Build It & They Will Come: School's 1st Baseball Game In 43 Years

Southampton NY

06 April, 2022

1:15 PM

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BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY — If you build it, they will come. It's a real-life "Field of Dreams" in Bridgehampton, where the first varsity game in 43 years was played Monday. According to the Bridgehampton School District, when fifth grade teacher Lou Liberatore first came onboard several years ago, he learned there had not been a baseball team since 1979. For five years, he worked to bring back a team, and on Monday, history was made: The dream became reality as the Bridgehampton School community cheered and a ceremony marked the opening of the brand-new baseball field. The district hosted its first game against the Shelter Island Islanders.The event also included the unveiling of a marker to honor legendary Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, a 1957 graduate of Bridgehampton High School. The brand-new team saw victory: The Bridgehampton Bees won the game against Shelter Island 6 to 0.