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[SPEAKER_02]: Welcome to Good Things in Lockhart, a special segment of the seven eight six four four podcast where we shine a light on the people, places and stories that make Lockhart Texas a truly special place.
00:18.708 --> 00:24.510
[SPEAKER_02]: I'm Taylor Burge and today we're diving into one of the most beloved past times in town, Community Baseball.
00:25.230 --> 00:28.713
[SPEAKER_02]: We all remember the movie from our childhood this sandlot.
00:28.953 --> 00:32.696
[SPEAKER_02]: Now we're all grown up, but the spirit of baseball lives on inside of us.
00:33.216 --> 00:39.001
[SPEAKER_02]: A few years ago, a group of people in Lockhart came together to create Lockhart Sandlot baseball club.
00:39.161 --> 00:43.845
[SPEAKER_02]: It began with one team and quickly grew to two, the Lockhart Hawks and the meat city smoke.
00:44.245 --> 00:47.768
[SPEAKER_02]: There are over fifty community members involved both men and women.
00:47.928 --> 00:51.491
[SPEAKER_02]: Each spring, we get together to refresh our skills that we all forgot.
00:51.571 --> 00:58.917
[SPEAKER_02]: Since the days of Little League, we are fortunate to have an incredible coach, Jessica Wimpy, who was a professional softball coach for several years.
00:59.277 --> 01:01.559
[SPEAKER_02]: We endearingly called this time Wimpy Camp.
01:01.859 --> 01:06.743
[SPEAKER_02]: We gather, warm-up, stretch, and learn the basics of how to throw, catch, and hit the ball.
01:07.243 --> 01:11.587
[SPEAKER_02]: This is a great for someone like me who literally has zero experience in baseball.
01:11.847 --> 01:24.612
[SPEAKER_02]: A couple years ago, I was able to connect our team with owners of Tuisher's Ranch in event and horse polo field in town, and they too had a love at the game, and jumped on board to help create Lockhart's very own field of dreams.
01:25.092 --> 01:26.653
[SPEAKER_02]: We call it the wishing well.
01:27.113 --> 01:35.256
[SPEAKER_02]: Now folks from anywhere can come out, bring a picnic, bring the family, the dogs, and enjoy the all-American pastime of Stanlock baseball.
01:35.616 --> 01:39.178
[SPEAKER_02]: Our season is just getting started, and there are games booked almost every weekend.
01:39.738 --> 01:49.392
[SPEAKER_02]: Watch a game at the wishing welfare, the located on the outskirts of Lockhart, open to the public, check out LockhartHawks.com or follow us on Instagram to see the full lineup.
01:49.553 --> 01:53.458
[SPEAKER_02]: It's an afternoon well spent and it's sure to take you back to the good old days.
01:53.990 --> 01:59.972
[SPEAKER_07]: So when we started playing, we were renting the little leagues field at the Lockhart City Park.
02:00.352 --> 02:06.673
[SPEAKER_07]: And then we started talking about the idea of building a field somewhere in town.
02:06.933 --> 02:09.814
[SPEAKER_07]: Lockhart's kind of, there's a lot of countries surrounding it.
02:09.934 --> 02:14.615
[SPEAKER_07]: So there was lots of spaces where we drive by and it's kind of think, oh, that could be a baseball field.
02:14.656 --> 02:15.736
[SPEAKER_07]: And this could be a baseball field.
02:17.156 --> 02:23.199
[SPEAKER_07]: You know, we were friends with Skylar and the Reeves family and decided to just start a conversation with him.
02:23.279 --> 02:35.086
[SPEAKER_07]: And over time, you know, we've started coming down here and working on the space with the Reeves family and then Jack Sanders got involved and kind of built quickly from there.
02:35.366 --> 02:43.710
[SPEAKER_07]: And last year we started playing really on here late summer and this will be our first full year in season at the wishing well.
02:43.970 --> 02:46.831
[SPEAKER_03]: To me, Sam Lopez Fall is about community.
02:47.531 --> 02:59.234
[SPEAKER_03]: It's about hanging out with my friends and working really hard on something that most of us either have never done before or if we're doing it.
02:59.714 --> 03:06.016
[SPEAKER_03]: It's been a while, so it's just that supportive love for each other hanging out right in a new skill.
03:06.036 --> 03:07.276
[SPEAKER_03]: How many together?
03:08.017 --> 03:14.742
[SPEAKER_08]: Sandlot baseball, I feel like today marks like my anniversary, so one year.
03:14.922 --> 03:15.463
[SPEAKER_08]: One season.
03:15.483 --> 03:17.925
[SPEAKER_08]: This is the crest of my second season.
03:18.025 --> 03:23.589
[SPEAKER_09]: I think about Sandlot was kind of mind blowing to me, because it was everything I heard about.
