Game faces are out, and summer ball’s in full swing

    Nothing makes it feel like summer as quickly as days spent at the baseball field. Last Saturday, June 8, a sunny morning was spent playing the first T-Ball and machine-pitch games of the season.
    Run by the City of Holyoke recreation department, the program provides young kids an introduction to baseball before they reach peewee age. Coaches Jade Goldenstein, Ashley Clayton and Victoria Timm focus on the fundamentals and good sportsmanship.
    Throughout Saturday’s games, the players offered plenty of encouragement to one another, regardless of the color of jersey worn.
    The kids will have several more opportunities to put their newly learned skills to use as games continue through the month.

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