Baseball back in North Iowa

Fans and parents happy to watch

Baseball is back in north iowa and fans of america's pastime are overjoyed.

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"* three's zach gilleland joins us with the reaction from the diamond.xx katie everyone i talked to in cresco today was just so excited.

This pandemic has been so difficult for many of us, so to have something as simple as a baseball game ?

"**- makes things feel a little normal.xx "it's time to play baseball!"

Those are words many baseball fans in the hawkeye state didn't expect to hear this year.

The crestwood cadets hosted rival decorah to open up their season, and parent brian munkel is thrilled to watch his son play again.

"we haven't known what to do around the house so this is just great to get out to a sporting event."

The boys of summer are back ?

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"* as iow enters its second day at the diamond with a little twist.

A sign greets you when you enter the ballpark... asking you to take precautions.

"one of the biggest changes you'll notice is the concessions stand is close meaning if you want a bite to eat, you're going to have to bring it from home."

"another thing you'll notice is the bleachers are off limits, and you're asked to socially distance yourself."

Whether it be along the foul lines or beyond the outfield fences ?

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"* fans are encour to bring their own lawn chair.

Munkel doesn't have an issue with the new rules.

"i think it's a good idea to be safe rather than sorry, and i hope nothing bad comes of this."

And fans are just happy to get out of the house and watch america's pastime.

"pretty dang excited... i was just excited because there's not much really to do anymore because e the cadets hosted the vikings in a doubleheader ?

"**- and decorah came away with wins in both games but katie ?

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"* i think fans on both t wer just happy they saw some actual sports.xx thanks zach..

Masks are not required to attend the game, but they are recommended.//