Gettysburg's newest event to throw out 'first pitch'
19th Century Base Ball Tournament will hold sneak peek this Friday
(Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 5/3/2010
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CONTACT:
Bruce Leith
President, Eclipse Base Ball Club of Elkton
[email protected]
Baseball enthusiasts and history lovers alike can get a sneak peek this Friday, May 7, at Gettysburg’s newest event – the Gettysburg 19th Century Base Ball Tournament, July 17-18.
Event organizers are throwing the First Pitch this Friday at Gettysburg Eddie’s, a local restaurant named in honor of Gettysburg’s own baseball hall of famer, Eddie Plank. This preview event is a great chance to learn about the tournament, as well as the uniforms, rules and equipment of the 1860s.
Members of the Elkton Eclipse Baseball Club – one of the six teams who will participate this summer in the two-day tournament at Hickory Hollow Farm, west of Gettysburg – will be on hand to talk with residents and visitors about the sport. In addition, there will be food and drink specials, door prizes and baseball trivia.
The event will be held May 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Gettysburg Eddie’s, 217 Steinwehr Ave., Gettysburg.
July’s event will be held just 3 miles west of Gettysburg. Six teams will compete over two days in this first-ever tournament in Gettysburg. Teams will play by 1860s rules, and use the equipment and fields of the era. Spectators are encouraged to bring their own chairs and blankets to the July tournament.
For more information on the First Pitch event, email [email protected]. For more on July’s tournament, visit www.gvbbt.wordpress.com or contact the Gettysburg Convention & Visitor’s Bureau at (717) 334-6274 or www.gettysburg.travel.
The Gettysburg Convention & Visitors Bureau, the official tourism promotion agency, markets Gettysburg – Adams County as a premier travel destination, producing a positive economic impact.
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