Stella Kuznia, an 8th grader at Hopkins North in Minnetonka, participated in the 2023 Minnesota Twins Baseball/Softball Skills Champions Day at University of Minnesota’s Siebert Field. He competed Sept. 28
Arianna Steele of Woodbury participated in the Minnesota Twins Champions Day festivities at CHS Field in St. Paul on Sunday, Sept. 20.
The Afton-Lakeland Elementary School fifth-grader placed third in the 5th-6th-grade division of the skills competition, which measured performance in batting, fielding, throwing and running skills.
More than 600 boys and girls ages 6 to 14 participated in Minnesota Twins Baseball and Softball Camps during the 2020 season. At the end of the summer camp season, the top 10 finishers in each age category competed at Champions Day.
Champions Day was originally scheduled to be held at Target Field in Minneapolis, but was moved to CHS Field due to COVID-19 restrictions at the Twinsâ stadium.