The first thing you realize when you get our of your car at Lewis-Gale Medical Center Field at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium (besides the fact that it takes you 15 seconds to say the name of the ballpark) is the fact that it’s windy. Really windy. So much so that you wonder how anyone plays baseball in this kind of wind. In fact, earlier this year one of the Salem Avalanche’s home games was canceled due to—you guessed it—excessive wind gusts! Why is it so windy? Probably because the stadium is situated on top of a hill. On the plus side, it does offer impressive views of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

It was a special promotion for a Monday Night at the park—$1 beers. Normally that type of deal is saved for the well-known Thirsty Thursday $1 beer night, but I guess they like to spice things up in Salem on Monday nights. An average crowd saw the Avalanche crush the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Word on the street is that the Pelicans were tired from the “Meet and Greet” with the home town fans. For whatever reason, the Pelicans did not bring their A-game and the Avalanche took full advantage. Thanks to Jess for getting us a great item to raffle and for all the help!