I went over to Winnemac Park on Tuesday afternoon to see the Amundsen Vikings varsity baseball team take on the Pritzker Jaguars. The Vikings have put together an impressive 15-6 record this season. I haven’t been shooting much baseball so I really wanted to get out and see them.
Plus, I have been following the saga of the soggy condition of the Winnemac Park field and the efforts of the coaches, parents and administration to get the Park District, CPS and the local politicians to address the problem. The Winnemac Park baseball diamond needs a facelift. It doesn’t have to be Kerry Wood Field but some turf new backstops and proper drainage have to get done.
Tons of action right out of the gate. Vikings Senior left hander Konnor Kasek got into some early trouble loading the bases in the top of the first with nobody out. He battled his way out giving up only two runs.
The Vikings fought back in the next two frames taking a 5-4 lead at the bottom of the second.
Unfortunately, I could not stay for the whole game, just too much going on these days. In fact, I could not find the final score on Game Changer or Max Preps. But I was glad to finally see the Vikings. They are just not getting enough attention for as good a team as they are. I am going to have to get in the ear of Mike Clark at the Sun-Times.
I plan to get over to see Amundsen play St. Patrick in the playoffs. It will be like going back sixteen hundred years to see Norse warriors invade the Emerald Isle to vanquish the unsuspecting celts.
