Rome vs. Jefferson was my third ballgame of the day. I am glad stayed put rather than drive up tyo Hustisford for games there. Hustisford will ahve to be another day, and besides, it game me the chance to enjoy more baseball rather than staring at pavement.

Anyhow, a number of teams in the area have become favorites. Rome and Jefferson are two of them. Rome always shows an enthusiasm for the game and it is a ballpark favorite with great food and a strong sense of community. And, I enjoy Jefferson two. The bright uniforms are great, and I’ve watched some great ballgames at Fischer Field.

It took a bit to get the game started. Seemed like the umps were a little tardy, but I could be wrong there. Nonetheless, it was a good match with Jefferson pushing across the winning run in the nineth inning. Remember, this tournament was a set of 7 inning games, so it took a couple extra innings to determine a winner.

Rome started off the first with a run on three hits. Thereafter, things settled down. Admittedly, I cheated in sharing the final score. After 6 hours of baseball, chores at home were calling my name.

But, even with a handful of innings to watch and photograph, there was plenty of action. I thought it was funny that when starting lineups were announced it was pointed out that the Rome starting pitcher would not bat, but that proved not to be the case as Connor Keating managed a single in his first and only at bat.

On one hand, amateur games can be quite competitive, especially come playoff time. But, a lot of these guys know one another and it is evident when you watch them play. There are a couple photos that share that comradary.

I guess after a third game, I was starting to get the hang of shooting ballgames again. I was fortunate to capture a number of photos with the ball approaching or coming off the bat. There’s also a couple nice shots of catcher action including an attempt by the Jefferson catcher to snag a pop foul ball up against the backstop.

Oh, I almost forgot. I finally had the chance to pull out my new drone to get aerial views of the game. The wind was quite strong and I was very satisfied with the drone’s stability, but I wasn’t going to risk taking it up too high.