Tournaments on the Turf! Wow, what a field....for those of you who have never been, this field is in a small town...Jacksonville, IL. Your luck of getting a hotel is not likely although promised by the Lenz Field's director. So, Springfield, IL is close by...about a 27 mile drive from the fields. I do recommend the Comfort Inn in Springfield, IL as it is very accommodating to families. Has a pool and free breakfast in the mornings. It is centrally located and has a Mexican restaurant within walking distances for those of you letting loose after the games. Starbucks is a hop, skip and jump so we loved that.
Very nice fields! No need to clean uniforms here so no worries about tournaments and how to clean their uniforms. :) Umpires are not as easy going here...very tight calls. Honestly seemed all over the place with calls. We were disappointed in that but we were also on the losing end so seems to be easier to be disappointed with calls vs disappointed with playing badly.
For all of those who enjoy a day at the ballpark with alcoholic beverages...that is a no go here! There is no beer served at concession. Speaking of, the concession stand only takes cash as well. Not very impressed with the choices here either...no sunflower seeds because of turf, no fountain sodas because of cleanliness, no alcohol! :(
Overall good experience to see the boys play on turf but glad we don't have another tourney there this year!
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