West Bend, WI – The West Bend Baseball Association announced May 26, 2022, will be opening day at Carl M. Kuss Memorial Field.
WBBA President Willie Mueller said a 5 p.m. ribbon cutting is planned and the WBBA will hand out its senior high school player awards. A game between WBE and WBW boys varsity baseball will follow.
There is a backup plan for June 24, 2022 should the weather not cooperate.
“There will definitely be baseball played at the new Carl M. Kuss Memorial Field this spring,” according to Prudence Pick Hway, a key player in the remodeling of the historic field.
Willie Mueller, President of the West Bend Baseball Association, and the WBBA’s Doug Gonring took a stroll over the weekend on the turf and through the outfield.
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The West Bend Baseball Association and Pick Hway have been the integral force behind the $2.1 million project which included a demolition of the old grandstand ….
…and construction of a new facility which included an enclosed press box sponsored by Horicon Bank, dugouts, a turf infield, and…
…a grass outfield donated by West Bend Elevator.
Below is a photo of the hydroseeding of the outfield on August 31, 2021 at Carl M. Kuss Memorial Field.
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Because the outfield at Carl M. Kuss hasn’t been playable, games have been held at the high school diamond off Decorah Road and River Road. There are four other baseball diamonds in West Bend, however some games are being played at the softball diamond at Fireman’s Park in Newburg.
Mueller said Jeff’s Szukalski from Jeff’s Spirits on Main was going to bring tables and folding chairs, until the permanent benches are put in place. The portable mound is currently in storage underneath the grandstand.
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West Bend Baseball Association
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West Bend, WI 53095
