“Foul balls have no mercy and no map.”
Day 2 in Boston before heading home briefly, and game 3 of the spring break trip. Today we took the short ride to Northeastern to see an early afternoon matchup against Kansas State. As we got close, it was apparent that the ballpark was in the middle of a residential neighborhood, which was interesting.
Parking options were either on the street or within the stadium in a small, single row down the left field line. I decided to take our chances and park there, ignoring the numerous “park at your own risk” signs.
The stadium was impressive, with a somewhat similar feeling to Boston College. Seating was plentiful behind home plate, with additional bleachers in the outfield. There was also a nice turf area to stand in from first base all the way down the right field line.
It was chilly and windy to start the game, but warmed up a bit with the sun coming out later on. Eli made a friend who was probably slightly older than him, and they ran around a bit and tossed a baseball back and forth.
Northeastern took the victory 5-3, on the back of a solo HR by Cam Maldonado in the bottom of the 3rd which broke a 3-3 tie. In the top of the 8th, Harrison Feinberg made an incredible catch and robbed what would have been the game-tying home run. Pitching wise, NEU senior Max Gitlin recorded a career high 7 strikeouts.
As we made our way back to the car, someone was unlucky and had their back windshield shattered by a foul ball. We made our way back home for a short break, before we head back to Boston on Friday for a game at Fenway and Harvard on Saturday. More to come.
