Doran Park (ballpark)
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Doran Park is a baseball
venue in Bourne, Massachusetts
, home to the Bourne Braves
of the Cape Cod Baseball League
and the Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School, (Upper Cape Tech). It was renamed Doran Park in memory of long-time baseball fan and Sagamore resident, George Doran, Sr.
On Sunday, July 8, 2007, an event celebrating the dedication of Doran Park was held prior to the Bourne Braves baseball game. As the centerpiece of the entire Barry J. Motta Athletic Complex at Upper Cape Tech, Doran Park serves as the model for many of the Cape League fields in the future. Almost a year later, on June 11, 2008, the Bourne Braves held a lighting celebration to commemorate Doran Park’s new minor league caliber lights, a gift from the Doran family. Beginning with the 2008 season, the Bourne Braves Monday to Saturday home games started at 7 pm with Sunday games remaining a 2 pm start. Among the speakers at the lighting ceremony was former Braves’ and Red Sox ball player Lou Merloni
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Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
venue in Bourne, Massachusetts
Bourne, Massachusetts
Bourne is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,721 at the 2000 census.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Bourne, please see the articles on Bourne , Buzzards Bay, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore, and Sagamore...
, home to the Bourne Braves
Bourne Braves
The Bourne Braves are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Bourne, MA. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League and plays in the league's Western Division. Bourne currently plays its home games at Doran Park in the town of Bourne...
of the Cape Cod Baseball League
Cape Cod Baseball League
The Cape Cod Baseball League is a collegiate summer baseball league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts, in which many college baseball stars play during the summer. Many future Major League Baseball players have started there during their college years; MLB has provided...
and the Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School, (Upper Cape Tech). It was renamed Doran Park in memory of long-time baseball fan and Sagamore resident, George Doran, Sr.
On Sunday, July 8, 2007, an event celebrating the dedication of Doran Park was held prior to the Bourne Braves baseball game. As the centerpiece of the entire Barry J. Motta Athletic Complex at Upper Cape Tech, Doran Park serves as the model for many of the Cape League fields in the future. Almost a year later, on June 11, 2008, the Bourne Braves held a lighting celebration to commemorate Doran Park’s new minor league caliber lights, a gift from the Doran family. Beginning with the 2008 season, the Bourne Braves Monday to Saturday home games started at 7 pm with Sunday games remaining a 2 pm start. Among the speakers at the lighting ceremony was former Braves’ and Red Sox ball player Lou Merloni
Lou Merloni
Louis William "Lou" Merloni is an American radio personality and a former Major League Baseball player. Merloni was scouted by hall of fame scout 'Buzz' Bowers, and played for his hometown Boston Red Sox from -...
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