Bucks Host Six High School Tournaments at Riverfront in 2015

The Waterloo Bucks have announced they will host six high school baseball tournaments at Riverfront Stadium this summer. Each tournament will be for varsity level high school baseball clubs and all will feature four teams in a four-game format.

The Waterloo Bucks First Pitch High School Baseball Championship will take place May 25. That tourney begins at 9:00 am with Bettendorf H.S. facing Independence H.S., followed up by Don Bosco H.S. taking on Gladbrook-Reinbeck H.S. at 11:00 am. The consolation game is slated for 1:00 pm with the championship starting at 3:00 pm.

The Waterloo Area Baseball Classic will occur on May 30, starting at 11:30 am. Play will begin with Ballard H.S. facing Dike-New Hartford H.S., followed up by a 1:30 pm tilt between Cascade H.S. and Sioux City West H.S. The consolation game is slated for 3:30 pm with the championship starting at 5:30 pm.

The Diamond Dreams Tournament will be held on June 6. That tournament begins at 11:30 am with AGWSR H.S. facing Denison-Schleswig H.S., followed up by Clarksville H.S. taking on Western Dubuque H.S. at 1:30 pm. The consolation game is slated for 3:00 pm with the championship starting at 5:30 pm.

On June 12, Riverfront Stadium hosts the Waterloo Bucks Baseball Invitational, beginning at 11:30 am. Play will begin with Grundy Center H.S. facing Humboldt H.S., followed up by a 1:30 pm tilt between MFL Mar-Mac H.S. and West Des Moines Valley H.S. The consolation game is slated for 3:30 pm with the championship starting at 5:30 pm.

The Riverfront Stadium Diamond Classic will take place June 26. That tourney begins at 11:30 am with Mount Pleasant H.S. facing West Marshall H.S., followed up by Lisbon H.S. taking on Tipton H.S. at 1:30 pm. The consolation game is slated for 3:30 pm with the championship starting at 5:30 pm.

To wrap things up, the Waterloo Baseball Bash is scheduled for June 27. That tournament begins at 11:30 am with Clayton-Ridge H.S. facing North-Linn H.S., followed up by Northeast H.S. taking on Starmont H.S. at 1:30 pm. The consolation game is slated for 3:30 pm with the championship starting at 5:30 pm.

The Bucks, the winningest team in all of summer-collegiate baseball over the past two years, will open the 2015 season on the road versus the Alexandria Blue Anchors on May 26, but return to Waterloo for their home opener versus the Mankato MoonDogs on May 28. Fans are encouraged to stay in touch with the Bucks in the off-season by utilizing their website at www.waterloobucks.com.