Waterloo-IA Despite adding on two runs in the final third of the game, the Waterloo Bucks (0-1) started the season by losing a hard-fought game to the Willmar Stingers (1-0).

The Stingers would attack early with a leadoff home run from Colton Griffin in the top of the 1st inning and then shut down the Bucks on their offensive half. After a 40 minute weather delay both teams were back on the field, but with a new pitcher for the Stingers, Sebastain Granados.

Granados would hold the Bucks quite through four full innings of three hit baseball. The Bucks scored their first run of the season in the seventh inning thanks to a wild pitch from Stinger reliever Sam Tyrpa that allowed Trenton Snyder to score from third.

The Bucks would add another run in the bottom of the eight innings thanks to an RBI single from catcher Zach Mazoch, but the Stingers would go to closer Andrew Baumgart to close out the game in four batters.

The Bucks are back in action tomorrow  against the Stingers in game two of the set with first pitch set for 6:35PM.