Judging by the grins on the kids faces I think the parade was a hit. The kids really got a close look at the incredibly manicured outfield grass and even high-fived some Rivercats players as we passed the home team dugout.
Our team was especially lucky because one of our teammates was selected to participate in the "field of dreams" moment. Trevor Ready was selected to join the starting leftfielder at his position as the Rivercats took to the field to open the game. As we all knew he would, Trevor used his blazing speed to beat everyone to the position. Trevor said it was fun to talk with the Rivercats player and to have him autograph his hat.
As the mild weather turned to hot sun, the Rivercats began to turn up the heat on the Iowa Cubs. The kids also turned up the heat on the parents for cokes, cotton candy, popcorn, red ropes, hot dogs, etc....
As the game wound down toward the end, it appeared headed to extra innings. As some of the boys waited in line to test their arm strength against the radar gun in the play area, Casey Rogowski hammered a shot to left and ended the game with a dramatic walk-off home run.
What a terrific day, what a terrific game. Thanks to Kristy Elder and the others at RCLL for making this event available to our team.
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