The Painted Gentleman this week will take you back to your childhood. Doc Norcross Stadium is the main field for the Shippensburg Little League. Located on South Fayette Street 'Doc' has seen thousands of ballplayers and even a few champions. The sign on the second floor acknowledges the 1978 Girls Major League softball team for winning the Little League World Series, these girls also won the 1981 Girls Senior League Softball World Series. And the boys, too won the 1990 Major Boys USA Championship, losing to Taipei, Taiwan in the World Series. Not too shabby for a town of only about 5,000 folks. The last picture? What would a baseball stadium picture set be without some warning signs?
2 comments:
I played one time on this field at the age of 9.
I thought it was big stuff. What I found out was years later playing on 52`s softball team was the real deal.and getting our butts kicked fairly consistant.
Where have all the great ball players gone?? Sommerville , Murray, Fuzz, the Byers cousins and yes pap Sanders.
They have been replace with a new generation of ball players. You should come buy and check us out, we play at the University on Sundays. I can say that Chet, plays bingo now, Tommy, well he lives in Harrisburg as for Pap, well he is old. As for the Byers cousins, now it is a father & son.
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