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BY KIP KOVAR Herald Journal Sports Editor BROWNTON – The tradi‐ tion of amateur baseball is a special one. For the Brownton Bruins organization, it’s about nding ways to give back through the game. This sum‐ mer, the Bruins will be hosting the inaugural Townball Knocking Out Cancer day fea‐ turing three games all held at Barney Tadsen Field in Brownton. The event will be held Saturday, June 10, and feature three amateur baseball games with the rst beginning at 12 p.m. “The idea came right after we gave $1,000 to Randy Shaver after our golf tourna‐ ment,” Brownton’s Ryan Grams said. “There is Tack‐ ling Cancer in football and Coaches Against Cancer for basketball so Brandon Draeger and I came up with our own slogan for baseball. We just wanted to promote townball as more than just baseball. We’re humans. We want to help others and the community.” The event will feature three teams from the Crow River Valley League (Brownton, Plato, and Watertown) and three teams from the North Star League (Delano, Hutchinson, and Dassel- Cokato). It didn’t take Grams long to nd some teams will‐ ing to play and get in on the cause. “When they received my text messages, they all jumped on board right away,” Grams said. “It was pretty cool to see. They thought it would be a lot of fun and that it was a cool idea. We have six good teams battling all in one day. It should be a good turnout and some good baseball.” The rst game of the day will feature the Brownton Bruins taking on the Dassel- Cokato Saints. The second game will feature the Plato Bluejays and Delano Athletics followed by a matchup be‐ tween the Watertown Red Devils and Hutchinson Huskies. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Randy Shaver Cancer Research Foundation. Randy Shaver will be on site to throw out the ceremonial rst pitch. Shirts and hats will be sold through‐ out the event and ra es throughout the day as well. Although it will be the rst event like this in amateur baseball, Grams is already planning for it to not be the only event and wants other or‐ ganizations to get involved as well going forward. “We’re trying to just make it a one-time deal at our park,” Grams said. “We’re open to other teams that want to jump on board and host it every year. We want to promote town ball a little bit and hope‐ fully other teams jump on board with it and show that it’s more than just about baseball for us. We’re hoping to get the whole state of baseball in‐ volved eventually.” June 9 2023 Volume 22, Number 3 www.CRVLbaseball.com Standings through Tuesday, June 6 CRVL NORTH STANDINGS Plato ................................... 6-0 - Green Isle.......................... 4-3 2.5 Brownton.......................... 3-3 3 Hamburg .......................... 3-3 3 Cologne............................. 1-3 4 Carver ................................ 0-5 5.5 Norwood .......................... 0-5 5.5 CRVL SOUTH STANDINGS Watertown ....................... 7-1 - Mayer ................................. 6-1 0.5 Waconia ............................ 6-1 0.5 Westonka.......................... 4-3 2.5 Glencoe............................. 3-3 3 Winsted ............................. 2-5 4.5 New Germany................. 2-6 5 St. Boni .............................. 1-6 5.5 Upcoming Games Friday, June 9 Waconia at Norwood, 7:30 p.m. Watertown at Winsted, 7:30 p.m. Glencoe at New Germany, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 10 Mayer at St. Boni, 1 p.m Sunday, June 11 Winsted at St. Boni, 1 p.m. New Germany at Watertown, 2 p.m. Cologne at Westonka, 2 p.m. Plato at Mayer, 2 p.m. Norwood at Brownton, 2 p.m. Waconia at Glencoe, 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 13 Westonka at Hamburg, 7:30 p.m. hutchhealth.com Everyday care Right in your neighborhood Urgent care: Check our website for our most up to date times. 3 Century Ave. Hutchinson, MN 320-234-3290 | 800-944-2690 Brownton to host Townball Knocking out Cancer Day Want in-game updates? Follow Herald Journal Sports Editor Kip Kovar on Twitter for CRVL baseball updates. @Kovar_HJSports