Baseball talk heats up

AUBURN - Over 200 local baseball fans stepped out of the snow and ice and into the comfy confines of the Springside Inn to enjoy a hot meal and talk a little baseball as the Doubledays held their sixth annual Hot Stove Dinner and Silent Auction.

It is far from baseball season, yet a perfect time for the community to get together for a little fun and a whole lot of baseball chatter. Among the event's speakers was Doubledays manager Dennis Holmberg, who never misses the event, was on hand along with Toronto Blue Jays pitcher and former Auburn player, Jesse Litsch, and current Doubledays outfielder and two-time all-star Ben Zeskind.

There was a lot to celebrate as the night kicked off with a moment of silence for Leo Pinckney and Chuck Savage, two influential figures in Auburn baseball who recently passed away.