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Hamel Tradition Will Continue |
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Alex Bauer, Ronn VanKrevelen, Dan VandeHey, Tom Steinbach, Billy Soule, Pavelka, Benson, Blanchard, Moselle, Cutshall, Hess, Hartmann and Hondo were all familiar names from the early 80s to late 90s in Minnesota Amateur Class B baseball.
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Teams Looking For Games |
Teams searching for more games this 2012 season can email us at support@mnbaseball.org to get your information published on the website. To see a list of Teams seeking games just click on the above link "Teams Looking for Games".
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Perham Landmark to be Demolished |
Mother Nature and Father Time have taken their toll on a Perham landmark. The grandstand at Perham’s Al Krueger Field has been deemed unsafe, and plans are underway to demolish the structure.
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MBA Loan Fund |
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With the Minnesota Twins bidding for another All-Star game, it brings to mind the last All-Star game the Twins hosted in 1985.
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Board Sticks to Their Decisions |
It was a new place (Bloomington) and a fresh atmosphere that the January, 2012 Board of Directors meeting took place, however, it opened with a familiar topic when five teams asked to be moved back to C.
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DaVinci Software Has a Website for Your Team |
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Now is the time of year to start thinking about the 2012 baseball season. Along with that, comes a decision to make on your team’s information system (website). What, you ask is an information system?
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Rally Bats Will Give Away Free Bats |
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Two years ago we ran a story about a free bat give-away on Christmas Eve. Well it is that time of year again and Randy Hartl, the owner of Rally Bats is at it again.
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General Sports Baseball Expo (Saturday, Jan. 7th) |
Save the date now. Put it on the calendar in red just so you don’t forget. On Saturday, January 7, 2012 General Sports is once again hosting its Annual Baseball Expo.
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Fitzgerald Announces Baseball Prices |
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Fitzgerald Baseball is the official baseball of the 2012 Minnesota Amateur Baseball Class C and B Tournaments. Mark Juberian, area Fitzgerald representative, handles the orders for the Fitzgerald Pro
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Reaction to the Class C Proposal by Brett Kruschke |
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My thoughts on adding 16 more teams to the Class C State Tournament based purely on fan attendance strongly concur with St. Joseph's Brent Schloe and Stewartville-Racine's Andy Johnson
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Gary Rinehart Benefit |
Gary Rinehart, a longtime amateur baseball player and coach is battling cancer. There will be a benefit for him on Friday, December 2, 2011.
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Board Makes C Tournament Changes |
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At the annual meeting of the Minnesota Baseball Association in October, Director Fred Roufs brought up the following proposal:
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Board Makes Class B Changes |
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The Board of Directors of the Minnesota Baseball Association moved 11 teams from class C to class B at their meeting last Saturday, November 19th.
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Hall of Famer Elmer Schleper Dies |
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Minnesota Baseball Hall of Famer, Elmer Schleper, 87, died of cancer on September 25, 2011. Here is his obituary.
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Attendance Matters |
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Attendance figures for the 2011 State Tournament in Glencoe, Brownton and Hutchinson were announced at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Baseball Association in October.
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Team Maxbat Wins NABA World Series |
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Minnesota has a national champion! Team Maxbat won the National Adult Baseball Association World Series by defeating the Colorado Reds 3-2 in Phoenix, Arizona on October ninth.
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Nagel receives Mike Downes Award |
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - "I’m very humbled by this, I’m glad my family could be here," is how Mike Nagel summed up receiving the Mike Downes Award Saturday night, October 15.
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Town Ball Tavern Article |
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Brett Kruschke of the Belle Plaine Tigers wrote an article on the Town Ball Tavern at Target Field for the website South of Canada.
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Dale Welter on KSTP 5 |
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Dale Welter discussed the Chaska ballpark and what is being done to save it on KSTP Channel 5 on Sunday night October 2, 2011.
