MISSOULA OSPREY VS. BILLINGS MUSTANGS

The grandstands at Ogren Park,
Allegiance Field, Missoula, MT

The Missoula Osprey hosted the Billings Mustangs on a pleasant night at Ogren Park. Since we couldn't buy tickets in advance, we arrived early to ensure we could acquire tickets to our liking. For reasons that weren't explained to us, the gates weren't opened until 6:25 for a 7:00 game. The gates typically open an hour before the scheduled first pitch so we were stuck standing outside the park for about twenty-five minutes.

OGREN PARK AT ALLEGIENCE FIELD - MISSOULA, MT

Ogren Park at Allegiance Field, on
the Clark Fork River, Missoula, MT

The Missoula Osprey play at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field. Sigh... Another place where they don't know how to pick a name. As far as the team nickname goes, they chose a great one. The osprey is a fish eating raptor sometimes called a fish eagle. It is adept at spotting fish in the water and diving down to pluck them out with their talons. The logo on one of the Missoula Osprey caps has an osprey's talons clutching a large fish. There is an osprey nest atop a pole beyond the right-centerfield fence. I hope we'll be able to see the team's resident osprey take off and snatch a fish out of the Clark Fork River at the game tonight. (The Clark Fork River passes the stadium just beyond rightfield.)