Saturday was the first official 2018 opening day of baseball for the Christiansburg Recreation Department. Baseball and softball players participated in a “parade of champions” and played their first game of the spring at the Harkrader Sports Complex.The parade of champions included T-ball, coach’s pitch, Dixie baseball and Babe Ruth softball.Radford University baseball coach Joe Raccuia was the guest speaker at Saturday’s opening ceremonies and encouraged players to just have fun and learn the game.
