Baseball Parks, Fields, and Complexes – The Rhiter

More Than Just A Statue – An 8Unassisted Photo Gallery of Statues

Finding statues, memorial plaques, and historical landmarks has always been a priority when I travel. And I am talking about traveling to the next town over, a completely different state, or out of the country altogether. Statues and plaques help tell the story of a local hero tied to that area or sports town or…

A Thursday Night Visit to Arvest Ballpark, Home of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals

This past week (February 5th through the 10th), I was lucky enough to attend a leadership conference at the corporate offices of ArcBest, the company I work for. ArcBest being the parent company, ABF Freight the division I work in, is based out of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The conference focused on employee relations, leadership skills,…

The Rhode Island Baseball Experience Final Swings – You Can Play Baseball In RI In The Winter!

Prior to attending North Kingstown High School in the school calendar year of 1986-87, I played 100% of my baseball outdoors. I waited patiently, like many of my baseball peers, for the snow to melt on our local fields and for Wickford Little League to start back up so I could head out to the…

The Rhode Island Baseball Experience Final Swings – The Tournaments

Every Spring, Summer, and Fall here in Rhode Island baseball, a regular season of competition ends and a special season of competition begins. This special season is called tournament time and it can be experienced from Coach Pitch Divisions to Major Divisions to Middle Schools and High Schools to Collegiate levels and every single division…

The Rhode Island Baseball Experience Final Swings – The Baseball Fields

Living in Rhode Island off and on for the past 50 years, I have been lucky enough to experience many things in life of Rhode Islander. Rhode Island has beautiful beaches, scenic drives in the woods, city life, eclectic dining spots, ice creams shoppes galore, and incredible history spread out all over the state. And…

Sacrifice Present #12 – Name This Rhode Island Baseball Family

First things first, Sacrifice Present #11, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Danielle Davis. Danielle, along with close to 100 responders (and some with bonus answers!) correctly identified West Warwick’s McCarthy Field as the Rhode Island Baseball Field. Congrats Danielle. And now let’s giveaway one last Sacrifice Present to one lucky person who can correctly…

Sacrifice Present #11 – Name This Rhode Island Baseball Field

First things first, Sacrifice Present #10, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Chris Charette. Chris, along with close to 100 responders (popular guy!) correctly identified RIC’s Shaun Gamelin as the Rhode Island Baseball Player Congrats Chris. And now let’s giveaway another Sacrifice Present to one lucky person who can correctly identify this Rhode Island Baseball…

Sacrifice Present #9 – Name This Rhode Island Little League Organization

First things first, Sacrifice Present #8, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Denise Oliveira. Denise, along with close to 100 responders (famous person indeed!!!) correctly identified Kayla Baptista as the Rhode Island Baseball Coach. Congrats Denise. And now let’s giveaway another Sacrifice Present to one lucky person who can correctly identify this Rhode Island Little…

Sacrifice Present #7 – Name This Rhode Island Indoor Baseball And Training Facility

First things first, Sacrifice Present #6, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Paul Rioles. Paul, along with close to 100 responders (we have a lot of trivia fans apparently!) correctly identified the Ocean State Waves and the Newport Gulls as the Rhode Island Baseball teams that compete in the Pell Bridge Series. Congrats Paul. And…

Sacrifice Present #3 – Name This Rhode Island Baseball Field

First things first, Sacrifice Present #2, courtesy of Axis Bats, goes to Jackie Grinnell. Jackie, along with close to 100 responders (how awesome is this!) correctly identified Tommy Turner as the Rhode Island Baseball player in question. Congrats Jackie Grinnell. And now let’s giveaway another Sacrifice Present to one lucky person who can correctly identify…