HAGERSTOWN MUNICIPAL STADIUM

TEAM :: HAGERSTOWN SUNS
LOCATION :: HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND
MY FIRST VISIT : AUGUST 26,1995
OPPONENT :: CHARLESTOWN ALLEY CATS
LEVEL ::: SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE A

RATINGS

BALLFIELD :: B
SCOREBOARD :: C
FOOD :: B-
FACILITIES :: B-
MASCOT ::: B-

MY TAKE ON THE PARK

HAGERSTOWN'S PARK IS AN OLD NO FRILLS KIND OF PLACE. 2 ROWS OF CHAIRS BEHIND HOME AND DOWN FIRST AND THIRD, THE REST OF THE PLACE IS STANDARD METAL BLEACHERS. SMOKING IS STILL ALLOWED IN HAGERSTOWN.
***DO NOT TAKE THAT AVAILABLE PARKING SPOT NEAR THE GATE!!**** THAT SPOT IS AVAILABLE BECAUSE FOUL BALLS FALL INTO THAT SECTION OF THE PARKING LOT EVERY INNING.

THIS STADIUM HAS AN INTERESTING FEATURE OR DESIGN, LEFT FIELD SLOPES DOWN TO CENTER. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE LAY OF THE LAND OR A SPECIAL FEATURE LIKE THE HILL IN ENRON.

ALSO, IN RIGHT THERE IS A PAINTING OF BABE RUTH THAT IS STILL THERE TODAY.
IN THE SEATING AREA THEY'VE ADDED THE SUNSET GRILL WHICH IS WHERE THE BEST EATS CAN BE FOUND. SPECIAL TO HAGERSTOWN IS "THE OWNER'S DOG". A SUPER HOT DOG WITH CRUNCHY PEANUT BUTTER. SORRY, I DIDN'T TRY IT.

HAGERSTOWN IS A NICE TRIP IF YOU HAVE AN EVENING TICKET FOR FREDERICK, WHERE THEY NEVER SEEM TO PLAY A DAY GAME, OR HARRISBURG. A GAME WITH THE SUNS IS A BASEBALL AFFAIR, STANDARD MINOR LEAGUE PROMOTIONS AND SOME OLD FASHION CHARM. THEY MAY NOT BE THERE MUCH LONGER, IF WHAT I'VE BEEN READING IS TRUE, BUT AFTER SEEING THE NEW MINOR LEAGUE "COOKIE CUTTERS" MAYBE IT WILL BE NICE FOR THIS PLACE TO STICK AROUND.

UPDATE ::: APRIL 2003
NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED IN HAGERSTOWN SINCE MOST OF THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN IN 1995. THE PICTURE OF BABE RUTH IS GONE IN RIGHT FIELD, NOBODY KNEW WHY IT WAS THERE, NOBODY KNOWS WHY IT WAS REMOVED. NEW OWNERSHIP HAS TAKEN OVER IN HAGERSTOWN, THE PEANUT BUTTER & HOT DOG COMBINATION IS NO LONGER OFFERED AT THE CONCESSION STAND AND IT SEEMS THIS STADIUM WILL BE AROUND A LITTLE LONGER. THE NEW GM FOR THE SUNS WHO SEEMS TO BE WORKING TOWARDS MAKING IT A FAN FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT SHOULD START BY GIVING THE STADIUM JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TENDER LOVING CARE.
SMOKING IS STILL ALLOWED IN THE PARK, JUST NOT IN THE SEATING AREA.

THE LINE UPS :::

CH ALLEY CATS MGR ::: 31 RAZOR SHINES
HAGTWN SUNS MGR ::: 29 0MAR MALAVE

CHARLESTOWN ALLEY CATS

4 Johnny Carvajal 2B

19 Mike Hampton 3b

30 Decoba Conner cf

34 Justin Towle c

22 Steve Eddie 1b

45 Terry Wright lf

33 Nick Morrow rf

14 Luis Ordaz ss

29 James Lofton dh

54 Clint Koppe p / LP

HAGERSTOWN SUNS

10 Anthony Sanders cf

20 Kevin Witt ss

25 Julio Mosquere c

19 Dave Morgan 1b

24 Johnathon Rivers lf

8 Rob Mammau dh

22 Andy Thompson 3b

11 Aurelio Llanos rf

6 Mike Strange 2b

31 Mark Sievert p / WP

ALLEY CATS ___000 100 000 ___ 1 5 1
SUNS _________200 013 00X ___6 10 2

TIME :: 2:25
ATTENDANCE ::: 1,976
WEATHER ::: WARM / CLEAR
LF: 335 CF: 400 RF: 330