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You may not know it from the grey skies and pools of mud on the ground, but today is Opening Day for Major League Baseball! ⚾

Throwback to our own 1930 team who ended their season with a middling 5-6 record that while disappointing, was not without its highlights. In one home game against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (featured in the first two photos), Stevens overcame an early 6-1 deficit to slug their way back to a 16-6 victory over the Engineers. A reporter from The Link described their remarkable come from behind win:

“Spring Sports Day! A glaring sun, and hundreds of people decked out in their best for the matchup. But things didn’t look so promising for the home aggregation. The score was 6-1 and smiles were a little forced. Then—a double, a single, a tripe—and Meinhold brought three runs over the plate. Things were looking up. Fourth inning—and give more runs were scored as O’Connor and Meinhold hit home runs in succession. What a club! Things quieted down a little til the seventh inning when Meinhold again crashed through with a triple—and before the dust had settled for that inning, another group of five runs had been chalked up to the credit of Stevens. And when the final reckoning was made, Stevens was head and shoulders above R.P.I. to the tune of 16-6. The game afforded an excellent opportunity for the many spectators to give vent to their feelings, and the field rang with the cheers.”