Big catch at Little Fenway
Youngsters play a pickup game at Little Fenway, a scaled-down version of the major league field in Essex, Vt. (Aug. 2, 2010) Credit: AP
The catch of the 2013 season may not have happened in the big leagues, but at Little Fenway.
Konnor Flemming made a leaping catch and fell into the bullpen to preserve a victory during a charity wiffle ball tournament played at a scaled-down replica of Boston’s Fenway Park.
Little Fenway is located in Vermont, and its dimensions are roughly a quarter of those of “big” Fenway. Complete with its own 12.5-foot “Big Monster” (though perhaps calling it the “Little Monster” would be more accurate), the venue has hosted several charity wiffle ball games since opening in 2001, raising more than $2 million.
Flemming made the final out to seal a 3-0 win in the Travis Roy Wiffle Ball Tournament, which raises money for spinal cord research. The event will raise over $500,000 this year, according to the tournament’s YouTube channel.
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