Team manager and tally keeper Joanna Shearer said the matches are both entertaining and educational. Base ball was originally played by gentlemen as a form as exercise. Balls caught on the fly or after one bounce, fair or foul, are out. Deep River Grinders have matches throughout the Midwest in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. They will play at 2 p.m. July 24 at Rogers Lakewood Park in Valparaiso and at 2 p.m. Aug. 8 at Grinders Field in Deep River County Park.
All games are open to the public.
No admission is charged for home games. This is the type of game you don't need to be a jock. There's not a strong-drive competition.