Due to soggy field conditions and continued rain, the Bucks A and B games for this Saturday and Sunday (5/18 and 5/19) have been cancelled. The conference games vs. Belgrade will be rescheduled, TBD.
The Bucks AA are on the road to Jackson, WY for a 4-game round robin.
The Bucks AA game vs. GVO on Wednesday 5/15 has been adjusted to a 7 p.m. start and will be 9 innings. Looking forward to getting more time under our new lights.
The Bozeman Bucks will host the Belgrade Bandits in a 9 inning showdown starting at 7 p.m. Thursday (5/9) night.
Leading up to the game, the Bucks will be hosting a “Turn on the Lights” ceremony, and will honor project partners in getting the brand new MUSCO field lights installed (install completed in April 2019). The lights were needed, as the aged existing lights were failing and too old to get replacement parts.
The cost of the lights is $150,000! This expense is outside of the Bucks normal operating expenses, and the program plans to kickstart a fundraising campaign, highlighted on Thursday night. To date, $35,000 towards the project has already been raised through generous community donors.
To donate towards the lighting project, contact Bucks Executive Committee Chair Chris Tarabochia at chris@bozemanlegionbaseball.com.
Thanks for your support! Go Bucks!
This event is a fundraiser that benefits the Bozeman Bucks Baseball program. Suggested donation for breakfast is $5. It’s also a great event to meet Bucks players and families, members of the American Legion, and the Bozeman community, while enjoying a great pancake breakfast! After breakfast, catch our first home game (double header) vs. Helena at 1 p.m. at Heroes Park
The 4/28 scheduled double header in Missoula for the Bucks “A” team has been cancelled due to weather.
The AA games @ Helena and A games in Bozeman on Saturday 4/27 have been moved up to start at noon, based on forecasted rain later in the day.
Sunday’s AA and B double header vs. Missoula have been cancelled due to snow and freezing temps (forecasted 31 degrees at game time).
Register online here:
https://www.jotform.com/build/90714907603154
The camp will be held from 1 – 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 14th at Heroes Park and will be led by current Bucks Coaches and Players. Each camper will receive a Bucks T-shirt included in the camp registration.
The Bucks Family is proud to announce that Bucks Alum Payton Price has committed to study and play baseball at Park University in Gilbert, Arizona. Park U. has just started a baseball program, and Payton will be part of the inaugural roster for the 2020 spring season.
Price had a huge year for the Bucks in 2018, patrolling center field as the everyday starter. He could hit top to bottom in the Bucks batting order, and was highly productive in whichever role he was called to fill. His ability to make plays in the outfield, as well as his strength as a dynamic and high OBP (.438) hitter, earned him recognition as an all-conference outfielder.
Price also stepped in and filled a huge need for the Bucks in 2018, as a reliever and conference spot-starter on the hill for the Bucks, winning or closing multiple conference games. Price pitched 43 innings, with a 2.6 ERA.
Price graduated from Bozeman High School in 2018, and has since been studying at MSU – Bozeman.
Former Bozeman Bucks Head Coach Rich Poliquin relocated to Arizona after the 2017 legion season, and has since joined the Park Staff as a pitching coach. He was instrumental in recruiting Payton, and said “as a new program, we are looking to build our team with high effort kids who will compete daily. Spending a year with Payton in 2017, I am confident he fits that mold, and we are excited to get him down here and help build this program.”
Current Bozeman Bucks Coach Garrett Schultz added: “I’m so happy for Payton. He is as coachable and hard-working as they come. Every bit of success he’s seen has been earned. His qualities as a teammate and person make him a favorite of his teammates, and he just fills whatever role his team needs him to be successful. I think he’s a great fit to help build a new team’s identity and character. I can’t wait to follow his career at Park.”
2019 Bozeman Bucks Baseball online player registration is now open! Players ages 13 -18 are invited to sign up.
To register, go to: http://bozemanlegionbaseball.com/about/player-forms/ and do the following prior to the meeting on Sunday, 1/13/2019:
Also attend the registration/informational meeting. Details are as follows:
See you this Sunday, 6 p.m., at Emily Dickinson!