03:23.629 --> 03:33.757
[SPEAKER_09]: It was just like the movie, the Sandlot, like the neighborhood kids coming together at the local baseball time and play fast for baseball.
03:34.367 --> 03:41.414
[SPEAKER_01]: She might baseball gives you a lot of opportunities if you don't want to join, but you've never actually played.
03:41.754 --> 03:44.997
[SPEAKER_01]: And it gives you a lot of just opportunities.
03:45.177 --> 03:45.878
[SPEAKER_06]: Absolutely.
03:46.018 --> 03:51.623
[SPEAKER_06]: If you're in the lock heart area on a weekend with no plans, come on out to the wishing well.
03:51.803 --> 03:57.288
[SPEAKER_06]: Feel a little baseball, meet some people, make some friends, maybe have a beer or a hot dog, you never know.
03:58.369 --> 03:58.930
[SPEAKER_06]: It's a good time.
04:07.722 --> 04:13.587
[SPEAKER_05]: The Void Van Tender spent years playing hockey-tons, but all folks really wanted to hear was Boots stop and line dance teams.
04:14.147 --> 04:21.413
[SPEAKER_05]: While he just wanted to make people cry, tired of the noise he ditched the stage and tried his hand at goat whisperings to limited to success.
04:22.694 --> 04:29.239
[SPEAKER_05]: Saddled with bad debt, Owen his productivity for betting big on mutton bustling.
04:30.079 --> 04:32.762
[SPEAKER_05]: Often losing, Void found himself in hot water.
04:33.443 --> 04:39.604
[SPEAKER_05]: with the cross-eyed Reverend of a local cowboy church, as well as several bookies that Reverend Sin do employ.
04:40.184 --> 04:45.766
[SPEAKER_05]: On the run, Hoyt eventually landed here in Lockhart, where he changed his name, found love, got a gym membership.
04:46.366 --> 04:52.947
[SPEAKER_05]: But ever now, then, late at night, when the mood's right, you might still hear that voice drifting through the stacks.
04:53.888 --> 04:55.808
[SPEAKER_05]: And I think we can hear that voice right about now.
05:03.841 --> 05:06.722
[SPEAKER_04]: Her face red-like and carey.
05:09.182 --> 05:12.983
[SPEAKER_04]: She was strong as I had all jins of weed.
05:15.364 --> 05:21.265
[SPEAKER_04]: Though she could dance like blind beggars and hang, just a win.
05:22.205 --> 05:24.046
[SPEAKER_04]: There's someone to see.
05:26.606 --> 05:29.707
[SPEAKER_04]: Spoke like a whole non-boom.
05:31.970 --> 05:55.415
[SPEAKER_04]: Here you don't like the old swallowing As you can, long like a ravenous song, a silver, for someone to sing And the days turn like cowards swiftly to the hour of new
06:02.494 --> 06:12.402
[SPEAKER_04]: And I'll slip through your hands like a bull, bull with no more.
06:33.412 --> 06:46.042
[SPEAKER_04]: For her eyes they will sit alive again and go they will blow you away
06:57.557 --> 07:03.441
[SPEAKER_04]: She grows your mind like a cheap box of wine, and eats it.
07:03.961 --> 07:06.343
[SPEAKER_04]: It's like a track switch and train.
07:08.704 --> 07:12.487
[SPEAKER_04]: It's more like a track can't be will-do.
07:14.128 --> 07:18.231
[SPEAKER_04]: She grind, on the side-sailed of sleep.
07:20.599 --> 07:29.021
[SPEAKER_04]: Couldn't make a love like a ghost room, just bugle, like the bees, and cream.
07:31.262 --> 07:37.663
[SPEAKER_04]: And the taste turned like cowards so swift to the hour of me.
07:42.064 --> 07:48.726
[SPEAKER_04]: I'll be a martyr to whatever your heart ain't with.
07:53.933 --> 07:57.285
[SPEAKER_04]: Now slip through your hands, like a boy.
08:28.693 --> 08:31.856
[SPEAKER_04]: It was like a southern scream shandler.
08:33.758 --> 08:38.282
[SPEAKER_04]: And light through the tears of my teeth.
08:39.744 --> 08:48.552
[SPEAKER_04]: And I'd break my breath like I was breaking the sweat and get pushed in and pushing away.
08:54.025 --> 09:00.528
[SPEAKER_04]: These turnlack cowards will friff until the hour of me.
09:04.750 --> 09:11.893
[SPEAKER_04]: I'll be in order to never you are exactly.
09:12.233 --> 09:19.617
[SPEAKER_04]: I'll slip through your ways like a boy.
09:39.538 --> 09:40.239
[UNKNOWN]: Thank you.
