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Johnny Miller, a former player and field manager for the Belle Plaine Tigers, plus a long-time groundskeeper at Belle Plaine's Tiger Park, passed away on April 30 at age 82. Miller played for the town Tigers from 1965-72, then again from 1975 into the late '70s. The Tigers didn't have a team in 1973 and '74, but Miller helped bring baseball back to Belle Plaine in 1975, serving as the field manager in '75 and '76. Johnny came out of the stands for a surprising second stint as skipper in 2007, guiding a nine-win squad a year earlier to a 22-win campaign and the team's first state tournament appearance since 2001. In 2008 -- Miller's swan song at the helm -- he again brought the Tigers back to the state tourney despite a 2-15 start, ripping off 14 wins in the final 21 contests. "On to the State!" was Miller's battle cry, much to the delight of his players. The following summer, in 2009, Miller began taking care of Tiger Park for the rest of his life. During the high-school and town-team seasons, Johnny could be found at the ballpark on a daily basis -- and often multiple times per day. Johnny managed his son, Jeff "Dog" Miller, who was a key member of the 1994 state champion Tigers and early-90s squads, and a minor leaguer with the Seattle Mariners organization. Johnny also managed grandson Josh Terrio, later watching Josh and another grandson, Jared Miller (Josh's brother), from his familiar spot in the stands on the first-base side, with the sages down the right-field line. Obituary: https://www.koldenfuneralhome.com/obituaries/johan-miller

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Marshall A's Win 26th Annual TigerTown Classic

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By Jackson Jirik
Published: Jul. 25, 2024 at 6:49 PM CDT

BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (KEYC) - It’s been 10 years since the last time the Belle Plaine Tigers hosted a state amateur baseball tournament, we get a in depth look at the history behind the park and how far the field has come since then.

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A Quarter Century in the Making

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FINALLY: Belle Plaine wins its first #TigertownClassic championship in the 25-year history of the tournament, clipping Clearwater, 10-4. This was just the second time BP has made the title tilt! The Tigers also beat Carver (7-2) & Marshall (6-4) on the weekend.

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