Nicholas Currie always dreamed about playing in a Major League Stadium one day. He’s going to get his chance Sunday. The Princeton Post 125 player from has been selected to play for Team Illinois against Missouri in a battle of American League All-Stars on Sunday at Busch Stadium in St.
Louis following the Cardinals-Giants game. Princeton Post 125 manager Dave Camp initially nominated seven of his players and Currie, a 2023 graduate of Putnam County High School, was selected. “It was a beautiful surprise after a nice win with the team out at the Kewanee tournament,” Currie said of learning the news.
“When you’re little, you’re always dreaming about being one of those guys down there playing underneath the lights and being out on the big boys field. To be able to live out that dream now at Busch Stadium, it’s going to be an amazing experience for sure. “The best thing about is going down to represent the Princeton American Legion, the state of Illinois and playing for all my teammates down there and show them what we’re made of.
” A White Sox fan, Currie likes the Cardinals home at Busch Stadium. “I just went down to a Cardinal game couple weeks ago with some of my friends from college. It’s an amazing stadium.
So it’s going to be an amazing feeling to be on the field playing,” he said. Currie said playing for the is pretty much like having an Illinois Valley All-Star team. “We’ve got all the best guys from L-P, Bureau Valley, Princeton, Putnam C.