The Pierce County Senior Center and the Pierce County Recreation Department joined forces to host a special tri-county beanbag baseball event.
Staff, volunteers and members of senior centers from three different counties came together at Blackshear’s NFC building to enjoy a meal and some friendly competition. The senior centers of Pierce and Bacon Counties and Pearson in Atkinson County met to play what is arguably a sensation among their clients: beanbag baseball.
For those unfamiliar with beanbag baseball, a special cornhole board is set up with nine different openings, each corresponding to different outcomes in baseball: two spots for first base, one for second and two for third. There are also two holes for outs and the prime target everyone dreams of hitting, a home run. Seniors toss beanbags, many with impressive accuracy, to load bases and score runs. No baseball diamond is set up and those players on bases, sit and rest in one of three chairs while waiting on the next hitter to bring them home.
