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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”174778″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”22px”][vc_column_text]It was a dark and stormy night at Nationals Park, but that was no match for the sunny energy of the 70-plus friends who came out to support Best Buddies. Washington may have lost to Atlanta, but Best Buddies celebrated a win for inclusion.<\/p>\n

We were happy to welcome many friendship pairs, including Eric and Zach. They\u2019ve been friends for over a year and a half and enjoy texting and attending concerts together. Most of the time, Eric is on stage playing the washboard. Eric loves baseball, so the two friends were excited to don their favorite jerseys and indulge in stadium delicacies like cracker jacks and hot dogs.<\/p>\n

\"Best<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really nice having all the Best Buddies friends here and so many familiar faces,\u201d Zach said. \u201cEric knows everyone in the front row. It\u2019s just been a good time!\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked how much fun he was having and why he wanted to go to the baseball game, all Eric had to say was, \u201cGO NATS!\u201d<\/p>\n

George Washington couldn\u2019t have said it better himself.<\/p>\n

The party didn\u2019t stop at the ballpark because the weekend of fun continued the next day at Old Ox Brewery for a competitive cornhole competition benefiting the Champion of the Year campaign.<\/p>\n

\"Best<\/p>\n

Professional and amateur teams faced off in the back of the brewery. Teams with matching jerseys and personalized bean bags gave the beginners some tips before defeating them and moving on to the next round.<\/p>\n

Underdog Team Justin-credible made up of two men named Justin, who met 15 minutes before the tournament began, made it three rounds in before ultimately suffering a loss to a father-son duo. Justin #1 showed up a week early to his match but was happy to stay and support Best Buddies. That\u2019s the type of energy we love.<\/p>\n

Rob and James with Irish Rose Cornhole led a spectacular tournament, and thanks to our Trophy Sponsor, ZS, the winners got to take home custom Best Buddies and ZS cornhole boards. Score!<\/p>\n

From cheering on George, Thomas, Abe, and Teddy during the fourth-inning Presidents\u2019 Race to enjoying beer and competitive lawn games, this weekend was a homerun for friendship and inclusion.<\/p>\n

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A weekend full of baseball, beer, and bean bags.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2080,"featured_media":174778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"vadc-single-post.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[504,505],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nBest Buddies Hits it Out of the Park! - Best Buddies International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/vadc\/best-buddies-hits-it-out-of-the-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Best Buddies Hits it Out of the Park! - Best Buddies International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A weekend full of baseball, beer, and bean bags.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/vadc\/best-buddies-hits-it-out-of-the-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Best Buddies International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-28T14:08:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-28T14:42:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-BBVADC-Best-Buddies-at-Nationals-Game.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"leemosler\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"leemosler\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/vadc\/best-buddies-hits-it-out-of-the-park\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/vadc\/best-buddies-hits-it-out-of-the-park\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"leemosler\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#\/schema\/person\/e016e3c8c2cd3b7e04adf72b23efb560\"},\"headline\":\"Best Buddies Hits it Out of the Park!\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-28T14:08:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-28T14:42:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/vadc\/best-buddies-hits-it-out-of-the-park\/\"},\"wordCount\":410,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/vadc\/best-buddies-hits-it-out-of-the-park\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-BBVADC-Best-Buddies-at-Nationals-Game.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Capital Region\",\"Capital Region News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/vadc\/best-buddies-hits-it-out-of-the-park\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/vadc\/best-buddies-hits-it-out-of-the-park\/\",\"name\":\"Best Buddies Hits it Out of the Park! 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