The Baseball Trip 2025

Day 5 - Tuesday, July 22

We are rolling through Pennsylvania hill country heading toward Harrisburg, the capitol city. Tonight the Harrisburg Senators take in the Akron Rubber Ducks in an Eastern League (AA) showdown. The Senators are an affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The Rubber Ducks are affiliated with the Cleveland Guardians.

It was a tight game, 2-2, until the top of the 8th inning, when Akron took a 3-2 lead. Harrisburg failed to get a run across in the bottom of the 8th. Akron also left runners on in the top of the ninth.

In Harrisburg's last chance, the Akron reliever walked a man to start the inning. A sacrifice bunt sent him to second. The next batter walked, putting men on first a second. After a shallow fly-ball out, Maxwell Romero, Jr. came to bat.

Romero sent the next pitch over the right field wall for a walk-off home run. Haven't seen one of those in quite a while!

Here are some photos from FNB Field in Harrisburg. The park is actually located on an island in the middle of the Susquehanna River.

Across the river from the park. You can see the Capitol Dome peeking over the skyline.

Right-center field videoboard.

Right field stands and party pavilion.

From left field.

The cheap seats.

                                                       Home plate, from the right field stands.

Right field from the stands.

Me with Rascal, the Senator's mascot.

Favorite Signs:  Aggressive Driver Crash Assistance

                          Try an exciting new career as a bus driver!

Random Observation From Randy: I couldn't be a bus driver. I'd have to wrap all the kids in a Hannibal Lecter outfit.

Favorite Town Names: Day, PA

                                      Rathmel, PA

Things we cannot hang around for: Parrish Picnic - Clarion, PA.

Casinos - 0

Cybertrucks - 2!

Unique People: - 1 - Octogenarian hitchhiking on the highway.

Tomorrow: Delaware Park for the horses during the day, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Boston Red Sox at night!