Baseball
... at the Elysian Fields, in Hoboken, New Jersey. On the Carpenter’s Field in Avon, Connecticut, the Varsity squad has remained among the most memorable clubs in New England. Coached for a number of years under the expertise of Mr. Evans, the team saw glory as it rose to numerous New England championships. Just two years ago, the team won the Western New England title. As the sun sets on Carpenter’s Field, the love of the game echoes in the hearts of our baseball team. Did You Know? The fastest pitch on the team travels at mph. History Lesson: Americans began playing baseball on informal teams using local rules in the early 1800s. Alexander Joy Cartwright of New York invented the modern baseball field in 1845. The members of his Knickerbocker Baseball Club devised the first rules and regulations for the game, which was based on the English game known as rounders. It became popular in the coutry where it was called "townball", "base", or "baseball". The first recorded baseball game was in 1846 when Cartwright's club lost to the New York Baseball Club...