St. Cloud River Bats
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The St. Cloud River Bats are a baseball
team that plays in the Northwoods League
, a collegiate summer baseball league. Their home games are played at the Joe Faber Field
in St. Cloud, Minnesota
. The River Bats won the 2007 Northwoods League Championship on Friday, August 17.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team that plays in the Northwoods League
Northwoods League
The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of the top college players from North America and beyond. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate...
, a collegiate summer baseball league. Their home games are played at the Joe Faber Field
Joe Faber Field
Joe Faber Field is a baseball venue located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. The park opened in 1998 and has a capacity of around 2,000. It is the home of the St. Cloud River Bats of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. It also hosts the baseball team of St. Cloud State...
in St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 65,842 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stearns County...
. The River Bats won the 2007 Northwoods League Championship on Friday, August 17.
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External links
- St. Cloud River Bats - official site
- Northwoods League - official site