Fairbanks Baseball 2005

Fairbanks Baseball 2005


bball01P5180042 After being in Fairbanks for two years, I finally found out about a summer 18 and over mens baseball league. I've been wanting to play ball again, so I went to the tryout. I got picked up on one of the teams called the Dodgers (unfortunately). There were 7 teams in the league. During one of our early games of the season, Kate took some photos of me in action. This photo shows me stepping to the plate against the Sand Gnats. We were playing on the same field that the Fairbanks Goldpanners play on. It is a strange field to play on since the infield is mainly an astroturf carpeting type material, while the outfield is grass. bball01P5180042
bball02P5180043 Kate caught what happen next in this great action shot. I laid down a sacrifice bunt to get Rick over to second. bball02P5180043
bball03P5180046 During my next at bat, Kate had moved over into the sun. She got me at a better vantage point... bball03P5180046
bball04P5180047 ...she then zoomed in on my stance. bball04P5180047
bball05P6107228 Later in the season, on June 10, 2005, the mens league plays an annual game against the Goldpanners to begin Fairbank's season. The All-Star team of the mens league was at bat in this photo. bball05P6107228
bball06P6107231 Johnny Bonds from my team played third base for the whole game. bball06P6107231
bball07P6107232 Davey (can't remember his last name) was the starting pitcher for the mens league. Had previously played with the Goldpanners for a season. bball07P6107232
bball08P6107234 Johnny Bonds had a hit or two in the game and scored a run or two. bball08P6107234
bball09P6107235 Quinn Tracy from the Dodgers played second base later in the game. bball09P6107235
bball10P6107236 Another guy from our team, Chris, managed to get picked up in an open tryout with the Goldpanners. He played third base for the Panners during the game. Here he is at bat. bball10P6107236
bball11P6107238 Charlie Bennet is my coach and one of the lead guys of the mens league. He was coaching the All-Star team. bball11P6107238
bball12P6107239 Ryan, also from the Dodgers, was one of the extra pitchers, but never really got in the game. He coached first base during the game. bball12P6107239
bball13P6107244 Quinn managed to hit a triple and a double in his two at bats, and hit in a couple RBI's, including the game winning RBI. bball13P6107244
bball14P6107247 Here is the mens All-Star team after recording the last out in the game. bball14P6107247
bball15P6107248 The Fairbanks Mens Adult Baseball All-Star team beat the Goldpanners for the first time since the two played exhibition games against eachother. The score was 9-8. bball15P6107248
bball16P6107250 The two teams shake hands after a really good game. bball16P6107250
bball17P6100146 Charlie bought the first round at the Captain Bartlett Inn bar after the game. This was the main group that met at the bar. bball17P6100146
bball18P6210199 June 21, 2005 was the 100th anniversary of the Midnight Sun Baseball Game. Kate was the one who went to the game, since I was in Pittsburgh during this period for my cousin's wedding. The game starts at 10:30 PM and ends usually around 12:30-1:00 AM. No lights are used, only natural sunlight. Here was the scene before the game started. bball18P6210199
bball19P6210203 Later in the game, Kate took this photo of the setting sun - it was probably around 11 PM. bball19P6210203

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