Dodgers to host Caltech/JPL Day

Dodger Dogs beware. On Saturday, June 1, more than 3,000 hungry baseball fans from Caltech and JPL—with families in tow—will descend on Chavez Ravine. That’s when the first-ever Caltech/JPL Day will take place at Dodger Stadium. The entire Caltech community, including students, staff, and faculty, will have the run of the place. The L.A. Dodgers will face the Arizona Diamondbacks, with the game beginning at 1:10 p.m.

Clustered in Dodger Stadium’s right- field pavilion, the fans from Caltech will begin the day at 11 a.m. A pregame carnival will offer an opportunity to scale a 28-foot mountain and race down a 30-foot slide. Athletes will be able to speed-check their fastest pitch or swing a bat in an inflatable batting cage. The usual carnival denizens will be there to entertain the kids, including face painters, magicians, balloon artists, and clowns.

In addition to the game, the sights, and the Dodger Dogs, the entire Caltech contingent will also be there to witness Caltech president David Baltimore throw the first pitch to JPL director Charles Elachi.
“I’m available whenever they contact me,” said Caltech’s baseball coach John D’Auria.

Tickets for this outing cost $10 per person and go on sale beginning April 1. They can be purchased at the Human Resources office, Tech Express, the ticket office, and at the credit union’s La Cañada branch. At JPL, tickets will be sold at the employee store.

Caltech has arranged for charter buses that will leave campus that morning for Dodger Stadium at 10:45 a.m. The charge is $3. Parking for private vehicles is available at the stadium for $8.
•