2010 Arkansas Razorback Baseball Team

2010 Arkansas Razorback Baseball Team

Friday, April 23, 2010

Suspense to First Pitch

As I escape from my car, I can just feel the atmosphere of the Arkansas Razorback baseball Stadium, aka. “Baum Stadium”. The crowd is heard from a mile away. I began to walk towards the outfield where all of the students enter the game and observe everyone pulling ice chest filled with cold beverages. Baum stadium is unique in its own way; it is the only college baseball stadium to allow people to bring their own coolers into the outfield. After entering the stadium I can’t help but notice the smell of sizzling hotdogs and hamburgers coming from the open flamed grills. The sounds of people chanting and the mumbling of the announcer comes over the intercom saying “Gentlemen, can you please remove your ball caps for the National Anthem”, everything immediately comes to a dead silence, to the point where you could hear a penny drop. The National Anthem begins and as I look around, I notice some people singing along, while others stand silent with their hands over their hearts. What a beautiful sight, a cloud of Razorback red fills the stands. When the song comes to an end the crowd erupts, while the Arkansas razorback fight song comes blaring over the intercom. The Hog’s take their last few warm ups, while everyone adjusts their seat and pours a fresh cold beverage before the first pitch is thrown. The pitcher set’s in for his first pitch, while the crowd comes to silent. Pop, the sound of the baseball flying into the leather catcher’s mitt is heard from the outfield, "STRIIIKE", the umpire yells and the crowd comes unglued as the Razorback’s try to advance their winning streak to 11 straight games.
This is “Razorback Baseball”

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