{"id":6185,"date":"2015-06-24T14:16:32","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T18:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=6185"},"modified":"2022-03-23T14:22:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T18:22:54","slug":"growlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/growlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornets and Bears, Oh My!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Advertisement<\/a>Kalamazoo College poet (and professor emeritus of English) Conrad Hilberry<\/strong> once wrote a poem about kids playing sandlot baseball, noting that, after a hit, the run from home to (hopefully) home again was counterclockwise\u2014in other words: against time, a circle-sprint (maybe even ending in a dramatic slide) in the general direction of that magical place called when-we-were-younger.<\/p>\n

Well, dust off your old baseball hat, it\u2019s time for some time travel and everything else associated with an evening at the ballpark.<\/p>\n

Kalamazoo College, and the Kalamazoo Growlers baseball association, presents \u201cK Night<\/strong>\u201d at Homer Stryker Field (undoubtedly the most aptly named baseball park in the country!) on Friday, July 17, at 7:05 p.m. And to throw in a little mythology to go with all that poetry, \u201cK Night\u201d activities include Star Wars Night and a raffle of Chewbacca-themed jerseys. Whoopee! Or, should we say: WOOKEE!<\/p>\n

At the game, the College\u2019s first class of Promise students will be introduced. And, speaking of firsts, the first pitch will be thrown by Kalamazoo College head softball coach Melanie Hamlin<\/strong><\/a>, the four-year collegiate standout from the University of Redlands. (After that first pitch, we wouldn\u2019t be surprised if the home team asks her to stay on the field.)<\/p>\n

Fireworks follow the game, and tickets ($12) include a new Growlers hat, which means you can throw out the old one you dusted off, or start a collection.<\/p>\n

Bring your friends and family to support both Kalamazoo College and the Kalamazoo Growlers.<\/p>\n

To get your tickets contact Lynsey VanSweden<\/strong><\/a> (269.337.7082) in the Athletic and Physical Education office. Last day to purchase tickets is Friday, July 10<\/strong>. Cash or check is accepted. Go Hornets! Go Growlers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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hit, the run from home to (hopefully) home again was counterclockwise\u2014in other words: against time, a circle-sprint (maybe even ending in a dramatic slide) in the general direction of that magical place called when-we-were-younger.<\/p>\n<p>Well, dust off your old baseball hat, it\u2019s time for some time travel and everything else associated with an evening at the ballpark.<\/p>\n<p>Kalamazoo College, and the Kalamazoo Growlers baseball association, presents \u201c<strong>K Night<\/strong>\u201d at Homer Stryker Field (undoubtedly the most aptly named baseball park in the country!) on Friday, July 17, at 7:05 p.m. And to throw in a little mythology to go with all that poetry, \u201cK Night\u201d activities include Star Wars Night and a raffle of Chewbacca-themed jerseys. Whoopee! Or, should we say: WOOKEE!<\/p>\n<p>At the game, the College\u2019s first class of Promise students will be introduced. And, speaking of firsts, the first pitch will be thrown by Kalamazoo College head softball coach <a href=\"http:\/\/hornets.kzoo.edu\/sports\/sball\/coaches\/hamlin\"><strong>Melanie Hamlin<\/strong><\/a>, the four-year collegiate standout from the University of Redlands. (After that first pitch, we wouldn\u2019t be surprised if the home team asks her to stay on the field.)<\/p>\n<p>Fireworks follow the game, and tickets ($12) include a new Growlers hat, which means you can throw out the old one you dusted off, or start a collection.<\/p>\n<p>Bring your friends and family to support both Kalamazoo College and the Kalamazoo Growlers.<\/p>\n<p>To get your tickets contact <a href=\"mailto:Lynsey.VanSweden@kzoo.edu\"><strong>Lynsey VanSweden<\/strong><\/a> (269.337.7082) in the Athletic and Physical Education office. <strong>Last day to purchase tickets is Friday, July 10<\/strong>. Cash or check is accepted. Go Hornets! Go Growlers!<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6185"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9839,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6185\/revisions\/9839"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6185"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=6185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}