Post by davidsf on Jul 3, 2020 8:05:03 GMT -8
On Wednesday, Baseball returned you our area with the launch of The Kernel League.
the announcement was made back in April that our Prospect League (Summer Collegiate Baseball league) was cancelled this year because of COVID nonsense.
a local owner of the Prospect League, who is also the operating partner of our local team, The Cornbelters, decided we would play baseball. So he got on the horn, first, to the Illinois Dept of Public Health to see if a shorter baseball season was even possible. They had several constraints, but yes it was possible, so was born the Kernel League, made up of four teams, with all local players and coaches (who, you’ll recall, have not played baseball since March, and were excited to be invited to play).
a flurry of activity ensued and July 1 was announced as opening day... oh, and I was hired as their PA announcer. Every day between July 1 and Aug 9, is a doubleheader, with Monday’s and Tuesday’s off. So, with four teams, each team plays each night, and they switch off as home team.
opening night, we had close to 1100 fans in the stands, which was about 3X the fans at any single game last year. Tonight and tomorrow night, we have fireworks after the games so we are anticipating a sell out crowd.
this is my view of the games... (before the Gates opened Wednesday night)... not sure why it’s sideways. 🤷🏻♂️
the announcement was made back in April that our Prospect League (Summer Collegiate Baseball league) was cancelled this year because of COVID nonsense.
a local owner of the Prospect League, who is also the operating partner of our local team, The Cornbelters, decided we would play baseball. So he got on the horn, first, to the Illinois Dept of Public Health to see if a shorter baseball season was even possible. They had several constraints, but yes it was possible, so was born the Kernel League, made up of four teams, with all local players and coaches (who, you’ll recall, have not played baseball since March, and were excited to be invited to play).
a flurry of activity ensued and July 1 was announced as opening day... oh, and I was hired as their PA announcer. Every day between July 1 and Aug 9, is a doubleheader, with Monday’s and Tuesday’s off. So, with four teams, each team plays each night, and they switch off as home team.
opening night, we had close to 1100 fans in the stands, which was about 3X the fans at any single game last year. Tonight and tomorrow night, we have fireworks after the games so we are anticipating a sell out crowd.
this is my view of the games... (before the Gates opened Wednesday night)... not sure why it’s sideways. 🤷🏻♂️
