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Las Vegas Blues bring ‘America’s Pastime’ to Airmen
By Airman 1st Class Jake Carter
99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter
When growing up, baseball or softball is
a sport many parents push their children Nathan Lee, Las Vegas Blues team member, bunts during a baseball game in Las Vegas, June 14. The Blues consists of 13 players, 12 of
into. As time goes on, some move on to whom are Airmen from Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases.
another sport, but some children keep
playing all the way through high school
or even college.
At Nellis Air Force Base, Airmen who
gave up the sport they loved to serve
their country and newcomers who want
to try their hand at the sport now have a
chance to tie up their cleats and hit the
field with the Nellis baseball team, the
Las Vegas Blues.
“I am very shocked at how many
people are unaware that they can still play
baseball in a league as an adult. A lot of
people I run into think their only chance
of playing on a field is by participating in
softball,” said Jason O’Neal, Blues head
coach and staff sergeant in the U.S. Air
Force Air Demonstration Squadron avia-
tion resource management department.
“I also find that we have a lot of people
on base that have played at high levels
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