In the first game ever played in a professional baseball league, the first player to get a base hit was James “Deacon” White. He went on to play for the next 20 years or so, well into his 40s.

The Deacon Walk will begin approximately two and a half hours before kickoff and will start at a new location, beginning at the corner of Deacon Blvd and Piccolo Lane. Led by the Demon Deacon and ...