Vintage baseball begins Saturday at Fort Trumbull State Park with a season opener between New London's Thames Base BallClub and the Blues of Bristol, R.I.

The first of the two games, which are played according to the game's 1861 rules, is scheduled for 11 a.m., with the second contest planned for 1:30 p.m. Admission is free to the public.

The Thames Club has scheduled 10 home games, which are split into five double-headers: Sunday, July 6 (Waterbury Connors); Saturday, July 26 (Columbia BBC); Saturday, Aug. 23 (Sandy Hooks of Newtown); and Sunday, Sept. 28 (Bridgeport Orators).

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