Mixed Nutts VS Meristem and All About Ability

100 California Drive,Yountville CA 94599

15 May, 2023

Description

The Meristem Phillies are Back for a 4th Year! On May 8th & 15th, The Meristem and the All About Ability students will join The Tug McGraw Foundation's all veteran softball team known as the Mixed Nutts-veterans who range in ages from 54 to 90 years young. They reside at the Veterans Home of California, Yountville. Built in 1884, it's one of the oldest and largest Veterans Homes in the country also known as Soldiers Homes. In the early 1900s the Home built a baseball field and funded a semi-pro team to entertain the veterans who lived there. Today, we know this historic field as the Cleve Borman Field. The Mixed Nutts play in uniforms replicated from the Home's 1916 team. What Makes This Game So Special? For most, this will be the first opportunity to experience playing baseball, hearing fans chant their name as they bat, serve hotdogs, announce a game, and lead fans into a song of “take me out to the ballgame.” Intergenerational activities are important for our brain wellness and health. To promote brain-wellness and health, the game is free and you even get a hot dog and beverage on us! Click Here, and watch what retired Channel 2 Sports Director, Mark Ibanez has to say about these heartfelt games. To learn more about the Mixed Nutts visit www.tugmcgraw.org Photos: Meristem students with Tug McGraw's big brother, Uncle Hank McGraw. The Meristem girls taking the the announcer booth to cheer their fellow students on! Channel 2 Sports Director, Mark Ibanez with the Fire Department Team that comes to play too! Our favorite singer, veteran Muriel Zimmer with Meristem student singing the National Anthem.