While most of Lorain County baseball teams were forced inside to practice on Monday. Avon and Brookside opened their seasons at All-Pro Freight Stadium, the home of the Lorain County Crushers.
"It is unbelievable," Avon head coach Frank DeSmit said. "When they first started talking about we were very excited. They have been very generous offering us the field. Every coach that comes in here is really envious of the situation we are in. You couldn’t have a better facility I keep hammering that home to the kids to make sure that they appreciate that they are playing in the premier high school facility in all of Ohio."
Brookside coach Dan Zagorsky reminded his kids not to get too excited.
“It was very nice," he said. "I think the kids enjoyed. I told the kids not to let it overwhelm you. It is just another ballpark. Respect the ballpark, it is a beautiful ballpark but you still have to come out and play baseball. We did make some mistakes which I think hurt us a little bit."
Avon won 10-6.
There was a nice crowd on hand despite the chilly overcast weather and no admission was charged.
Director of Community & Media Relations for the Crushers, Nicolle Meyer said the Crushers were happy to have the high school teams on the field.
“It is just nice to have baseball here so early in the year,” she said.