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Team Minnesota Maxbat to NABA |
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The Twins are done playing baseball for the year. So is every team in the Minnesota Amateur Baseball program. But one team, Minnesota Maxbat is going to Phoenix to participate in the National Adult Baseball Association World Series.
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HOF inductees Stuewe and Hanowski featured on Twins pregame show |
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MINNEAPOLIS - Recent Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees Wendell Stuewe and John Hanowski were featured on the Twins pregame show last week.
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Six inducted to Hall of Fame |
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - Six dedicated baseball men were inducted into the Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday night, September 17, 2011.
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Check out this story on Todd Mathison |
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Todd Mathison signed with the St. Paul Saints after his year with the Dundas Dukes ended.
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Class C All-Tournament Team |
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The Class C All-Tournament Team has been announced. Here are the players named to the team by the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Baseball Association:
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Isanti claims Class C title |
BROWNTON, Minn. - The Isanti Redbirds won the Class C State Tournament on Monday with a gut-wrenching 4-3, 13-inning thriller over the Waconia Lakers.
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Class C Results--Sunday, September 4 |
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Mankato loaded the bases in the first inning, but couldn't score. In the second inning they loaded them again and made it count scoring four runs.
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Class C Results--Saturday, September 3 |
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Matt Loegering snuck a single between the first and second basemen in the bottom of the 11th inning to score Ross Stein with the winning run and eliminate Miltona from the tournament.
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C Results--Friday, September 2 |
It's Isanti vs Waconia for the Class C Championship |
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There are two teams left from the starting 32 team field in Class C. Isanti is the lone undefeated team. Waconia beat Mankato 6-3 to earn the chance to play Isanti in the Championship.
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Minnesota Senior Mens will play Baseball in Glencoe |
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The Minnesota Senior Men’s Amateur Baseball Association, now in its 32nd year will be playing two All-Star games as part of the Minnesota Baseball Association State Tournament in Glencoe on Saturday, September 3rd.
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Class B All-Tournament Team, 2011 |
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Here is the 2011 Class B All-Tournament team selected by the board of directors of the Minnesota Baseball Association:
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Sauk Rapids wins Class B crown |
The Sauk Rapids Cyclones were rated number one the whole second half of the 2011 season. They showed it was no fluke Sunday afternoon in Glencoe by defeating the Burnsville Bobcats 12-1...
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Class C Results for Sunday, August 28 |
B and C Results for Saturday, August 27 |
Class B and C Schedules for Sunday, August 28 |
Friday, August 26 B and C Results |
Miesville's Erik Olson |
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Stockmen's Wins Class A Championship |
With a balanced hitting attack, solid defense and steady pitching Stockmen’s Irish won the 2011 Class A Championship at Haddox Field in Bloomington.
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Moorhead's big leaguer Chris Coste returns to amateur ball |
Chris Coste remembers the good times he had when he played in the State Tournament in the early 90s.
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Snappers Defeat St. Patrick |
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The St. Cloud Ultimate Snappers got out of a first inning bases loaded jam and went on to defeat the St. Patrick Irish 5-2 in Brownton on Friday night.
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Big Winner - Forsman reaches 500 wins |
DASSEL, Minn. — Dassel-Cokato Manager Mark Forsman added to the resumé of his already hall-of-fame career July 29, when he won his 500th game as manager of the Saints.
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Matt Raso has Baseball Tradition |
Tink Larson--50 Years at the Helm |
Jacobson, Burnsville on to state tourney |
Casey Jacobson and the Burnsville Bobcats cruised through the Super Section Tounament in Dundas over the weekend.
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State Board Announces B Pairings |
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The Minnesota Amateur Baseball Board of Directors announced the pairing for the eight team State Tournament starting Saturday, August 20, 2011.
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Roufs and Kreger on "Sports to the Max" |
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Fred Roufs and Joe Kreger were on Mike Max's "Sports to the Max" show on WCCO on Thursday night, August 11th.
