April practices bring May wins

The Warriors will close out April with practices Monday and Wednesday night in preparation for a busy May game schedule.

Practices will be at McKinley and begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday's practice will be hitting and pitching for one hour.

On Thursday the Warriors begin a stretch of five straight game days beginning with a 6 p.m. game with Cougars White at McKinley. On Friday, the Warriors host Prairie Black. First pitch is also scheduled for 6 p.m. On Saturday, the Warriors host the Angels for a noon doubleheader. On Sunday, Clear Creek comes to town for a 3 p.m. doubleheader. The Warriors close out the home stand next Monday with a 6 p.m. game vs. Swisher Swat.

The string of games should provide good preparation for upcoming tournaments May 10-11 in Cedar Rapids and May 23-26 (Memorial Day Weekend) in Des Moines. Hotel information for the latter tournament will be distributed soon. Meanwhile, player fees totaling $47.50 are being collected.