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Baseball Field Dedication: Play Ball!

Following a morning of baseball games on Saturday, April 28, Headmaster Charlie Britton announced the dedication of the Howard C. “Dutch” Eyth Baseball Field, named after former athletic director, camp director, teacher, and coach Dutch Eyth. Dutch’s McDonogh career spanned five decades, where he was head baseball coach from 1949 to 1963.

The new field is the culmination of many years of hard work and planning, and it represents McDonogh’s commitment to restoring the tradition of baseball excellence. “This is truly our ‘Field of Dreams’ and we are grateful to all of the benefactors who made this project possible, especially lead donors Brad and Kara Bennett,” said Charlie.

Varsity Head Coach Ian Hendricks presented Charlie with a commemorative bat with all the players and coaches signatures on it to be placed in the trophy case in the Rollins-Luetkemeyer Athletic Center.

“Today marks the beginning of a promising future for McDonogh baseball. I can’t think of a more perfect setting than the new Howard C. “Dutch” Eyth Baseball Field for our athletes and coaches to play ball and make dreams come true,” added Co-Athletic Director Mickey Deegan.

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