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 On August 21st 2017, in the
small city of Keizer, Oregon,

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America’s national pastime
experienced a game interruption

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of literally cosmic proportions.
“That was the craziest thing

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I've ever seen." " That was
amazing, That was absolutely

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amazing. I’m at a loss for
words."

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On this day, the moon
blocked out the sun, creating

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the first total solar eclipse to
cross the entire US in nearly a

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century. This was also the first
“Eclipse Delay” professional

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baseball has ever seen.

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[Announcer: "And it looks like
we're going to go into the
delay.

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Get ready folks."]"Solar
Eclipse delay at Volcanoes
Stadium!"

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[crowd cheering]

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None of these events
happened by chance however.

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While the forces of the universe
were already set to

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provide the main attraction,
this unique viewing experience

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was the product of great
teamwork by the Salem-Keizer

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Volcanoes Minor League Baseball
team and NASA’s Lunar

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Reconnaissance Orbiter mission.
Over the course of a four-day

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home series, representatives
from NASA Goddard and LRO set up

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shop in Volcanoes Stadium. There
were on-the-field science

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presentations, NASA videos
playing on the jumbotron, and a

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variety of learning
opportunities taking place in

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booths on the concourse,
creating one of the most unique

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science-sporting events in the
country. Noah Petro, the Deputy

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Project Scientist for LRO, even
got to fulfill a childhood dream

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by throwing out the ceremonial
pitch. If you were a fan of

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baseball, lunar science, or just
eager to have a clear view of a

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total solar eclipse this was the
place to be. "What are you

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looking forward to today? Is
there something you're really

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excitied about seeing?" "I
definitely want to see

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the corona and I'm looking
forward to totality."

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"What made you decide to come
to the Volcanoes stadium today 

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for the eclipse?" "Well I really
want to see the eclipse

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and I also love baseball, so
it's kinda a two-in-one."

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 And on August 21st, after the
top of the first inning,

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the moon and the sun did not
disappoint.

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[Announcer: "Take off your
glasses!"]

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[cheers and screams]

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After totality had passed over
the park, Noah tossed a ball all

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the way across the country to a
similar event

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being held at the Charleston
Riverdogs stadium – creating

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what could be described as a
“transcontinental eclipse

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double-header.”  [Jumbotron:
"Great throw Noah!"]

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And while eclipse onlookers got
great views of this rare event

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from the ground, the LRO
spacecraft

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took a picture from space that
day – showcasing an incredible

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view of the moon’s shadow on the
Earth. For both spectators and

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scientists alike, this total
solar eclipse event was not just

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a hit, but a grand slam homerun.

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[Singing: "Take me out to the
ball game,

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take me out to the crowd. Buy
me some peanuts and Cracker Jack

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I don't care if I ever get back,
so it's root, root, root

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for Volcanoes - if they don't
win it's a shame.

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For it's one, two, three strikes
you're out

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at the old ball game!"]