Son played for the Madison Mallards two summers in a row and absolutely loved it. Top-drawing summer collegiate team in the country with nearly 7,000 fans a game. It was carnival with promotions including a duck zip-line, baby races, a monkey-on-a-dog show.. every night it was something.
The boys would show up to the games three hours early to practice, play three hours, then sign autographs for an hour more. A full-time job. Then they'd jump on a bus to the next town. There were only a few off days and by the end of the summer all of the players were exhausted but had the best times of their lives.
BTW most of the players on his team were eventually drafted. The Northwoods League is fantastic.