Waterloo Bucks
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| League | Northwoods League (Great Plains East 2019–pres) (North Division 2010–2018) (South Division 1995–2009)) | ||||
| Location | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | ||||
| Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium | ||||
| Founded | 1995 | ||||
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| League championships |
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| Colors | Blue, yellow, black, white, tan, beige[1] | ||||
| Ownership | Cedar Rapids Ball Club | ||||
| Management | Dan Corbin (GM) | ||||
| Manager | Darrell Handlesman | ||||
| Media | Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier | ||||
| Website | waterloobucks.com | ||||
The Waterloo Bucks is a baseball team in Waterloo, Iowa. It is a member of the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. Their home games are played at the Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo, Iowa. The team was founded in 1995, making them one of the longest continually operating teams in the league.
History
[edit]Riverfront Stadium, built in 1946, had previously hosted Midwest League teams such as the Waterloo Hawks and the Waterloo Diamonds, who had played there as recently as 1993.[2]
After the departure of the Diamonds, the nascent Northwoods League added the Bucks as the league's first expansion team, going from 5 teams in 1994 to 6 in 1995. In the Bucks' first season, they set a league attendance record of 28,745 fans. In their second season, 1996, the Bucks hosted the league All-Star game and also defeated the Rochester Honkers to claim their first Northwoods League title. In 2002, the Bucks defeated the Brainerd Mighty Gulls and claimed their second league title.[3]
On September 29, 2014, The Cedar Rapids Ball Club, Inc. announced that it had officially purchased and taken over operations of the team. The Cedar Rapids Ball Club, Inc. is also the owner of Cedar Rapids Kernels.[4][5]
In 2020, six Northwoods League teams cancelled their season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For those teams that did play, instead of playing within their usual divisions, they played in hub regions, with some creating temporary teams.[6] The Bucks played within a 5-team Minnesota-Iowa pod, and finished the season with the best record of the five, capturing the Minnesota-Iowa Region Championship.[7]
Waterloo Bucks in MLB
[edit]The following is a list of former Bucks who have played in Major League Baseball.[8]
| Name | Year(s) with Bucks | MLB accolades |
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| Dakota Bacus | 2011 | |
| Brandon Bantz | 2007 | |
| Clint Barmes | 1999/2000 | NL Rookie of the Month (2005) |
| Jonah Bride | 2015 | |
| Willie Collazo | 1999 | |
| Duncan Davitt | 2020/2021 | |
| Jeff Duncan | 1998 | |
| Dane Dunning | 2014 | World Series Champion (2023) |
| Ryan Goins | 2008 | |
| Dan Jennings | 2006/2007 | |
| James Jones | 2008 | |
| Jimmy Journell | 1997/1999 | |
| Kevin Kaczmarski | 2012/2014 | |
| Jason Krizan | 2009 | |
| Kyle Leahy | 2016/2017 | |
| Brycen Mautz | 2021 | |
| Zach McKinstry | 2015 | American League All-Star (2025), Silver Slugger (2025) |
| Wes Obermueller | 1996 | |
| Cameron Perkins | 2011 | |
| A.J. Puk | 2014 | |
| Evan Reed | 2005 | |
| Cody Sedlock | 2014 | |
| Eric Stout | 2013 | |
| Curtis Thigpen | 2002 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Northwoods League Official Colors (1994 through present)". TruColor.net. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ Hilchen, James (2017-06-07). "Riverfront Stadium - Waterloo Bucks". Stadium Journey. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ "History". Northwoods League. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ "Kernels officially take over Waterloo Bucks".
- ↑ "Cedar Rapids Ball Club, Inc. Purchases Waterloo Bucks". 29 September 2014.
- ↑ Reichard, Kevin (2020-05-07). "Northwoods League: Despite delays, we plan on 2020 season". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ "2020 Waterloo Bucks Season Recap - Bucks Win Northwoods League Minnesota-Iowa Region Title in Historic Season". Waterloo Bucks. 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2026-09-21.
- ↑ "Northwoods League Alumni in Major League Baseball" (PDF). northwoodsleague.com.
External links
[edit]- Waterloo Bucks - official site
- Northwoods League - official site
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