Rays pitch up for new baseball campaign

Edinburgh Rays baseball team undertake their first fixtures of the new North East League season on Sunday, 27 April, when they travel south for a double header with Durham Spartans.

And the Capital outfit will be bolstered not only by a recent friendly win at Stirling Storm but a well organised pre-season at two venues as well as local authority support.

The club have been training twice a week at either Holyrood Park or Morgan Playing Fields, Peffermill, and can boast a main squad of 15-20 players.

It is at the latter venue that help has been received in the form of a concrete slab for a container that will allow equipment to be stored.

“We really feel we can put down roots now” says club official Luke Rajczuk.

“We are very much a community club with American expats, Canadians, Asians, English and Scots.

“We play in a league alongside Durham, Leeds, Newcastle and Sheffield In addition to exhibition games.

“Baseball is a niche sport but newcomers are always welcome at our training sessions in Holyrood Park on Wednesday evenings (6-8pm) and Morgan Playing Fields on Sunday’s (12.45-3pm).