Career Day with the Tigers

Sports

By Dallas Chicone

Husky Herald Reporter

   The Detroit Tigers hosted The Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, April 2.

   Attending the game were students from Port Huron Northern part of the Tigers Career Day. The students got to attend the game and were talked to by some of the Tigers front office about their careers before the game.

   Mrs. Peattie the Marketing teacher at PHN set all this up. “This a great way to show the kids possible jobs they might be interested in after college,” Peattie said.  There were a total of five speakers, Jordan Fields from the Detroit Tigers Foundation, Christy Hammond,  the Community Relations manager, John Rehm, who is in charge of Sponsorships, Keri Galagher, the Sponsorship Service Coordinator, Lindsey Hayes from Broadcasting, and Joel Bienenfeld, from the marketing Campaign “Who’s Your Tiger?” “They were very informative,” said Peattie.

   “The career stuff was informative,” said Keaton Sprotberry (’15). “It was nice hearing some info on how to be involved in professional sports even if you aren’t playing them.

   In the game itself, Max Scherzer took the mound for the first time this season along with Jason Vergas for the Kansas City Royals.

   The Tigers got a strong start from Scherzer as he went eight scoreless innings allowing four hits and striking out seven.  He would take a no-decision in the game.  Newly-acquired Ian Kinsler supplied the offence as he got his first hit as a Tiger, a solo homerun in the bottom of the 4^th to give the Tigers an early 1-0 lead.

   Jason Vergas put in a solid start for the Royals going 7 innings, allowing one run and striking out six, also getting a no-decision.

  The Royals tied the game in the top of the 9^th as Tigers closer Joe Nathan blew his first save of the year.  The Royals loaded the bases on Nathan and scored the one run on an Alex Gordon sac fly.

   In the bottom of the 10^th Kinsler struck again as he singled home the winning run and the Tigers walked off to victory for the second straight time.

   “The game was exciting!” Sprotberry said. “A 10^th inning walk off! It doesn’t get much better than that!”

   “The game was great!” Andrew Silver (’14) said. “The highlight of the day was not only the walk off,  but when the building outside the park caught on fire.”

   Mrs. Peattie said that she will be doing Career Day again at Comerica Park. So if you want to go to a Tigers game next year, sign up for Marketing!