Written by Russ Gray
Harding Bison baseball will be conducting its annual Black and Gold World Series this weekend at Jerry Moore Field in Searcy, Ark.As part of the tradition of the yearly Black and Gold World Series, an alumni baseball game will take place on Saturday, Oct. 16, at 10:30 a.m. at Jerry Moore Field. This game is an open invitation game for Harding’s baseball alumni to come back to Harding to play each other once again on Harding’s baseball fields.”We have guys coming in to play from 1958 up to players from last year,” head coach Patrick McGaha said. “Adam Darby will be playing, as well as Marty Ninemire, who is a Harding baseball hall of fame player.”As part of the tradition, the Harding baseball program recognizes past teams or players. Last year the 1984 AIC Championship team was recognized for their 25th year reunion, while this year the organization will recognize the late Tom Hull, who played for Harding from 1987-1990. The team will present the Hull family with a framed No. 24 jersey.”This year is really special for a lot of the guys that played from ’87 to ’90,” McGaha said. “We’ll be dedicating this year’s game to Tom Hull who passed away in December 2009.”With the alumni game, the 2011 Bison baseball team will be playing a series of three games over the course of three days so fans can preview what they will be seeing in the coming 2011 season, McGaha said. This also will give the coaching staff a chance to see some of the new recruits and the new plays for the upcoming season.”The team has a lot of chemistry,” red shirt freshman outfielder Anthony Guglielmi said. “We have guys trying to show the coaches and fans what they have; it’s a great competition between teammates.”Guglielmi said the Black and Gold World Series is an opportunity for the players to get out there and have a lot of fun. The first Black and Gold World Series game will take place Friday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. The alumni game will take place Saturday, Oct. 16, at 10:30 a.m., followed up by game two of the Black and Gold World Series at 1:30 p.m., and the final game will be Sunday, Oct. 17, at 1:30 p.m. at Jerry Moore Field.
