Yuma, Arizona (KYMA, KECY) – Travel back in time to the 1800s through baseball.

Colorado River Historic Park hosts traditional baseball tournaments with teams from Yuma and all of Arizona.

There will be food, 50-50 raffles, and the opportunity to learn how to play the game at the time.

“We definitely appreciate history, and old-school baseball is really played by rules that were developed in the 1860s,” said Tammy Snook, curator of the Colorado River Historical Park. It’s very suitable for the location.”

“Also, we are always looking for new team members or are interested in independently announcing another team here in Yuma, but anyone who wants to come out and check out the game, if they want to play that day. “They can ‘play that day,'” said Darci Peralta, manager of Yuma Ace Vintage.

The tournament will be held on Saturday, March 11 at the Colorado River State Historic Park on 4th Avenue just off Interstate 8.

Doors open at 9am, first game at 10am