On Mondays and Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. on the softball field, a group of freshman have started a new tradition on campus called “tennis-base.”
The game is played just like baseball, except the players use a tennis ball instead of a baseball. Also, there are no specific teams, and anyone who can find a mitt is invited to play.
The game started accidentally on the first day of nice weather during second semester. The students tried to play wiffle ball, but the wiffle ball kept breaking, so they decided to use a tennis ball.
“We were supposed to have a wiffle ball tournament, but the wiffle ball just wasn’t cutting it so someone grabbed a tennis ball. We didn’t use a baseball because we thought a tennis ball would be easier for everyone to play with,” said Adam Lavoie, freshman and tennis-base player.
The group was originally made up of the residents of Mount Washington 2 East, but has grown tremendously throughout the past few weeks. The group now includes Community Assistants, members of the fire company, sophomores, juniors, and a large group of spectators.
“I like that everyone can come together and just play. It doesn’t matter how good you are, or if you are good at all,” said Jake Pelletier, Community Assistant and tennis-base player.
Since the game has become so popular, the players have even enlisted the help of Experience Director Kristen Ferraro. Ferraro saw the dedication of the players and when they asked her to turn the lights on for the softball field, she took the request seriously.
“I told them I couldn’t turn them on that night, but I would see what I could do for the next game,” said Ferraro.
Since then, the students have enjoyed playing tennis-base under the lights on the softball field. They invite anyone who wants to play to come to the softball field on Mondays and Wednesdays and join their game.
The players are all very impressed with themselves for starting such a successful game and so are the members of Residential Life that have heard about it.
“This literally started as a pick up game, and now has grown so much,” said Ferraro. “It is just a fun way for residents to come together and enjoy the nice weather.”
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