Photos: Play ball! Vintage Baseball in Fort Oglethorpe

Staff photo by Doug Strickland
Lightfoot player Deaurhan Crawford pitches to Stewart's Creek player Skeeter Wells during their Vintage Base Ball game Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Vintage baseball is played using Civil War era rules, and players wear period attire and use only equipment which would have been available at the time. — Staff photo by Doug Strickland Lightfoot player Deaurhan Crawford pitches to Stewart's Creek player Skeeter Wells during their Vintage Base Ball game Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Vintage baseball is played using Civil War era rules, and players wear period attire and use only equipment which would have been available at the time. Staff photo by Doug Strickland Lightfoot player Deaurhan Crawford pitches to Stewart's Creek player Skeeter Wells during their Vintage Base Ball game Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Vintage baseball is played using Civil War era rules, and players wear period attire and use only equipment which would have been available at the time.

By Doug Strickland June 20, 2015 1 min read

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Vintage Baseball in Fort Oglethorpe

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Stewart's Creek player Jeff Jennings, left, scrambles onto the bag as Lightfoot fielder Heath Farris fields the ball during their Vintage Base Ball game Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Vintage baseball is played using Civil War era rules, and players wear period attire and use only equipment which would have been available at the time.

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Lightfoot Base Ball Club of Chattanooga players John Neal, right, and Rob Baehr watch their opponents, the Stewart's Creek Scouts, warm up before their Vintage Base Ball game Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Vintage baseball is played using Civil War era rules, and players wear period attire and use only equipment which would have been available at the time.

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Stewart's Creek Scouts players Dylan Platz, right, and Jeff Jennings, center, watch their opponents the Lightfoot Base Ball Club of Chattanooga warm up before their Vintage Base Ball game Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Vintage baseball is played using Civil War era rules, and players wear period attire and use only equipment which would have been available at the time.

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Stewart's Creek Scouts player Warren Tormey holds a baseball on the bench during their Vintage Base Ball game against the Lightfoot Base Ball Club of Chattanooga on Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Vintage baseball is played using Civil War era rules, and players wear period attire and use only equipment which would have been available at the time.

Staff photo by Doug Strickland
Members of the Stewart's Creek Scouts tip their hats as they introduce themselves before their Vintage Base Ball game against the Lightfoot Base Ball Club of Chattanooga on Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Vintage baseball is played using Civil War era rules, and players wear period attire and use only equipment which would have been available at the time.

Staff photo by Doug Strickland
Lightfoot Base Ball Club of Chattanooga player Geoff Millener bats during their Vintage Base Ball game Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Vintage baseball is played using Civil War era rules, and players wear period attire and use only equipment which would have been available at the time.

Staff photo by Doug Strickland
Lightfoot Base Ball Club of Chattanooga player Heath Farris rings a bell on the back stop after crossing home plate to signify a run scored during their Vintage Base Ball game Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Vintage baseball is played using Civil War era rules, and players wear period attire and use only equipment which would have been available at the time.

Staff photo by Doug Strickland
Lightfoot Base Ball Club of Chattanooga player Billy Bradshaw winces as a teammate is called out during their Vintage Base Ball game Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Vintage baseball is played using Civil War era rules, and players wear period attire and use only equipment which would have been available at the time.

Staff photo by Doug Strickland
Lightfoot runner Heath Farris jumps past a tag by a Stewart's Creek player to reach 3rd during their Vintage Base Ball game Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Vintage baseball is played using Civil War era rules, and players wear period attire and use only equipment which would have been available at the time.

Using Civil War era rules for baseball, four teams from the Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball gathered to play two games Saturday in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.