Take a trip down I-71 to take in the OLD ball game

The West Lawn of the Ohio Statehouse will host vintage “base ball,” as members of the 132nd Ohio General Assembly take on the Ohio Village Muffins on May 22, according to a news release. The game begins at 5:30 p.m., and the event is free and open to the public. Concessions will be provided by the Paddy Wagon food truck. The two teams will be fighting for bragging rights and the all-important symbol of victory, the Richard Schuricht Memorial Cup. Prior to the game, the Statehouse’s 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery A will provide a cannon firing demonstration and discussion of leisure activities Civil War soldiers would have used to pass the time spent in camp, according to the release. The game using vintage base ball equipment is scheduled for seven innings and will be governed under The Rules and Regulations of the Game of Base Ball Adopted by the National Association of Base-Ball Players, March 14, 1860, according to the release. There are some major rule differences between vintage base ball and modern baseball: • The ball is pitched underhanded from anywhere behind the pitcher’s line. • An out is declared if a hit ball is caught on the fly or the first bound, including foul tips to the catcher. • An out is declared if a base runner overruns any base (including first) and is touched by the ball in the hands of an adversary. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.OHIOSTATEHOUSE.ORG.