McDonald’s, freedom, apple pie, bald eagles, are all great American icons but no sport is more American than baseball. Over the 4th of July holiday and through the weekend, local amateur teams took part in the great American game. We have the recap down below.

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Wednesday, July 3

Bluffton – 4 @ New York Mills – 0

• Bluffton gets the shutout win on the annual 4th of July game as the Highway 10 rivals split their season series. Independence Day fireworks followed the game.

Dent – 3 @ Henning – 5

Thursday, July 4

Midway – 4 @ Perham – 0

• Snurdbirds pick up the inter-league win thanks to a combined 1-hitter from the Midway pitching staff on another annual 4th of July game where fireworks also followed the ball game.

Saturday, July 6

Vergas @ Henning – RAINED OUT

Sunday, July 7

Nimrod – 1 @ Bluffton – 11 (8 innings)

• Bluffton slugs their way to a double-digit win thanks to three home runs from the Braves and 8 innings on the mound from Peyton Rondestvedt.

Clarissa – 9 @ Sebeka – 2

• Josh Johnson reached base 4 times and drove in 2 runs to help the Flyers get the inter-league win. Kole Weishalla gets the win and Parker Duncan earns a save as the two split duties on the mound for the victory.

New York Mills – 5 @ Henning 1

Staples @ Vergas – RAINED OUT

Wednesday, July 10

Deer Creek @ New York Mills

• The Shockers and Millers will play as a kick-off to Lund Mania weekend in New York Mills

Amateur Hour, the bi-weekly town baseball segment covering all of the squads across central Minnesota hosted by CJ Baumgartner! We will put out the weekend’s schedule on Fridays and first thing Monday morning we will have a recap of the weekend’s action.

If you are a coach, player, or fan – we want your help! Call 218-631-1804 and leave a message on our voicemail with your team’s score and/or any notable achievements for a chance to be featured in the segment.