Chansky’s Notebook: Long-Distancing

Posted Oct 31, 2024
Yes, that was Erin Matson at Yankee Stadium. Carolina’s Superwoman may not leap tall buildings, but she travels fast. From the practice field at Karen Shelton Stadium to a box seat at the World Series, where her boyfriend Ben Casparius was pitching for the Dodgers. Flash back five years, Casparius, a UNC pitcher/infielder had just started dating Matson. (Chapelboro.com)

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