Amateur baseball participation growing steadily around the state

Amateur baseball participation growing steadily around the state

JAMESTOWN — The peak of amateur baseball might never return but the number of people playing this summer is steadily increasing. According to former longtime coach and teacher Tom Gould, there have been three new teams added to the state this year, the LaMoure Woodpeckers, Oakes and Wahpeton. Gould said he is hoping the sport continues to grow from the 23 teams that they have now. Gould said the peak of amateur baseball in North Dakota came in t…