McDonald’s, apple pie, fireworks! They are all symbols of our great country. But what’s more American than baseball?
Nothing.
And now it’s time to recap the full slate of local town ball games over the 4th of July weekend!
Just a reminder, Amateur Hour: Town Ball Tour 2025 continues! Kyle Gylsen will be going around the region for a game of the week to highlight the local town ball scene, putting a spotlight on the players and rich history of amateur baseball in central Minnesota!
UPDATE: We are ADDING a game to the broadcast schedule! A look at the updated schedule can be found below.
Games will be broadcasted on the Superstation K106 (105.9FM) and online at wadenaradio.com or the Superstation K106 mobile app.
Wednesday, July 9
Midway @ New York Mills
- 7:15 p.m. pregame/7:30 p.m. first pitch
Sunday, July 13
Sebeka @ Bluffton
- 1:15 pregame/1:30 first pitch
Continue to listen to Amateur Hour for updates on the broadcast schedule when Region playoffs begin in late July!
Some other HUGE amateur baseball news that broke last week was that a Bluffton Brave is taking another step up at the collegiate level!
- Bluffton Brave Josh Dykhoff announced his commitment to play college baseball for the Kansas Jayhawks in the 2026 season!
- Currently, Dykhoff is playing for the St. Cloud Rox of the Northwoods League with a .277 average with 3 home runs and 22 RBI
Listen to the latest Amateur Hour here!
Wednesday, July 2
Dent – 1 @ Deer Creek – 19
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A pitching trio of Travis George, Ashton Detloff, and Simon Kreklau held Dent to just 1 run over 7 innings while collecting 12 total strikeouts
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Chase Nordlund goes 3-4 with 6 RBI’s leading the lineup, while Lane Dilly stays hot reaching base and scoring 4 times each
Detroit Lakes Ligers – 3 @ Fosston Trash Pandas – 13
Thursday, July 3
Bluffton – 14 @ New York Mills – 12
- Kyle Gylsen promised fireworks and boy was he right! A back and forth game with 26 total runs in a 4th of July weekend classic from Russ Jacobson Field!
- Braves get 14 runs on 21 hits, with a grand slam from Connor Davis as the exclamation point!
Clarissa – 6 @ Henning – 1
- Ryan Rydell (4IP) and Parker Duncan (5IP) team up to allow just one run in a Flyers victory
Friday, July 4
Midway – 0 @ Perham – 8 (Game Suspended in the 4th inning)
- No postgame fireworks this 4th of July due to rain
- Makeup date tentatively set for Wednesday, July 16
Saturday, July 5
Dilworth Raildogs – 17 @ Detroit Lakes Ligers – 2
Sunday, July 6
Urbank – 11 @ Sauk Centre – 2
Here is an early look at local amateur games coming this Wednesday!
Wednesday, July 9th
Dent @ Henning – 8 p.m.
Clarissa @ Deer Creek – 7:30 p.m.
- The final home game of the regular season for the Shockers at Elmer Becker Field takes place this Wednesday
Midway @ New York Mills – 7:30 p.m.
- Listen to Kyle Gylsen for all the action on the Superstation K106 starting at 7:15!
Amateur Hour, the bi-weekly town baseball segment covering all of the squads across central Minnesota hosted by CJ Baumgartner, continues to cover local amateur baseball in 2025!
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.