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Class A Tournament Updated 8-21-11 |
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The Class A State Baseball Tournament started Thursday, August 11th. The Tri-City Shark beat the Minneapolis Angels 10-5 at Haddox Field in Bloomington. In the second game, the Bloomington Bandits lost to the St. Paul Shamrocks 6-0.
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Class B Super Sections Updated 8-14-11 |
2011 Class B Section Updates |
2011 Class C Region Updates |
Some Guys Never Get Enough Baseball |
2011 Hall of Fame Inductees |
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The Minnesota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame will induct six new members -- Duane Gaulke, Terry Gieser, Don Goracke, John Hanowski, Ken Kuck and Wendell Stuewe -- on Sept. 17, 2011.
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Class B Super Section Details |
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There have been a lot of questions concerning the format for Class B this year. As in the past, Class B will play their regular Section tournaments. Each Section will send two teams on to represent their Section in the Super Sections.
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Class C Region, Class B Section Updates |
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Class C Regions and Class B Sections have started. Check here daily for Updates. Updated 8-8-11
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2011 Class B, C State Tournament Brackets Released |
Brainerd Dispatch Article on Bill Sather's Home Run |
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Check out this article on what happened when Billy Sather of Fort Ripley hit a home run against Nisswa.
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Mike Max talks Amateur Baseball--Nick Bell Results |
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Dave Style, one of the 2011 State Tournament co-chairs from Glencoe, will be on the Mike Max show, Sports to the Max, this Friday night July 22nd at approximately 6:45 P.M.
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Last Invitational Tournament of the Year |
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The Nick Bell Classic in Cold Spring is the last invitational tournament of the 2011 season.
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Class A Hall of Fame Induction |
Class A inducted eight members into their inaugural Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 9, 2011. Tim Kiemel, Mark Young, Larry Gallagher, Jerry Sevlie, Jeff Monson, Steve Winfield and Jim Lawton were all ...
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Tournament Results--July 7-10 |
Class A Establishes New Hall of Fame |
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Class A has established a new Hall of Fame of its own. "It's long overdue in regards to acknowledging "HOF" managers, players and umpires from our leagues," stated Riverview League Commissioner Shawn Vellek.
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Tournaments for July 7 --10 |
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The Coors Light Classic in Jordan/Shakopee and the Miller High Life Invite in Arlington/Gaylord are two great tournaments being held this weekend.
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Larry Gallagher--Baseball Man |
Tournament Results for June 23-26 |
Story on Curt Kvam |
Northfield Knights Story |
Weekend Tournaments for June 24-26 |
Weekend Tournament Wrap-up |
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Tournaments for June 16-19 |
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There are eight tournaments scheduled for this weekend. Red Wing, Isanti, Watkins/Kimball, Lastrup, Sobieski, Hibbing Victoria and Hanska all have sanctioned tournaments planned.
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Results from the June 10-12 Tournaments |
Recaps from the 2011 Tigertown Classic, Rosco Tournament in Bemidji, Detroit Lakes Third Annual Tournament, and the Cannon Falls Tournament.
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Nice Article about the Quamba Cubs |
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Check out Patrick Reusse's article about Stan Pererson and the Quamba Cubs in the June 9, 2011 StarTribune:
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Tournaments for June 10-12 |
Jordan wins New Prague Tournament |
NEW PRAGUE, Minn. - For the second time this season, Jordan was in the championship game of an invitational tournament.
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June 3-5 Tournaments |
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There are five tournaments scheduled for this weekend. They all have some excellent matchups and the weather is expected to be beautiful.
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Sebeka Adds Two Nielsons |
SEBEKA, Minn. - When Wadena didn't have a Legion baseball team to play with in 1989, Randy Nielsen joined the Sebeka Legion team. The next year he played for the Sebeka Stingers amateur team.
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Weather Hinders Weekend Tournaments |
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Rain impacted both tournaments over the weekend. They got all of the games in at the Northwest Amateur Baseball Tournament in Fargo except for the final.
