Your Child Can Be the DuPage Hounds' Bat Boy or Girl (For a Game)

We're looking for volunteers to help the new baseball team out this summer! Also: You can still score free tickets to Sunday evening's game at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex.

Batter up! The DuPage County Hounds are a new collegiate wood-bat team with players from Patch towns such as Darien, Downers Grove, Lemont, Lisle and Western Springs. The team's opening weekend begins Friday, and Patch is ready to help them celebrate. All season long Patch is sponsoring the opportunity for young baseball fans to participate as a bat boy or girl for a Hounds home game at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex in Lisle. The child will receive a Patch baseball hat, and get to wear an official jersey supplied by the Hounds during the game. Participants must be 8-12 years of age and a resident of DuPage County. There are three home games this weekend! Do you know a child who wants to help out the team? 1. …

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Attend a Free Baseball Game Sunday, June 3

Find out how to redeem free tickets and meet the DuPage County Hounds, a new collegiate baseball team featuring some area players.

Summer Baseball Featuring College-age Players Starts in Lisle as Hounds Begin Inaugural Season

June 3 is Patch Day for the new DuPage County Hounds baseball team. Does your young fan want to be a bat boy or girl at a home game at Benedictine University in Lisle? Add a photo to our gallery.

Hey, baseball fans: There's a new wood-bat team in DuPage County, featuring college-age players. The DuPage County Hounds kick off their first season in the Midwest Collegiate League this June. They will play their home games at the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex at Benedictine University in Lisle. The 28-man roster includes local players from Patch towns such as Darien, Downers Grove, Lemont, Lisle and Western Springs. Patch is proud to sponsor Patch Day on Sunday, June 3. Patch readers are invited to redeem four free tickets to the 5 p.m. game against the Rockford Foresters. You'll have a chance to meet local editors from Patch's DuPage County sites, and more importantly, catch the new team in action! Simply …

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