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Bears in the Dugout

Posted by olabner on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018 in College, Missouri State

Due to polite request  from certain infielders, and their parents by proxy, I present a few baseball Bears. They were winning the second game of a doubleheader, about to complete a 3-game sweep, and due to weather they would have…

Gallery of a Loss

Posted by olabner on April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Uncategorized

I don’t think anyone at Missouri State anticipated losing so badly. They lost 16-7 to Oregon State. The Beavs seemed to hit every other pitch. It was already 10-1 in the second inning in game 2 when the rain started….

Photos from a cold weekend at Hammons

Posted by olabner on March 29, 2018April 15, 2018 in Missouri State, MVC

Check out a collection of photographs from the Bears sweep of Cal State-Northridge during the weekend of March 23-25, 2018. Also – Albee Weiss over at CSUN. I believe that young man can hit pretty well. Just a guess.  …

Catching up with Jeremy Eierman

Posted by olabner on March 25, 2018July 15, 2019 in College, Interviews, Missouri State, Uncategorized

Earlier this year ago I sat down in the Missouri State University baseball players lounge with a shortstop from Warsaw, MO. He’s the best player from the area since, I suppose, his brother, who was drafted by Tampa Bay in…

Home Opener at Hammons

Posted by olabner on March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 in College, Missouri State, MVC, Uncategorized

Stressed by my grad school workload, I measured my available hours for the Bears home opener and came up with … as much as I could stand. By the time I got there I didn’t want to leave. I’m feeling…

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Is anybody out there? College summer ball in Ozark, MO

Posted by olabner on August 3, 2017August 3, 2017 in College

I’ve been wondering about the players in the college wood bat league in Ozark. I meant to attend more games this summer, but I spent so many innings at ballparks this year that I stopped going for a little while….

Only visiting

Posted by olabner on August 1, 2017October 31, 2017 in Minors, Springfield Cardinals

Guests in town. I wonder what it’s like to be these ones. Maybe it’s worth trying things instead of wondering. I tend to think this way. by

follow the ball: a photo essay

Posted by olabner on July 5, 2017 in College, Photos

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Baby Birds and Travs: a photo essay of a minor league ballgame

Posted by olabner on June 27, 2017June 27, 2017 in Minors, Photos, Springfield Cardinals

A child stood on the Springfield dugout, scanning the stands for a man dressed in a red and white striped shirt and stocking cap, though the temperature hovered in the 80s. The crowd pointed and shouted, trying to help the…

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Baseball photography in the shadows

Posted by olabner on May 31, 2017May 31, 2017 in College

All photos taken during Missouri Valley Conference Tournament May 24-28, 2017 Hammons Field, Springfield, MO Camera: Sony A6000; lens: 55-210mm by

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