Summer baseball returns to Marion — and the field where the legendary Nolan Ryan got his professional start

Summer baseball returns to Marion — and the field where the legendary Nolan Ryan got his professional start

Gary Price and Steven Seymour stood on the silver metal concourse, staring at the field through the drizzle, sipping steaming hot chocolate they had just purchased at the shaved ice truck.From left, Steven Seymour and Gary Price sip hot chocolate on a cool opening night in Marion. Photo by Chad Osborne.Like everyone else at this high school stadium, the best friends since childhood were bundled in coats and caps. Some others wrapped themselves i…

PHOTO OF THE DAY: SUMMER BALL

The summer baseball season is underway for the local American Legion team — Post 152 based in Menno. Playing as the 79ers, the team includes players from Freeman, Menno, Scotland and Marion (towns all established in 1879, hence the team name), as well as Canistota. There are two 79ers teams: The Senior Legion (19-under) and Junior Legion (16-under), with games played through most of July. Next up for the 79ers...