The Easter Monday Baseball Game: North Carolina State and Wake Forest on the Diamond, 1899-1956

by Tim Peeler

The fifty-eight year Easter Monday baseball rivalry between North Carolina State University and Wake Forest University had a traditional fraternity celebration known as the PIKA Ball, held on the N.C. State campus, that followed it on Monday evening. Told from the viewpoint of sports journalists, players, fans, and PIKA members, the narrative reveals the excitement and developing strategies as the contest traverses several baseball eras. At the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786474521
• ISBN13: 9780786474523
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher