Boys of Summer Hit 50 Years of Play with Troy Baseball Boosters
Former players and fathers recall a half-century of league play as the Troy Baseball Boosters celebrates its 50th anniversary.
When Jeff Bettelon was growing up in Highland Township, he’d gather with other children in his neighborhood for street ball, yard ball, you name it. “No one was spending time with anything even close to a PlayStation or other gaming system like kids are doing today,” he said. “We’d find as many ball players as we could and have an instant baseball team. It was great, we’d be out there for hours.” While his sandlot days have passed, Bettelon — a sales representative for a box company in Plymouth — got back into the game nine years ago as a board member for the Troy Baseball Boosters (TBB). He's now enjoying his second season as board chairman of the Boosters, which celebrates its 50th anniversary as a league this year. “I just love the …
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