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Mining City Tommyknockers prepare for inaugural season

Lights brighten 3 Legends Stadium, the home of the Tommyknockers, Butte's new summer collegiate wood-bat baseball team as the sun sets on the Mining City on May 18.

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GREEN BAY BOOYAH

Tom Carty, in blue, managed the Green Bay Booyah of the Northwoods League -- a summer collegiate wood-bat league -- for two years. In October 2020, he was hired as Butte's first manager in the Expedition League.

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inaugural season would be at home," said one of the best coaches in college baseball, the entire team, he is a pitching specialist

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Tommyknockers general manager Dane and he's well-respected around the US." who coached three LIU-Brooklyn pitchers

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Wagner. "But with the way the schedule Carty will coach the Tommyknockers this to all-conference honors in 2019.

From the moment the team was an- panned out, I worked to get us a preseason summer and will return to Long Island Uni- Brandon Cowan, former star pitcher at

nounced in October 2020, the Mining City showcase series for the fans."

versity-Brooklyn (LIU-Brooklyn) where he Lincoln Memorial University (Texas) and

Tommyknockers organization has made it The roster for the inaugural season in- coaches during the collegiate season. While

clear that the team's presence will offer an cludes athletes from around the country Carty is the field manager watching over

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experience for players, baseball fans and and the world. Daiki Asaumi, of Kanagawa,

everyone in between.

Japan, was the first international player to

Part of the Expedition League, the Tom- sign a full-season contract with the Tom-

myknockers will compete against other myknockers. Ren Yokoyama, also from

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teams in the northwest, including one Japan, will play temporarily for the Tomlocated in Manitoba, Canada. Teams are myknockers.

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formed by collegiate players during their While recruiting efforts were extensive,

school's off-season.

multiple Montana athletes made the cut

The Tommyknockers begin the sea- for the inaugural season. Butte native Liam

son with a road series against the Canyon Sommer and Missoula Sentinel graduate

County Spuds and their home-opener Drew Leonard will pitch for the Tommyk-

will be June 1. In hopes to engage the en- nockers, while infielder Matt Krieger, of

tire southwest Montana community and to Helena, will play on a temporary basis. give players a few extra reps, they competed "The coach does the heavy lifting, they

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WelCoMe toMMYKNoCKerS! in a preseason showcase series in Helena on use the contacts they've established over

May 21 and Anaconda on May 22.

the years and know how to recruit really

"My hope was that the first game in the good players," Wagner said. "Tom Carty is

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