Heading to the Ballgame: Comerica Park, the home of the Tigers. The base­ball sea­son started in April and will con­tinue into October. Tickets can be pur­chased online on the Tiger’s home­page at tigers​.mlb​.com. Photo cour­tesy of Tyler Ross

As some Ferris State stu­dents use their sum­mer vaca­tion to relax on the beach, many stu­dents have made a trip to Detroit to watch America’s pas­time, which is a sum­mer tradition.

While activ­i­ties such as going to con­certs and camp­ing out are sta­ples of a col­lege student’s sum­mer, more and more Ferris stu­dents have made going to a Detroit Tigers game an annual sum­mer tra­di­tion.“There’s just some­thing about going to a base­ball game on a sum­mer after­noon and tak­ing in the expe­ri­ence, espe­cially at a Tigers game,” said Tyler Ross, a junior mar­ket­ing stu­dent at Ferris who has gone to at least one Tigers game each sum­mer for the past five years. “The envi­ron­ment at a Comerica Park is awe­some and it’s fun to head to a game with a cou­ple of friends.”

Though some stu­dents catch a game because of the envi­ron­ment of the sta­dium, the afford­abil­ity of see­ing a game has influ­enced some stu­dents to make going to a game an annual sum­mer activity.

Junior Josh Dubey, who is study­ing pre-optometry at Ferris, said the prices of tick­ets, which range from $5 to $70 depend­ing on the sec­tion, allows him to have some sum­mer fun with­out break­ing the bank.

“It helps that I don’t have to go broke to go catch a game,” said Dubey. “It’s cheaper than any other sport­ing event and it’s some­thing fun that I can do with my friends.”

Dubey also said that check­ing out down­town Detroit, where Comerica Park is located, is another plus of head­ing to a game.

“Most peo­ple don’t think of Detroit as a cool place to be, but there are some good restau­rants and places to check out while you’re there,” said Dubey.

While the game itself is the focus of most stu­dents who go to the ball­park, some stu­dents find the drive to Detroit the best part of the experience.

“It’s always fun to take a road trip dur­ing the sum­mer with a cou­ple of your bud­dies,” said Cory Carter, a junior study­ing crim­i­nal jus­tice at Ferris. “Going to a game just com­bines the fun of hit­ting the road with your friends with the fun of hang­ing out and cheer­ing on the home team.”

Though stu­dents have a myr­iad of options to choose from for their sum­mer fun, head­ing out to the ball­park looks to remain a grow­ing trend at Ferris.

“It doesn’t feel like sum­mer until I go to a Tigers game,” said Ross. “There’s noth­ing like enjoy­ing a sum­mer day and sup­port­ing your home-state team.”