Black Bear Interrupts Simsbury Baseball Game

SIMSBURY, CT — A junior varsity baseball game at Simsbury High School was briefly interrupted Tuesday by the appearance of a black bear in the outfield.

Photos taken by spectator Scott Kerr and provided to Simsbury Patch show the presence of the bear, which appears to have emerged from a wooded area located between the high school and the adjacent Hop Meadow Country Club. The high school baseball field is not enclosed by a fence.

Simsbury athletic director Jeff Pinney said, "The coaches and umpire handled the situation well, evacuating the immediate area until the bear was gone, and the trainer took the golf cart to the area to ensure that the bear was in fact gone before play resumed."

Photo credits: Scott Kerr

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