Category Archives: Baseball pilgrimages

A chronicle of the various baseball-themed trips that Al Smith and I have taken.

A Warm Experience in Evansville

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Austin Gisriel

On July 18th, Al and I ventured to Bosse Field in Evansville, Indiana, on what may be mildly described as a warn evening. The heat index, which had risen to 113 during the day, was still over 100 degrees at … Continue reading →

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Our Road Trip By the Numbers

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Austin Gisriel

It’s good to be home, although it wasn’t good to be cutting the grass within a half an hour of being home. Al graciously agreed to help and we knocked out that chore. Our road trip to Louisville produced some … Continue reading →

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Craziness at the Reds Game

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Austin Gisriel

Al and I had a great time at the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati this afternoon, despite the heat and a strong thunderstorm that delayed the bottom of the first for (officially) 47 minutes. The ballpark is beautiful with fantastic … Continue reading →

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Heat & Highlights

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Austin Gisriel

Al and I have had many adventures since I wrote less than 48 hours ago. Our trip has now covered over 700 miles, which is about the same number of degrees it is outside. We have managed to visit the … Continue reading →

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A Lot of Miles and A Little Baseball

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Austin Gisriel

As is often the case whenever Al and I travel together, we manage to find great ballparks and delicious barbecue joints. The former we found in Cannonsburg, Kentucky as we were heading to lunch. The Luther E. Craig Baseball Complex … Continue reading →

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Bats, Bombers, and Bosse Field

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Austin Gisriel

To the Bat Factory! No, not the place where Bruce Wayne has his alter-ego’s accessories manufactured; I’m talking about the Hillerich & Bradsby Louisville Slugger factory where baseball bats are turned out by the thousands every year. My long-time road … Continue reading →

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Safe at Home

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Austin Gisriel

After 15 days and almost 2,900 miles we arrived safely back in Williamsport around 4:00 this afternoon, but not before stopping by our “home” field at Rebel Park to play one more game of catch. We thought that doing so … Continue reading →

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One Last Hoyt-Rah

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Austin Gisriel

We pulled into Huntersville, NC about 1:30 today, having left Jacksonville at 6:00 a.m. and having enjoyed a wonderful visit with the McClearys. After lunch, we set out to find a ballpark or an empty field on which to play … Continue reading →

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Squeezing the Last Bit of Juice Out of This Trip

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Austin Gisriel

This post is coming to you from a McDonald’s just south of Jacksonville. We told our high school friends Joe and Janice McCleary that we’d be there at 6:00 so we’d thought we’d stop and post for the day–and not … Continue reading →

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Great Day with a Brace of Rebels!

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Austin Gisriel

We made it to Lake Buena Vista today and visited with former New Market Rebels, Chris Masters (’07) and Blaine Sims (’10).  Both are southpaws and both are making their way through the Atlanta Braves system rather quickly. Our boys … Continue reading →

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