"Why did we stop playing baseball?" The Sappy Moffitt League harkens back to the days when #SouthBend factories fielded skilled industrial league baseball teams that drew large crowds. By Nicholas Mainieri ’06: magazine.nd.edu/stories/extra-… nicholas mainieri Elmer Sappy Moffitt Foundry Field

Plans to create Foundry Field at Southeast Neighborhood Park in #SouthBend: foundryfield.org

Was honored to join Sean Stires’s Irish Breakdown podcast today to talk about my recent Notre Dame Magazine story, the Elmer Sappy Moffitt league and Foundry Field project. Lots of inside baseball talk here too, literally, thinking about old times w Sean! youtu.be/6BoLDfrNRcE via YouTube

The Foundry Field project, subject of my recent story in Notre Dame Magazine, will have its groundbreaking celebration on May 12. Looks to be a neat event—please take note if you’re a South Bend community member or are around that afternoon!

Come celebrate the groundbreaking of Foundry Field, a quality public-access baseball field in South Bend’s urban core, celebrating the baseball stories of our city’s marginalized communities. Free food, games, and prizes! foundryfield.org @IHCDA Elmer Sappy Moffitt

South Bend's Foundry Field and the Elmer Sappy Moffitt League: Read all about it in Notre Dame Magazine: magazine.nd.edu/stories/extra-…

Foundry Field and the Elmer Sappy Moffitt ⚾️ league. Read all about it, by nicholas mainieri: "Extra Innings": magazine.nd.edu/stories/extra-…

I got to spend my entire day out in the community sharing baseball with colleagues, students & neighbors… To quote nicholas mainieri, “What could be more worthwhile than building a garden with your neighbors in the middle of the place that you share?”

Happy Mother's Day! Sending love and gratitude to all the amazing moms out there. You are the heart and soul of our families. Thank you for your unconditional love and endless support. Today and every day, we celebrate you! 💖🌸 #MothersDay

Many many thanks to South Bend Tribune’s Kathy Borlick for this wonderful column on Foundry Field. southbendtribune.com/story/entertai…

I wrote a little follow up on on the recent Foundry Field groundbreaking celebration for Notre Dame Magazine. Would be happy if you’d read and learn more. Cool project, cool event. @IamDetour303 Institute for Social Concerns, Notre Dame @SMACatND South Bend Riley Elmer Sappy Moffitt Venues Parks & Arts magazine.nd.edu/stories/painti…

This is Detour, who did the Foundry Field mural. He’s done a lot of cool things—check him out.

🇺🇸 Thank you, Veterans, for safeguarding our freedom. We honor your sacrifice on this Memorial Day. 🇺🇸

Decades before Jackie Robinson became the first Black man to play in the modern major leagues, the Foundry Giants were making a name for themselves as one of the strongest independent baseball teams in the Midwest. By Carrie Gates: nd.edu/stories/in-the…

Scheduled to open this summer, Foundry Field is a public-access baseball field in Southeast Park in South Bend and a collaborative community project. nd.edu/stories/in-the…

The success of this project is thanks to the efforts of so many campus and community partners! To name a few: Elmer Sappy Moffitt, Civil Rights Heritage Center, Venues Parks & Arts, The History Museum, Foundry Field, @bgcsjc, South Bend Schools, ND Arts & Letters, Notre Dame Art Dept., ND American Studies, & Southeast Organized Area Residents.

Sunday - May 5th results; Gm1; Arrowheads 4 Buffaloes 5 Gm2; Longnecks 8 Rockets 7

Year 20 of adult baseball. 5th year in the Elmer Sappy Moffitt league. I’m almost eligible for the pension. Got nipped by the Buffalo today 9-6 but a good time was had by all. 1-4 on the day with 2 rbi and a run scored.