ESPN - Saturday, February 18, 2006.
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi - High school baseball fans were stunned and amazed today, as music from the San Francisco group Tea Leaf Green ![[LINK]](http://dgold.info/radio/wp-content/images/aoutside.gif)
was played between innings during a game between St. Stanislaus High School of Bay St. Louis and Mercy Cross High School of Biloxi, and then a second game between St. Stanislaus and St John’s High School of Gulfport.
The historic music/baseball breakthrough occurred during today’s season-opening Catholic Schools Tournament at St. Stanislaus High School’s baseball field. High school baseball fans are typically subjected to a steady diet of uninspiring Top 40 “hits” between innings. Today, however, game announcer “AuntAvis”, father of a player on the St. Stanislaus team and responsible for the game music, treated fans to 2 selections from Tea Leaf Green, “Warmup” and “The Garden (Part II)” from TLG’s groundbreaking “Live At The Independent” release, recorded March 6, 2004.
Fans who would normally carry on casual conversations during the between-innings pauses were observed smiling, tapping their toes, and swaying rhythmically to the powerful sounds of TLG. One older gentleman turned to his companion during “Garden II” and said, “they’re playing some good music today”.
The music also had a positive impact on the St. Stanislaus players, as they won both games, 4-3 over Mercy Cross, and 1-0 in a 9 inning thriller over St. John.
Interviewed after the games, “AuntAvis” said “I knew that Tea Leaf Green’s music would have a powerful impact on the players and the fans today. These boys have been through a lot since Hurricane Katrina; many of them lost everything. The opening of the high school baseball season is a much-anticipated event, and TLG’s music contributed greatly to the excitement and success of today’s games. In fact, Tea Leaf Green’s music will be played at all St. Stanislaus home games this year.” Read on »
