Kansas State @ Northeastern

JP
“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.

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UConn @ Boston College

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“It was one of those games where the scoreboard needed a breather.”

We continued on for game 2 of Eli’s spring break trip, heading to Boston College for a game against UConn on a Tuesday afternoon. Before getting into Boston we stopped at Top Golf in Canton which was a blast for Eli. We stayed overnight nearby BC, so we checked into the hotel and then headed to the field.

I was impressed with the ballpark – it was in a nice complex with their softball field next door, and easy to get to with ample parking. It was a beautiful start to the day, sunny and almost 70. Eli had fun chasing foul balls in right field, and loved rolling down the small hill there. We were hoping BC was using balls with the “BC” logo on them, but no luck.

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Patriots @ Yard Goats

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“There’s nothing like Opening Day. It’s a new beginning, regardless of what happened last year.” – Joe Torre

Back to Dunkin’ Park with the family for Opening Day (night) of the 2025 season. While there is some player carryover from last season, a lot of the team was called up to Triple-A Albuquerque so we saw a lot of new faces. I was looking forward to seeing Cole Carrigg and Kyle Karros, as well as Benny Montgomery’s return after last season’s injury early in the year.

I didn’t notice many changes to the ballpark, other than the large Liberty Bank sign in centerfield. We kept our same seats as last season in the Stadium Club section. There’s nothing quite like Opening Day, at any level, and we were all glad to be back. We probably won’t get to as many games here as we did last year, as it was a lot, but we’ll see how it goes. Pre-game there was a cool C-130 flyover by the 103rd Airlift Wing, a unit of the Connecticut Air National Guard.

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Reds @ Rockies

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“Take me out to the ball game, take me out with the crowd.” — Jack Norworth

The game that started it all. I had to take a quick trip to Denver to attend a funeral, and at the last minute decided to bring Eli with me. After seeing family for the day, we realized we had the night open and looked to see if the Rockies were in town. I spent many summers growing up in Denver, and have vague memories of Coors Field – but haven’t been back since the late 90s.

Luckily they were playing tonight, so we grabbed a cab from the hotel and bought tickets online on the way over. This was Eli’s first ever live baseball game, fitting that it’s here as it was probably the setting for my first professional game as well. I can’t remember what’s changed, but the atmosphere was great walking in and the crowd ended up decent for a early season game on a Monday.

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