Initially our baseball trip this summer was going to take us to South Bend and Indianapolis until we discovered the Indiana State Fair was going on also downtown Indianapolis. Hotels and parking were nearly non-existent or exorbitant. When I saw that Louisville was home, we decided to due South Bend and Louisville. Louisville was on my short list of Minor League Parks to see.
Louisville Slugger Field is the home of the Louisville Bats. The Bats are the AAA-Affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. Slugger Field is downtown Louisville with a parking lot across the street. If you arrive early enough, you can snag street parking with is free after 6 PM. We ended up paying like $2 for parking which is better than $10 and it was the same walk.
Slugger Field reminds of the Louisville Slugger Museum in terms of looks. It has the same appearance.
Inside you could watch them make bats.
Of course our first stop was the team store to get my stamp. The lady was wonderful and let me stamp since someone yelled at her for messing it up once. We are particular when it comes to our stamps. I also got my Louisville Bats bat.
The field was a great field to walk around. Very roomy and open.
We even got to make our own bobbleheads courtesy of State Farm.
The game was actually the best we saw all week. It looked like major league baseball. Hunter Green pitched on rehab for the bats. He didn't look very good and got beat up early.
Because we had pizza before the game, we didn't eat anything at the game. Maybe next time.
Louisville Slugger Field was a great ballpark and we would definitely go back. It was easy to get to and easy to get back into Indiana where we stayed.
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