BOZEMAN — Baseball fans in Bozeman have a new reason to cheer. Monday’s school board meeting was a home run for the sport, as the board voted to introduce baseball programs to local high schools.

“In the summer, sometimes it rocks in here pretty good. We get a nice night and we get 400 to 500 people here,” said Dan Purpura, head coach of the Bozeman Bucks.

Purpura has played baseball his entire life, including six years professionally, making him a natural fit to lead the Bucks.

“I love coaching and instructing, and I know all the guys, so it’s just something I enjoy doing,” Purpura said.

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The Bozeman Bucks are part of the American Legion program and curre

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