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KENWOOD WILDCATS
Owner: Kenwood Farmers Co-op
GM/Manager: Josh Hankins
Kenwood, a rustic and rural town of 50,000 located 25 miles off the Kelnyck Ocean in west central Tycobbia, is an agrarian area with little industry. Farms as far as the eye can see dot the landscape. Founded by English and Welsh settlers, life is like merry olde England of a century or two ago. Country inns and pubs with fine ales, fresh trout out of the crystal clear streams or a piece of juicy wild boar or game bird are always on the menu, and you can sample all of the homemade cheeses and wonderfully fresh produce of the region. Corn, wheat, barley and other grains are the main crops; dairy, pork and chicken products are important to the economy, too.
Life is peaceful and sedate in Kenwood, where tradition is important. All new construction in the town has to be approved by the Planning Board. Modern architecture is not permitted in Olde Towne, as the central downtown area is known. All buildings must be designed circa 1850 and fit in with the historic décor of the existing buildings. Even the ballpark where the Kenwood Wildcats play is an old ballpark; the fans wouldn’t have it any other way. Olde Towne can be seen over the center field and right field fences and the new part of the town over the left field fence. Olde Towne has a wonderful old-fashioned soda shoppe where you can get homemade ice cream in flavors like orange-pineapple (with bits of pineapple and orange), grape (with real grapes), strawberry (with bits of strawberry), banana (with bits of banana) and vanilla, chocolate and fudge ripple, too. Cherry cokes, vanilla cokes, chocolate cokes and thick shakes, malts, nector ice cream sodas and hamburgers as well. It is a great place to meet after the ballgame.
Olde Towne Grounds is perfect for the Kenwoodians. They are old-fashioned at the ballpark, too, with only cold drinks, ale, hot dogs, hamburgers, peanuts and Crackerjacks and marvelous thick milk shakes made with delicious homemade ice cream at the concession stands. And in keeping with the oldtime flavor of Kenwood, there is live organ music to entertain the fans. Only three other parks boast an organ player; Ozarka, Hillsboro and Marston.
Olde Towne Grounds is is a quaint ballpark with an asymmetrical configuration. The left field line is 380', the same as it is to straightaway center. Right field is more realistic at 350'. It was built in 1911.
The Kenwood Wildcats are owned by the Kenwood Farmers Co-op. The first general manager and field manager was one of the all-time great home run hitters and outfielders in Tycobbian Industrial League history, Aaron Hankins. After 30 years at the helm, his son, Babe Hankins replaced him as skipper in 2035... Babe was a star outfielder for 13 seasons, batting .304 with 234 homers and 1109 RBIs... Babe Hankins was a 4-time All-Star, 3-time Gold Glove. Babe led the Wildcats to 7 pennants in his 32-year tenure. The team is currently being directed by his son, Josh Hankins, who took charge of the team in 2068. Josh never made it to the Islandian Pro Alliance, but he was brought up working in all areas of baseball operations under his granddaddy and father. He is both GM and field manager. The Kenwood Wildcats is a family affair.
Olde Towne Grounds (1911)
Capacity: 6,115
Dimensions:
LF Line 380
LF 365
LCF 370
CF 380
RCF 365
RF 345
RF Line 350
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