Rachel Robinson will bring history home to Cooperstown

When the Baseball Hall of Fame dedicates Jackie Robinson’s new plaque on June 25, Rachel Robinson – Jackie’s widow – will be on hand for the ceremony.

The occasion will mark a rare chance for baseball fans – and history buffs – to see and hear a woman who was an integral part of changing this country for the better.

It is impossible to overstate the effect of Robinson’s debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Before Brown vs. Board of Education, before Rosa Parks, before the Civil Rights Act, Robinson paved the way for change in our society.

He was also one of the most exciting players the game has ever known.

Tickets for the event at the Hall can be purchased by calling 607-547-0397.

 

Hamilton and Trinity student-athletes star in NCAA Tournament

Nine days after Hamilton College’s women’s lacrosse team won the NCAA Division III national title, Trinity – a school Hamilton teams play regularly in New England Small College Athletic Conference competition – won the Division III baseball title.

Trinity had its 44-game winning streak snapped in Tuesday’s first game against Johns Hopkins in a 4-3 loss at the Division III World Series. But the Bantams rebounded to win the second game 5-4 and knock Hopkins from the double-elimination tournament to take the title.

Hamilton and Trinity prove beyond a doubt that academics and athletics can co-exist at the highest level. Players at those schools are student-athletes in every way.