Greensboro is a great city for baseball and we have team options from youth T-ball and baseball programs for school aged children to a triad adult baseball team to the minor league baseball team, the Grasshoppers. There are also all levels of play from YMCA recreational ball to Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) programs. The above AAU game was being held in the World War Memorial Stadium on Yanceyville Street; former home of Greensboro's minor league team- then known as the Bats. Now, the World War Memorial Stadium is where the NCA&T Aggies play their games. The stadium is located on the edge of the NCA&T campus, just across from the Greensboro Farmers Market.
Next time you are at the farmers market, peak your head in and see if they are playing baseball. If you have a young person in your life who is interested in playing ball, the Aggie stadium is a fun place to be a spectator. It is really easy to get a good seat. The stadium was built in 1926, and it is showing some age, but when you are there playing or watching a game, the nostalgia is evident. We think the above AAU player is playing for the Dirtbags. The dirtbags, a travel team since 2002, has had 260 alumni drafted by Major League Baseball (reference and more information here). That is the caliber of playing you can see in the summer at Aggie Stadium. And of course, there are the Grasshoppers downtown. Summer fun!
A good shot.
Posted by: William Kendall | Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 04:17 PM