Great Weekend

This past weekend three Division II college teams broke in Big Rock Stadium for the baseball season. The weather was absolutely amazing. We couldn't have picked a better weekend.

These three teams traveled the 10-12 hours to Morehead City because of the snow that covered their fields. All three teams spent multiple nights at our sponsor hotels. One team wanted to eat as a group for dinner one night. So, we brought 30-35 people to one particular restaurant (a Marlins sponsor) for dinner. The other teams wanted to do their own thing for dinner so they ate at many restaurants around Morehead City. Just trying to do our part in this tough economy.

As for the games on Saturday and Sunday, there was a lot of preparation that was involved. Our owner did most of the field work for all the games. He also set up the soundsystem in the now completed press box. He had a country music playlist on for the teams during batting practice. which I don't think the teams liked very much. But hey, it's all about the southern hospitality. We set up our large picnic tent so that teams can stay out of the sun and eat lunch while waiting for the next game. Our owner made programs for the fans that were in attendance as well among other things.

We did have our concessions stand open, with hamburgers, hotdogs, soft drinks, gatorade, peanuts, sunflower seeds, chips, candy, coffee, hot chocolate, and grilled chicken. I mostly worked in the concession stand during the weekend. Someone has to do it.

And games were free to attend! That's right...free. Anyone could walk right in and check out some quality college baseball. It was nice to see some Marlin game regulars at the park this weekend. I enjoy talking to our fans about the upcoming season. I get excited when I talk about next season. It's a very busy time, but also very fun.

All in all, teams were very pleased with everything. They certainly liked their hotels and especially Big Rock Stadium. I have a feeling they will be back next season. We plan on having a high school tournament in April and another college tournament in May before we kick off our summer season. So stay tuned.