Beep baseball game set for July 22 in Kent

City employees to play Seattle South King Sluggers

  • Wednesday, July 18, 2018 4:35pm
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Beep baseball game set for July 22 in Kent

Residents can check out a beep baseball game at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 22, at Hogan Park at Russell Road, Field 3, between the Seattle South King Sluggers and employees from the city of Kent.

The Seattle South King Sluggers are a team of blind and visually-impaired athletes. City employees will be blindfolded and have to listen for the ball and for which base to run to.

Invented in 1964, beep baseball is played on a grass field with six fielders, a pitcher, catcher and batter. Fielders and batters are blindfolded and, in most cases, are required to be legally blind to participate. The catcher, pitcher and spotters do not wear blindfolds and are usually sighted.

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The bases are blue tackling dummies that are nearly five feet tall. They have a foamy interior with built-in electronics that make the bases buzz so players can locate them. The bases are placed 100 feet from home plate and are in equivalent positions like in regular baseball.

“This game is a great opportunity for us to support two great organizations – USA Softball and the Seattle South King Sluggers – and for us to recognize that parks and recreation opportunities exist for all Kent residents,” said David Heldt, parks program coordinator. “We hope the community will come out and join us for a fun night of baseball!”

• The game is part of the opening festivities of the USA Softball 16A Girls’ National Championship, which will be played at various sporting complexes and ballfields in Kent and Federal Way from July 22-28. Players from 18 states and Canada will compete in the girls’ fastpitch softball tournament.


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