Alexandria Beetles
Encyclopedia
The Alexandria Beetles are a baseball
team that plays in the Northwoods League
, an NCAA
-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays at Knute Nelson Memorial Park
in Alexandria, Minnesota
.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team that plays in the Northwoods League
Northwoods League
The Northwoods League is a collegiate summer baseball league comprising teams of the top college players from North America and beyond. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate...
, an NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
-sanctioned collegiate summer baseball league. The team plays at Knute Nelson Memorial Park
Knute Nelson Memorial Park
Knute Nelson Memorial Park is a baseball venue located in Alexandria, Minnesota, USA. The park was opened in 1938 and renovated in 1967. It was named for former Governor of Minnesota and U.S. Senator Knute Nelson....
in Alexandria, Minnesota
Alexandria, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,820 people, however the most recent count suggests a population upwards of 10,000, which is displayed on Alexandria's city limits signs. The census lists 4,047 households, and 2,011 families residing in the city. The population density was 992.5 people per...
.
External links
- Alexandria Beetles - official site
- Northwoods League - official site