00:08.566 --> 00:18.228
[SPEAKER_02]: Welcome to Good Things in Lockhart, a special segment of the seven eight six four four podcast where we shine a light on the people, places and stories that make Lockhart Texas a truly special place.
00:18.708 --> 00:24.510
[SPEAKER_02]: I'm Taylor Burge and today we're diving into one of the most beloved past times in town, Community Baseball.
00:25.230 --> 00:28.713
[SPEAKER_02]: We all remember the movie from our childhood this sandlot.
00:28.953 --> 00:32.696
[SPEAKER_02]: Now we're all grown up, but the spirit of baseball lives on inside of us.
00:33.216 --> 00:39.001
[SPEAKER_02]: A few years ago, a group of people in Lockhart came together to create Lockhart Sandlot baseball club.
00:39.161 --> 00:43.845
[SPEAKER_02]: It began with one team and quickly grew to two, the Lockhart Hawks and the meat city smoke.
00:44.245 --> 00:47.768
[SPEAKER_02]: There are over fifty community members involved both men and women.
00:47.928 --> 00:51.491
[SPEAKER_02]: Each spring, we get together to refresh our skills that we all forgot.
00:51.571 --> 00:58.917
[SPEAKER_02]: Since the days of Little League, we are fortunate to have an incredible coach, Jessica Wimpy, who was a professional softball coach for several years.
00:59.277 --> 01:01.559
[SPEAKER_02]: We endearingly called this time Wimpy Camp.
01:01.859 --> 01:06.743
[SPEAKER_02]: We gather, warm-up, stretch, and learn the basics of how to throw, catch, and hit the ball.
01:07.243 --> 01:11.587
[SPEAKER_02]: This is a great for someone like me who literally has zero experience in baseball.
01:11.847 --> 01:24.612
[SPEAKER_02]: A couple years ago, I was able to connect our team with owners of Tuisher's Ranch in event and horse polo field in town, and they too had a love at the game, and jumped on board to help create Lockhart's very own field of dreams.
01:25.092 --> 01:26.653
[SPEAKER_02]: We call it the wishing well.
01:27.113 --> 01:35.256
[SPEAKER_02]: Now folks from anywhere can come out, bring a picnic, bring the family, the dogs, and enjoy the all-American pastime of Stanlock baseball.
01:35.616 --> 01:39.178
[SPEAKER_02]: Our season is just getting started, and there are games booked almost every weekend.
01:39.738 --> 01:49.392
[SPEAKER_02]: Watch a game at the wishing welfare, the located on the outskirts of Lockhart, open to the public, check out LockhartHawks.com or follow us on Instagram to see the full lineup.
01:49.553 --> 01:53.458
[SPEAKER_02]: It's an afternoon well spent and it's sure to take you back to the good old days.
01:53.990 --> 01:59.972
[SPEAKER_07]: So when we started playing, we were renting the little leagues field at the Lockhart City Park.
02:00.352 --> 02:06.673
[SPEAKER_07]: And then we started talking about the idea of building a field somewhere in town.
02:06.933 --> 02:09.814
[SPEAKER_07]: Lockhart's kind of, there's a lot of countries surrounding it.
02:09.934 --> 02:14.615
[SPEAKER_07]: So there was lots of spaces where we drive by and it's kind of think, oh, that could be a baseball field.
02:14.656 --> 02:15.736
[SPEAKER_07]: And this could be a baseball field.
02:17.156 --> 02:23.199
[SPEAKER_07]: You know, we were friends with Skylar and the Reeves family and decided to just start a conversation with him.
02:23.279 --> 02:35.086
[SPEAKER_07]: And over time, you know, we've started coming down here and working on the space with the Reeves family and then Jack Sanders got involved and kind of built quickly from there.
02:35.366 --> 02:43.710
[SPEAKER_07]: And last year we started playing really on here late summer and this will be our first full year in season at the wishing well.
02:43.970 --> 02:46.831
[SPEAKER_03]: To me, Sam Lopez Fall is about community.
02:47.531 --> 02:59.234
[SPEAKER_03]: It's about hanging out with my friends and working really hard on something that most of us either have never done before or if we're doing it.
02:59.714 --> 03:06.016
[SPEAKER_03]: It's been a while, so it's just that supportive love for each other hanging out right in a new skill.
03:06.036 --> 03:07.276
[SPEAKER_03]: How many together?
03:08.017 --> 03:14.742
[SPEAKER_08]: Sandlot baseball, I feel like today marks like my anniversary, so one year.
03:14.922 --> 03:15.463
[SPEAKER_08]: One season.
03:15.483 --> 03:17.925
[SPEAKER_08]: This is the crest of my second season.
03:18.025 --> 03:23.589
[SPEAKER_09]: I think about Sandlot was kind of mind blowing to me, because it was everything I heard about.
