20160612 - 1800 Baseball (hrb)

Mike Greene - For Shaw Media Grayslake Heritage Center Executive Director Dave Oberg laughs while explaining phrases of the day during a Civil War-era baseball game between the McHenry County Independants and the Grayslake Athletics Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Village Hall Park in Prairie Grove.

Mike Greene - For Shaw Media McHenry County Independants' Haden "Mini Muffin" Tipps, of Walworth Wisconsin, crosses home plate winning the fleet of foot contest before the start of a Civil War-era baseball game against the Grayslake Athletics Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Village Hall Park in Prairie Grove.

Mike Greene - For Shaw Media Grayslake Athletics' Brian "B. Diddy" Ditton, of Grayslake swings at a pitch during a Civil War-era baseball game against the McHenry County Independants Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Village Hall Park in Prairie Grove.

Mike Greene - For Shaw Media McHenry County Independants' Gus "The Machine" Tipps, of Walworth Wisconsin, celebrates with teammates after scoring during a Civil War-era baseball game against the Grayslake Athletics Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Village Hall Park in Prairie Grove.

Mike Greene - For Shaw Media Grayslake Heritage Center Executive Director Dave Oberg explains the rules of the game before the start of a Civil War-era baseball game between the McHenry County Independants and the Grayslake Athletics Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Village Hall Park in Prairie Grove.

Mike Greene - For Shaw Media McHenry County Independants' Jim "Hillbilly" Holsten, of Crystal Lake, pitches to Grayslake Athletics' Kevin "Poppy" DeBolt, of Round Lake Beach" during a Civil War-era baseball game Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Village Hall Park in Prairie Grove.

Mike Greene - For Shaw Media McHenry County Independants' Paul "The Breadman" Skowronski, of Woodstock, introduces himself before the start of a Civil War-era baseball game against the Grayslake Athletics Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Village Hall Park in Prairie Grove.

Mike Greene - For Shaw Media McHenry County Independants' Jim "Hillbilly" Holsten, of Crystal Lake, pitches to Grayslake Athletics' Kevin "Poppy" DeBolt, of Round Lake Beach" during a Civil War-era baseball game Sunday, June 12, 2016 at Village Hall Park in Prairie Grove.