Dutchers Open at Home

Kenneth "Mudguppy" Giles Sr. of the Douglas Dutchers Vintage Base Ball Club signals he's ready to pitch against the Wyandotte Stars Base Ball Club at Beery Field on Saturday, June 30.

The bleachers were full and fans lined the fences at Beery Field on Saturday afternoon, June 30, as the Douglas Dutchers Vintage Base Ball Club made its first home appearance for the season.

The team took on the Wyandotte Stars Base Ball Club.

After playing in Holland during Tulip Time, the team has been traveling to other fields, including games on Mackinac Island and Huntington, Ind. The team will be back in town for the July 4th parade in Saugatuck at 2 p.m. but won’t play at Beery Field until 2 p.m. July 28 against the House of David Base Ball Club. The team is at home the next two weeks — Aug. 4 against the South Haven Bark Peelers Base Ball Club and Aug. 11 facing the Paw Paw Corkers Base Ball Club.

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Dave "Dominie" VanDerWiele plays the National Anthem to start the first home game for the Douglas Dutchers Vintage Base Ball Club at Beery Field on Saturday, June 30.

Members of the Douglas Dutchers Vintage Base Ball Club sing the National Anthem at Beery Field on Saturday, June 30.

Members of the Douglas Dutchers Vintage Base Ball Club watch their first home game at Beery Field on Saturday, June 30.

Tom "Switch" Morren of the Douglas Dutchers Vintage Base Ball Club stands at bat at Beery Field on Saturday, June 30.

Fans watch the home-opener for the Douglas Dutchers Vintage Base Ball Club at Beery Field on Saturday, June 30.

Ruth "The Lady" VanDerWiele keeps score as the Douglas Dutchers Vintage Base Ball Club takes on the Wyandotte Stars Base Ball Club at Beery Field on Saturday, June 30.

A Douglas Dutchers Vintage Base Ball Club player heads for home in a game Saturday, June 30, at Beery Field against the Wyandotte Stars Base Ball Club.