Legion Baseball is close to returning on June 1st and the Legion program here in North Platte has a new skipper at the helm.&nbsp; Andy Butler the new head coach of the Legion Baseball here in North Platte. Butler coached the NP Juniors back in 2017 and works at NPHS as a coach in various sports.&nbsp;Butler and the board made it formal after on May 26th.&nbsp;Also joining the program as an assistant coach is NPHS Alumni and McCook Community College outfielder Kade Wroot. Wroot played two years for McCook as an outfielder. His sophomore season he played 16 games with a .288 batting avg.&nbsp;Butler and Wroot look to get started immediately, they have little time to become acclimated. Tryouts are scheduled for June 1st and 2nd with games starting on June 18th.&nbsp;The full season schedule is as follows (all games doubleheaders unless noted):&nbsp;June 18th: @ Alliance 5pm / 7:30 pm MTJune 19th: @ Gering 3pm / 5pm CTJune 21st: Home vs Ft. Morgan&nbsp; TBAJune 24th: @ Grand Island 5pm / 7:30pm&nbsp;June 26-28: Mike Peterson Tournament in LincolnJune 30th: Home vs Kearney 5pm / 7:30pmJuly 1st: Home vs Lexington 5:30pm / 8:00pmJuly 3rd: Home vs Broken Bow 4pm / 6:30pmJuly 5th: Home vs Columbus 1pm / 3:30pmJuly 6th: Home vs Alliance 5pm / 7:30pmJuly 8th: @ Hastings 5pm / 7:30pmJuly 11th: @Millard North (played in Kearney) 4pmJuly 12th: Home vs Kearney (B) 2pm / 4:30pmJuly 14th: Home vs Hastings 5pm / 7:30pmJuly 15th: Home vs Grand Island 5pm / 7:30pmJuly 17th: Home vs Gering 3pm / 5pmJuly 19th: Home vs Norfolk 1pm / 3:30pmJuly 22nd: @ Lexington 5:30pm / 8pmJuly 23rd: @ Kearney 5pm / 7:30pmJuly 25th: Home vs Scottsbluff 1pm / 3:30pmJuly 31st: @ Scottsbluff/Cheyenne 2pm / 4:30pm MT

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