FOX 9 Town Ball Tour visits St. Patrick's Bonin Field
The FOX 9 Town Ball Tour continued this week in St. Patrick, Minnesota, a small community nestled in the heart of Scott County.
Town Ball Tour: Irish catcher outlines growth of St. Patrick program
Irish Catcher Matt Ambrose talks to FOX 9's Hobie Artigue about the growth of the St. Patrick town ball program, including the improvements to the playing field. Ambrose has been on the team since 2003.
Town Ball Tour: Inside the campaign to out fit Bonin Field with lights
Bonin Field, home of the St. Patrick Irish and numerous youth teams, doesn't have lights for night games. A donation campaign is trying to change that.
Town Ball Tour: Oldest member of St. Patrick Irish talks about town ball experience
The oldest member of the St. Patrick Irish talked about the whole town ball experience, what it's like being the team's elder stateman and being part of a team.
2021 FOX 9 Town Ball Tour schedule
The FOX 9 Town Ball Tour is back! Here's a look at this summer's schedule, starting in Waconia on June 2. This year, featured games will also be streamed live on fox9.com/live!
Town Ball Tour: St. Patrick Irish take on New Market Muskies at Bonin Field
FOX 9's Shayne Wells checks out Bonin Field, home of the St. Patrick Irish. The Irish take on the New Market Muskies Wednesday night. First pitch is at 6 p.m.
Town Ball Tour: Priest key to bringing town ball to St. Patrick
In the small community of St. Patrick, Minnesota, there's a bar, a ballpark and a church and if it weren't for the church, there would be no ballpark. Father Bonin, a priest back in the 1950s, made it happen and now the ballpark, Bonin Field, is named after him.
FOX 9 Town Ball Tour hits Delano as the Athletics host the Loretto Larks
The next stop on the FOX 9 Town Ball Tour is Delano, Minnesota, which boasts one of the oldest and most beautiful town ball stadiums in the state.
Town Ball Tour: An interview with Delano Manager Steve Eilen moments before first pitch
Delano Manager Steve Eilen talks about managing Town Ball and the team’s rivalry with the Loretto Larks.
Town Ball Tour: Delano is home to a renowned playground company
If Delano appears to have some great playgrounds, it might be because the city houses a world-renowned playground equipment manufacturer.
Town Ball Tour: Interview with Delano Mayor Dale Graunke
What it means to have the Town Ball Tour in Delano and what makes his community so special.
Town Ball Tour: Northstar League MVP’s family gives back to Delano baseball community
Northstar League MVP Toby Hanson talks about how his family has helped fundraise for the Delano baseball community and how they have a deck named after them at the park.
Town Ball Tour: Delano's 4th of July celebration is one of the state’s biggest
One of the biggest and oldest Fourth of July celebrations in the state. See why history means so much to the town and why it has fireworks on its water tower.
Town Ball Tour: Delano standout and Gophers star football player Nate Triplett opens up about cancer battle
A star on the diamond and football field in Delano, Nate Triplett even had a stint with the Minnesota Vikings. Now, he’s facing a battle he can’t afford to lose and credits his hometown with helping him through it.
Town Ball Tour: Longtime Delano Athletics player talks about family ties on the team
Paul Jaunich played for the Delano Athletics for 28 years. He talks about growing up in a family of 11 children and how, at one point, a Jaunich was playing first, second and third base at the same time.
FOX 9 Town Ball Tour rolls through Buffalo
The FOX 9 Town Ball Tour heads to Bentfield Mills Park in Buffalo, Minnesota Wednesday, where the Bulldogs are taking on the Howard Lake Orphans.
Town Ball Tour: FOX 9 Jr. Correspondent Elle Cottew shows us her perfect day
FOX 9 Jr. Correspondent Elle Cottew, who lives in Buffalo, shows us what her perfect day in town is like.
Town Ball Tour: Buffalo is the birthplace of the Occasional shop concept
The occasional shop is a store that is only open four days a month and is something that Buffalo created.
Town Ball Tour: Father-son duo for the Buffalo Bulldogs
Ramon Vega, Jr. and Sr. talk to FOX 9's Dawn Mitchell about the Bulldogs.
Town Ball Tour: The history of the Buffalo Bulldogs
Former Buffalo Bulldogs player Randy Haskins talks about his team and what makes it so special.