Sweepstakes Celebrates Iowa’s Youth Baseball Softball Day
Big Prizes to be Awarded by Sponsor Seeking Stories WATERLOO, IOWA (May 1, 2013) – Youth baseball and softball seasons are in full swing, and now players have a chance to win big for their team. In celebration of Youth Baseball Softball Day on May 19, local nonprofit Build Our Ballpark is sponsoring a promotion that awards the sweepstakes winner along with each player and coach from his or her team a Dick’s Sporting Goods gift card. “In 2009, Governor Culver helped us proclaim this holiday statewide,” said Bob Hellman, Build Our Ballpark founder and executive director. “We hope it will grow...
Read MoreBuild Our Ballpark Earns 2013 Cedar Valley Partner Award
Organization Honored by Alliance & Chamber WATERLOO, IOWA (March 12, 2013) – Earning the 2013 Cedar Valley Partner Award from the Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber is no small feat. But neither is developing and restoring 15 baseball and softball fields. That’s why Build Our Ballpark was deemed a deserving recipient of the prestigious award. The Cedar Valley Partner Award recognizes an organization that promotes economic growth and employment, quality of life, offers leadership or makes outstanding contributions to the Cedar Valley and its citizens on a continuing basis or with...
Read MoreFormer Minnesota Twins Player Leads Local Coaching Clinic
April Program to Benefit Area Softball and Baseball Coaches WATERLOO, IOWA (March 6, 2013) – It’s not every day coaches receive training from an accomplished player and coach, but that’s exactly what area softball and baseball coaches can do this spring. Waterloo’s very own Riverfront Sports Park will host a Play Ball! Minnesota Coaching Clinic led by former Minnesota Twins infielder, Brian Raabe. The event, intended to improve coaching skills and promote the importance of coaching youth softball and baseball teams, will take place Sunday, April 7, from noon to 3 p.m. Build Our Ballpark, a...
Read MoreLessons of Spring Training
“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” – Rogers Hornsby Puddles of melted snow. The sounds of birds chirping and carefree children playing outside. This means only one thing to us at Build Our Ballpark – spring training season. We resonate with the quote from Rogers Hornsby, even after the record-breaking mild winter Iowa experienced these past couple months. For spring represents a fresh renewal in our spirits here at Build Our Ballpark. We get to witness first hand the joy baseball brings to both...
Read MoreRiverfront Sports Park Restorations- Phase 1
Field restoration has commenced at the Riverfront Sports Park in Waterloo, Iowa. Build Our Ballpark has a Sports Field Specialist contractor overseeing the remodeling process. Josh Viet and crew from Midwest Athletic Fields have already made milestone progress on the ballpark updates. The fields are being revitalized, complete with new sod and reconstructed dimensions. It is inspiring to see all of these efforts bringing life back to the Riverfront Sports Park. Next on the lineup during this phase of updates are fencing additions, cement work for sidewalks, and sports park signage....
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