03:23.629 --> 03:33.757
[SPEAKER_09]: It was just like the movie, the Sandlot, like the neighborhood kids coming together at the local baseball time and play fast for baseball.
03:34.367 --> 03:41.414
[SPEAKER_01]: She might baseball gives you a lot of opportunities if you don't want to join, but you've never actually played.
03:41.754 --> 03:44.997
[SPEAKER_01]: And it gives you a lot of just opportunities.
03:45.177 --> 03:45.878
[SPEAKER_06]: Absolutely.
03:46.018 --> 03:51.623
[SPEAKER_06]: If you're in the lock heart area on a weekend with no plans, come on out to the wishing well.
03:51.803 --> 03:57.288
[SPEAKER_06]: Feel a little baseball, meet some people, make some friends, maybe have a beer or a hot dog, you never know.
03:58.369 --> 03:58.930
[SPEAKER_06]: It's a good time.
04:07.722 --> 04:13.587
[SPEAKER_05]: The Void Van Tender spent years playing hockey-tons, but all folks really wanted to hear was Boots stop and line dance teams.
04:14.147 --> 04:21.413
[SPEAKER_05]: While he just wanted to make people cry, tired of the noise he ditched the stage and tried his hand at goat whisperings to limited to success.
04:22.694 --> 04:29.239
[SPEAKER_05]: Saddled with bad debt, Owen his productivity for betting big on mutton bustling.
04:30.079 --> 04:32.762
[SPEAKER_05]: Often losing, Void found himself in hot water.
04:33.443 --> 04:39.604
[SPEAKER_05]: with the cross-eyed Reverend of a local cowboy church, as well as several bookies that Reverend Sin do employ.
04:40.184 --> 04:45.766
[SPEAKER_05]: On the run, Hoyt eventually landed here in Lockhart, where he changed his name, found love, got a gym membership.
04:46.366 --> 04:52.947
[SPEAKER_05]: But ever now, then, late at night, when the mood's right, you might still hear that voice drifting through the stacks.
04:53.888 --> 04:55.808
[SPEAKER_05]: And I think we can hear that voice right about now.
05:03.841 --> 05:06.722
[SPEAKER_04]: Her face red-like and carey.
05:09.182 --> 05:12.983
[SPEAKER_04]: She was strong as I had all jins of weed.
05:15.364 --> 05:21.265
[SPEAKER_04]: Though she could dance like blind beggars and hang, just a win.
05:22.205 --> 05:24.046
[SPEAKER_04]: There's someone to see.
05:26.606 --> 05:29.707
[SPEAKER_04]: Spoke like a whole non-boom.
05:31.970 --> 05:55.415
[SPEAKER_04]: Here you don't like the old swallowing As you can, long like a ravenous song, a silver, for someone to sing And the days turn like cowards swiftly to the hour of new
06:02.494 --> 06:12.402
[SPEAKER_04]: And I'll slip through your hands like a bull, bull with no more.
06:33.412 --> 06:46.042
[SPEAKER_04]: For her eyes they will sit alive again and go they will blow you away
06:57.557 --> 07:03.441
[SPEAKER_04]: She grows your mind like a cheap box of wine, and eats it.
07:03.961 --> 07:06.343
[SPEAKER_04]: It's like a track switch and train.
07:08.704 --> 07:12.487
[SPEAKER_04]: It's more like a track can't be will-do.
07:14.128 --> 07:18.231
[SPEAKER_04]: She grind, on the side-sailed of sleep.
07:20.599 --> 07:29.021
[SPEAKER_04]: Couldn't make a love like a ghost room, just bugle, like the bees, and cream.
07:31.262 --> 07:37.663
[SPEAKER_04]: And the taste turned like cowards so swift to the hour of me.
07:42.064 --> 07:48.726
[SPEAKER_04]: I'll be a martyr to whatever your heart ain't with.
07:53.933 --> 07:57.285
[SPEAKER_04]: Now slip through your hands, like a boy.
08:28.693 --> 08:31.856
[SPEAKER_04]: It was like a southern scream shandler.
08:33.758 --> 08:38.282
[SPEAKER_04]: And light through the tears of my teeth.
08:39.744 --> 08:48.552
[SPEAKER_04]: And I'd break my breath like I was breaking the sweat and get pushed in and pushing away.
08:54.025 --> 09:00.528
[SPEAKER_04]: These turnlack cowards will friff until the hour of me.
09:04.750 --> 09:11.893
[SPEAKER_04]: I'll be in order to never you are exactly.
09:12.233 --> 09:19.617
[SPEAKER_04]: I'll slip through your ways like a boy.
09:39.538 --> 09:40.239
[UNKNOWN]: Thank you.
