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Get out and “Play” this Spring From baseball games and golf, to auto racing and other outdoor sports, Indiana is full of inspiration for enjoying this season’s warmer weather. story by GLENDA WINDERS
Family-friendly Victory Field is home to the Indianapolis Indians. PHOTO: Indianapolis Indians
Whether you are an athlete, a spectator or just someone who likes to get outside and play, Indiana is rich in opportunities, and you don’t have to go far to get to them. If spring days already have you whistling “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” your first stop might be an Indianapolis Indians game. “Summer in Indiana means one thing at the corner of West and Maryland streets -– it’s baseball season,” said Indianapolis Indians President and General Manager Randy Lewandowski. Attending a game at Victory Field is a summer bucket-list item for many Hoosiers, and we are excited to produce more great memories for our fans this year.” And Indianapolis isn’t the only place to see an in-person game. The South Bend Cubs play at Four Winds Field, the Fort
Wayne TinCaps at Parkview Field and the SouthShore RailCats at U.S. Steel Stadium in Gary. The Kokomo Jackrabbits take the field at Kokomo Municipal Stadium and the Oil City Stadium in Whiting is home to the NW Indiana Oilmen. Joining the Oilmen as part of the Northern League collegiate baseball lineup is the Lake County Corn Dogs, who will play at Legacy Fields at Center Ross Park. Bosse Field in Evansville, where the Evansville Otters play, is the third largest in the country after Wrigley Field and Fenway Park. It appeared in “A League of Their Own” as the home field of the Racine Belles, while League Stadium in Huntingburg portrayed the home of the Rockford Peaches. Recently HBO filmed “The Soul of the Game” about
the Negro Leagues here. Satchel Paige came to play in the 1960s and posed for photos with local Little Leaguers. It is now home to the Dubois County Bombers, and coming here will make you feel as if you have stepped back in time to the golden age of baseball. The stadium dates back to 1894, and its vintage signage, scoreboard and atmosphere remain. Rather play than watch? Golf might be the game for you, and the 400 golf courses across the state make playing eminently possible. Pete Dye, known as the father of modern golf-course architecture, designed more courses in Indiana than in any other place in the world. Sign up for the Pete Dye Trail Challenge and play seven of them — the traveliN travel iN Spring 2022
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