Town Ball Tour

Sonny Hilyar, who will throw out the first pitch for the Hamel Hawks' Town Ball Tour game, survived polio as a child and several other health issues, yet pitched for years and served as the former Hawks manager.

FOX 9 chats with Hamel Hawks GM Greg Devos on improvements, including lights, that have been made at the Hamel ballpark. The lights have helped the team boost attendance in the past year.

No baseball team is complete without a batboy. We sat down during our Town Ball Tour stop on Wednesday in Hamel with the team's bat boy.

FOX 9 took in a performance from country rock act Anderson Daniels at our Town Ball Tour stop in Hamel, Minnesota.

Hamel Hawks GM Greg Devos talks about how Paul Fortin Field has been upgraded recently.

Hamel coach Tim Flemming shared some team history as FOX 9's Town Ball Tour made a stop in the city.

The Hamel Rodeo Bull Ridin' Bonanza runs through Sunday.

Shane Pantila of the Hamel Hawks made this preview video about the history of the team ahead of FOX 9 Town Ball Tour's stop in Hamel on July 6.

Minnesota country star Anderson Daniels appeared on FOX 9 Good Day ahead of his performance at the FOX 9 Town Ball Tour stop in Hamel on July 6.

During our seventh stop on Town Ball Tour, we talk to three brothers playing together for the first time on the Paynesville Pirates with their dad as their coach.

During our seventh stop on Town Ball Tour, we learn how the Paynesville Pirates became a team.

During Town Ball Tour, we talk to the Paynesville High School baseball coach and see the inside of the Grandstand storm shelter that doubles as a practice space.

The Bug-Bee Hive Resort on Lake Koronis in Paynesville has been in the same family for three generations. The resort has 35 cottages named after bees and is the largest resort on the lake.

The Paynesville Pirates coaches talk about the new grandstand and playing in Town Ball.