7/15/14 Tyler Tigers Beep Baseball by Sarah A. Miller
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photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph John Geter, 29 of Tyler, Texas, a member of the beep baseball team Tyler Tigers, runs full speed toward a buzzing base during team practice Tuesday July 15, 2014. The Tyler Tigers are headed to the National Beep Baseball Association Beep Baseball World Series Aug. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota where they will play three games a day for three days. Beep baseball is an adaptive version of American baseball for blind, visually impaired and legally blind people. Each team also includes a sighted pitcher and catcher. Blindfolded players know where to go by listening for the beeping ball and buzzing bases.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph A specialized bat made for the Tyler Tigers beep baseball team lies in the grass as practice comes in an end Tuesday July 15, 2014. The Tigers are headed to the National Beep Baseball Association Beep Baseball World Series Aug. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota where they will play three games a day for three days. Beep baseball is an adaptive version of American baseball for blind, visually impaired and legally blind people. Each team also includes a sighted pitcher and catcher. Blindfolded players know where to go by listening for the beeping ball and buzzing bases.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Ron Jordan, 28 of Athens, Texas, a member of the beep baseball team Tyler Tigers, runs full speed toward a buzzing base during team practice Tuesday July 15, 2014 in Tyler, Texas. The Tyler Tigers are headed to the National Beep Baseball Association Beep Baseball World Series Aug. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota where they will play three games a day for three days. Beep baseball is an adaptive version of American baseball for blind, visually impaired and legally blind people. Each team also includes a sighted pitcher and catcher. Blindfolded players know where to go by listening for the beeping ball and buzzing bases.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph John Geter, 29 of Tyler, Texas, a member of the beep baseball team Tyler Tigers, runs toward a buzzing base after batting during team practice Tuesday July 15, 2014. The Tyler Tigers are headed to the National Beep Baseball Association Beep Baseball World Series Aug. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota where they will play three games a day for three days. Beep baseball is an adaptive version of American baseball for blind, visually impaired and legally blind people. Each team also includes a sighted pitcher and catcher. Blindfolded players know where to go by listening for the beeping ball and buzzing bases.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Rosie Reed, 46, of Tyler, Texas, a member of the beep baseball team Tyler Tigers, runs toward a buzzing base after batting during team practice Tuesday July 15, 2014. Reed is visually impaired. The Tyler Tigers are headed to the National Beep Baseball Association Beep Baseball World Series Aug. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota where they will play three games a day for three days. Beep baseball is an adaptive version of American baseball for blind, visually impaired and legally blind people. Each team also includes a sighted pitcher and catcher. Blindfolded players know where to go by listening for the beeping ball and buzzing bases.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Rosie Reed, 46, of Tyler, Texas, a member of the beep baseball team Tyler Tigers, tags a buzzing base after batting during team practice Tuesday July 15, 2014. Reed is visually impaired. The Tyler Tigers are headed to the National Beep Baseball Association Beep Baseball World Series Aug. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota where they will play three games a day for three days. Beep baseball is an adaptive version of American baseball for blind, visually impaired and legally blind people. Each team also includes a sighted pitcher and catcher. Blindfolded players know where to go by listening for the beeping ball and buzzing bases.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Ron Jordan, 28, of Athens, Texas hits a beeping ball pitched by Elzie Haskett, 48, of Tyler, during the Tyler Tigers beep baseball team practice Tuesday July 15, 2014 in Tyler, Texas. Jordan is visually impaired. The Tyler Tigers are headed to the National Beep Baseball Association Beep Baseball World Series Aug. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota where they will play three games a day for three days. Beep baseball is an adaptive version of American baseball for blind, visually impaired and legally blind people. Each team also includes a sighted pitcher and catcher. Blindfolded players know where to go by listening for the beeping ball and buzzing bases.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Larry Reed, 43, of Tyler Texas slides to the ground to catch a beeping ball during the Tyler Tigers beep baseball team practice Tuesday July 15, 2014 in Tyler, Texas. The Tyler Tigers are headed to the National Beep Baseball Association Beep Baseball World Series Aug. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota where they will play three games a day for three days. Beep baseball is an adaptive version of American baseball for blind, visually impaired and legally blind people. Each team also includes a sighted pitcher and catcher. Blindfolded players know where to go by listening for the beeping ball and buzzing bases.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tyler Tigers pitcher Elzie Haskett, 48, of Tyler, helps the outfielders practice by hitting them beeping baseballs during practice Tuesday July 15, 2014. The Tigers are headed to the National Beep Baseball Association Beep Baseball World Series Aug. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota where they will play three games a day for three days. Beep baseball is an adaptive version of American baseball for blind, visually impaired and legally blind people. Each team also includes a sighted pitcher and catcher. Blindfolded players know where to go by listening for the beeping ball and buzzing bases.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Rosie Reed, 46, of Tyler, Texas, a member of the beep baseball team Tyler Tigers, stretches before batting during team practice Tuesday July 15, 2014. Reed is visually impaired. The Tyler Tigers are headed to the National Beep Baseball Association Beep Baseball World Series Aug. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota where they will play three games a day for three days. Beep baseball is an adaptive version of American baseball for blind, visually impaired and legally blind people. Each team also includes a sighted pitcher and catcher. Blindfolded players know where to go by listening for the beeping ball and buzzing bases.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Rosie Reed, 46, of Tyler, Texas, a member of the beep baseball team Tyler Tigers, reaches for the beeping ball during team practice Tuesday July 15, 2014. Reed is visually impaired. The Tyler Tigers are headed to the National Beep Baseball Association Beep Baseball World Series Aug. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota where they will play three games a day for three days. Beep baseball is an adaptive version of American baseball for blind, visually impaired and legally blind people. Each team also includes a sighted pitcher and catcher. Blindfolded players know where to go by listening for the beeping ball and buzzing bases.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Team catcher Cassie Nipp, 43 of Tyler, Texas, holds the beeping ball Tuesday July 15, 2014. The Tyler Tigers are headed to the National Beep Baseball Association Beep Baseball World Series Aug. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota where they will play three games a day for three days. Beep baseball is an adaptive version of American baseball for blind, visually impaired and legally blind people. Each team also includes a sighted pitcher and catcher. Blindfolded players know where to go by listening for the beeping ball and buzzing bases.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Larry Reed, 43, of Tyler Texas bats a beeping ball during the Tyler Tigers beep baseball team practice Tuesday July 15, 2014 in Tyler, Texas. The Tyler Tigers are headed to the National Beep Baseball Association Beep Baseball World Series Aug. 2 in Rochester, Minnesota where they will play three games a day for three days. Beep baseball is an adaptive version of American baseball for blind, visually impaired and legally blind people. Each team also includes a sighted pitcher and catcher. Blindfolded players know where to go by listening for the beeping ball and buzzing bases.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph