Photo courtesy of Johnny Alexandre.
Club baseball capped off its year with the return of the typically annual 1864 game. The 1864 game is unique as it is played by the original rules of baseball which include no gloves, underhand pitching, and balls caught on one bounce counting as an out.
Club baseball league all-star chase Fitchner toed the rubber for the good guys, and the game began against the rival, Thames Baseball Club, New London County’s “Vintage Baseball Team.” Connecticut College would eventually go on to lose the game, in part having to do with not knowing all the rules, such as no running through first base.
Max “Chip” Toscano who took part in a few of the games pre-Covid described the whole thing as a super “recess vibe” and loves the event because it allows him to “tee off.”
Typically the game is played for all to enjoy on Tempel Green, but this year in an effort by Connecticut College to preserve the grass the game was moved to the Thames Baseball Club’s home field, the historic Fort Trumbull State Park.
The whole event allowed players to learn the history and ancient rules of baseball while having a great time.
