Ball Game with a Twist (Literally)
by TyeBuckner on 6/14/12Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark - Oklahoma CityRating: 4 out of 5This was my children's first minor league game to attend while on vacation in OKC. We ordered tickets a month out and were super excited as a family to experience baseball at its finest...outside of youth Little League. YEAH! We walked form our hotel to the ballpark early and took in all of the sights, sounds, and smells of the park. Bought one of everything at the gift shop and settled into our 2nd row seats. One word....WOWZERS! In the 3rd inning, the locals from OKC started looking around at the very dark grey sky and some promptly left their seats. I googled the local radar and at the same time a flood of water and hail began to hit the stadium seats. An announcement came on for all fans to be aware of the weather conditions seek a covered location. Approximately 3 minutes later the sirens were heard prompting the area of a tornado warning and to take cover. We ran originally to the restrooms and prayed. Amazingly the ballpark staff and security were super organized and ready for any emergency cirmstance and pulled all guests into the safety of the staduim basement and kept communicating the status of the storm. While my husband and sons were sad not to see the whole game, I was RELIEVED that the OKC Redhawks protect their fans and have such great emergency protocols. Thank you always for keeping us safe.
