Photos by Shane Leonard
This August marks the 8th year that Mansfield Stadium in Bangor has played host to the Senior League World Series. Senior League baseball is a division of Little League for 14 to 16 year olds. This playoff series is a big deal. Teams come from all over the U.S., Canada, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Stadium workers were sprucing up the place in anticipation.
To kick off the event, 9 members from the 1989 state championship team, Bangor West, gathered to have breakfast and be honored by their former coach, Dave Mansfield. The paint was fresh and the lawn had just been manicured.
A tape of Bangor West's win over York for the state pennant was playing under a tent. It was fun to see how the players had changed from boys into adults. Some of them even had children of their own!
It was scorching out so I hid in the dugout in the shade while Shane took photos. I really like the baseball player painted on the wall. Shane will be in and out of the stadium all week so if you see a guy in cargo shorts and a black or blue Nike shirt say hi...he won't bite.
And if you happen to catch a game check out all the cool merchandise on sale. Shane and I particularly liked these cool printed baseballs. Game on!
For more information on the series click here. For information on Mansfield Stadium and tickets click here.
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