:00 pm – Marion HS vs. North Scott HS
    • 2:00 pm – Marion HS vs. Bettendorf HS
    • 4:00 pm – North Scott HS vs. Storm Lake HS
    • 6:00 pm – Bettendorf HS vs. Storm Lake HS
  • Wednesday, June 16 – 2021 Diamond Dreams Classic
    • 11:00 am – Center Point-Urbana HS vs. Union HS
    • 1:00 pm – Roland-Story HS vs. W. Delaware HS
    • 3:00 pm – Consolation Game
    • 5:00 pm – Championship Game
  • Saturday, June 19 – 2021 Waterloo Rumble
    • 3:30 pm – Hampton-Dumont-CAL HS vs. Carlisle HS
    • 5:30 pm – Davenport West HS vs. Hampton-Dumont-CAL HS
    • 7:30 pm – Carlisle HS vs. Davenport West HS
  • Friday, June 25 – 2021 Waterloo Triple Play Throwdown
    • 1:00 pm – Easton Valley HS vs. Muscatine HS
    • 3:00 pm – Columbus Catholic HS vs. Albia HS
    • 5:00 pm – Consolation Game
    • 7:00 pm – Championship Game
  • Saturday, June 26 – 2021 High School Showcase
    • 12:30 pm – West Fork HS vs. Lisbon HS
    • 2:30 pm – West Fork HS vs. Woodbury Central HS
    • 4:30 pm – Lisbon HS vs. Woodbury Central HS
  • Wednesday, June 30 – 2021 Bucks Home Plate Classic
    • 2:00 pm – Denver HS vs. GMG HS
    • 4:00 pm – Williamsburg HS vs. Oelwein HS
    • 6:00 pm – Consolation Game
    • 8:00 pm – Championship Game
  • Wednesday, July 7 – 2021 Waterloo Bucks Baseball Bash
    • 5:30 pm – Grundy Center HS vs. Columbus Catholic HS
    • 7:30 pm – Game 2 of Invitational

In addition to these 12 tournaments, Cost Cutters Field at Riverfront Stadium is currently scheduled to play host to a JV/Varsity doubleheader on Tuesday, July 6 when Wapsie Valley HS plays Nashua-Plainfield HS.  First pitch for the first game is slated for 5:30 pm.

The 2020 Minnesota-Iowa Region Champion Bucks open their 2021 season on May 31 before returning home for their Home Opener on June 3 at Cost Cutters Field at Riverfront Stadium.  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 nearly $400,000 in stadium improvements since the end of the 2014 season including group outing areas, painted bleachers, public Wi-Fi, sound system, kids zone inflatables, wiffle ball field, 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 Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 27th season, the Northwoods 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 230 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB All-Star Jordan Zimmermann (DET). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. 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.