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Arbor State Park Baseball Field is home to the Wymore Junior and Senior American Legion baseball teams, who were Class C Nebraska Junior State Champions in 1975 and Class C Senior State Runners-up in 1988. Jake Diekman, a pitcher and 13-year veteran of Major League Baseball is a native of Wymore, Nebraska and spent summer evenings toeing the rubber at Arbor State Park for the local American Legion baseball team.

The park has been the host site for multiple American Legion Nebraska State Championship Tournaments. The 1989 Class C Senior State ~~tournament~~ at Wymore Arbor State Park Baseball Field featured a championship game between Wakefield and Creighton. Creighton prevailed, earning its first American Legion Nebraska State Championship. The 1996 Class C Senior State Tournament and 2001 Class C Junior State Tournament were also hosted in Wymore.

The park has been the host site for multiple American Legion Nebraska State Championship Tournaments. The 1989 Class C Senior State Tournament at Wymore Arbor State Park Baseball Field featured a championship game between Wakefield and Creighton. Creighton prevailed, earning its first American Legion Nebraska State Championship. The 1996 Class C Senior State Tournament and 2001 Class C Junior State Tournament were also hosted in Wymore.

Adding to its historical significance, the park hosted barnstormers from the Negro leagues in the 1940s and 1950s for regular season and exhibition games. Satchel Paige, Ernie Banks, and “Cool Papa” Bell are a few of the legends of the game who have roamed the Wymore ballyard.

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 Arbor State Park Baseball Field is home to the Wymore Junior and Senior American Legion baseball teams, who were Class C Nebraska Junior State Champions in 1975 and Class C Senior State Runners-up in 1988. Jake Diekman, a pitcher and 13-year veteran of Major League Baseball is a native of Wymore, Nebraska and spent summer evenings toeing the rubber at Arbor State Park for the local American Legion baseball team.
-The park has been the host site for multiple American Legion Nebraska State Championship Tournaments. The 1989 Class C Senior State tournament at Wymore Arbor State Park Baseball Field featured a championship game between Wakefield and Creighton. Creighton prevailed, earning its first American Legion Nebraska State Championship. The 1996 Class C Senior State Tournament and 2001 Class C Junior State Tournament were also hosted in Wymore.
+The park has been the host site for multiple American Legion Nebraska State Championship Tournaments. The 1989 Class C Senior State Tournament at Wymore Arbor State Park Baseball Field featured a championship game between Wakefield and Creighton. Creighton prevailed, earning its first American Legion Nebraska State Championship. The 1996 Class C Senior State Tournament and 2001 Class C Junior State Tournament were also hosted in Wymore.
 Adding to its historical significance, the park hosted barnstormers from the Negro leagues in the 1940s and 1950s for regular season and exhibition games. Satchel Paige, Ernie Banks, and “Cool Papa” Bell are a few of the legends of the game who have roamed the Wymore ballyard.