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The Schaumburg Flyers, a member of the Northern Independent League, play at Alexian Field, built in 1999 and seating 7,048. The stadium features the same field dimensions as Chicago's Wrigley Field. It has 16 suites and a glass enclosed restaurant down the first base line level with the suites. The Flyers were playing the Gary SouthShore RailCats and lost 10-7. A closer score than last night at Gary. The box score was RailCats R-10, H-11, E-2 and Flyers R-7, H-12, E-5. The field lines are RF-353', CF-400', LF-355'. Before the game the Woodfield Civil Air Patrol presented the colors. After the national anthem white pigeons were released. Bearon is the mascot. He was trying to block the view of the man behind him in the sitting down picture, all in fun. The scoreboard is manually operated. Tonight the Flyers were wearing jerseys of the Negro League Monarch Baseball Team. Instead of sumo wrestling there was a race with three people dressed in sumo costumes. The lawn areas down both baselines had a lot of people sitting in them on their blankets and folding chairs that they carried into the park. The Flyers Dance Team performs Friday and Saturday nights. 2011 no longer operational when Northern League folds. 2012 becomes a member of the Frontier League as the Schaumburg Boomers. New Logo 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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