An afternoon of celebration ended well for the 'Cats as they reopened Rocky Miller Park with a 9-5 victory over UW-Milwaukee.
There was a moment during the seventh inning stretch that was symbolic of the afternoon as a whole. Over the stadium speakers we heard it was time for the Northwestern t-shirt toss. Of the roughly 70 fans that made up the peak attendance, just more than 40 remained. Many of us were students or employees of the teams. This left a small group of paying fans scattered between the first base and third base bleachers.
A young woman from the athletic department came out of the press box and went down to the far end of the third base bleachers.