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Tournaments for May 20-22 |
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There are two tournaments scheduled for this weekend. Freeport/Spring Hill and Moorhead are both hosting tournaments May 20-22.
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Luke Beers Article in Marshall Independent; Brewers to Class B |
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The Marshall Independent had a nice story about the Hadley Buttermaker's game with Marshall this weekend. It was all about Luke Beers and his untimely death over the winter.
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Class C Ranking; Board Meeting |
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I recruited some help to rate the Class C teams in the state. Here is how the four of us ranked the teams for the week of May 13, 2011.
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Summer Tournaments are Set |
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There are over 25 invitational tournaments all set to go over the summer baseball season. It all kicks off the third weekend of May. Freeport and Moorhead are both hosting tournaments the weekend of May 20-22nd.
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St. Paul Saints to Play Central MN All-stars |
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The Saint Paul Saints are going to have another go at an amateur team this weekend. On Saturday, May 7, 2011 the Saints will play at Cold Spring and take on the Central Minnesota All-stars. Game time will be 3:30 P.M.
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St. Paul League to play St. Paul Saints |
The St.Paul All-Stars will be playing the St. Paul Saints in an exhibition game on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Toni Stone Field at Dunning Complex. Game time is 2:00 P.M.
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State Board Recap - 04/16/2011 |
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The State Board met on Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16 and covered quite a bit of ground. The meeting on Friday night was to establish the 16 Regions for Class C. On Saturday, they presented the Region alignment to the Class C commissioners.
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Teams Can Earn Revenue with the MBA Website. Easy! |
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MBA/DaVinci Software are offering a referral bonus exclusively to the MBA Teams. Team receives 70% bonus on their advertising referrals. The MBA/DaVinci wish to bring awareness to Teams that they can generate revenue with the MBA website.
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Glencoe and Brownton Spruce Up |
The 2011 season hasn’t even started and things are hopping in Glencoe and Brownton. Both organizations are making big upgrades to their parks and the surrounding areas. In Glencoe, they are changing the lights for the first time in 25 years.
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Lamberton Long Sox are on a Roll |
What do you do when a group of young men approach you and want to continue to play baseball but your town doesn't have an amateur team? You start one. That's what happened in Lamberton in 2001.
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Class B Meeting Recommendations |
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Class B team representatives met at Minnetonka High School on February 19, 2010. The meeting was in response to changes that have recently happened in B.
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New Book on Amateur Baseball |
If you have never heard of Lance Chatworth or Kevin Griffin it might be time to get acquainted with them. They are the main characters in a new book "Beyond the Fence" recently released by Aspen Creek Publishing.
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Tauer Ends His Long Red Wing Career |
Teddy Tauer is going to make some money this year. After seven years as the batboy for the Red Wing Aces, the 11 year old is giving up his batboy duties, freeing him up to chase foul balls for the 50 cent reward.
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Welcome to the New MBA Website |
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Welcome to the new and improved Minnesota Baseball Association website! Da Vinci Software started from the ground up and built a user friendly space to fulfill all of your amateur baseball needs.
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Baseball Expo to be January 8, 2011 |
In conjunction with this the Minnesota Baseball Association Board of Directors will hold their regular January meeting at the Ramada. Meeting time is 11:00 A.M. and is open to anyone interested in amateur baseball in Minnesota.
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Buddy Beier Receives Mike Downes Award |
Beier started playing baseball when he was just 16 years old and played for 12 years. He started managing in 1975 and has managed for 18 years since then. He also was involved in running his town team, the Regal Eagles, for over 35 years.
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Red Wing Inducts 2010 HOF Class |
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Ron Gernantz During his long tenure as a Red Wing Amateur Baseball Association board member, Gernentz was involved in concessions and fundraising, among other things.
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Tradition is Big for Lund |
Talk to Jake Lund (pictured) for a while and you will understand that team and tradition is important. We sat down after he had earned the complete game win in Midway's 3-0 second round triumph.
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