Photos by: Lillian Furlong // THE WESTERN FRONT
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Bellingham Bells pitcher Chris Howard, cheers as the Bells score a run against Corvallis Knights, on Monday, July 19 at Joe Martin Field. Howard pitched the first inning for the Bells. After he hung out behind the backstop with his teammates.The Bells won 1-16. -
Bellingham Bells pitcher Chris Howard, 20, practices his throwing technique during a game at Joe Martin Field. -
Bellingham Bells pitcher, Chris Howard, 20, looks toward first base before throwing the ball, on Tuesday, July 5, at Joe Martin Field. -
(from left to right) Michelle Neff, Hudson,2, Kai, 9 and Ryan sing-a-long to the song “Take me out to the home game” during the seventh inning of the Bells game, on July 7, at Joe Martin Field. The Neff family goes to every home game the Bells play. The children run the bases at the end of the game and will sometimes say hi to Chris after the game, Ryan Neff said. -
(left to right) Carson, 7, Chris Howard, 20, and Kai, 9 play a game of bump in the early afternoon, on Thursday, July 14 at the Neff’s home. -
Bellingham Bells player Chris Howard pitches the ball, on Tuesday, July 5 at Joe Martin Field. The Bells played against the Walla Walla Sweets. -
Chris Howard (left) watches his host brother Carson, 7, play Wii at the Neff’s home on Thursday, July 14. Howard had come back from a fishing trip that morning and Carson was waiting to leave on a boating trip with his grandparents. -
Bellingham Bells pitcher, Chris Howard is given high-fives after pitching the first inning, on Monday, July 18, at Joe Martin Field -
Kai Neff, 9, tells a story about one of Chris Howard's first days in Bellingham. -
Bellingham Bells pitcher Chris Howard, 20, Ryan Neff and Carson Neff, 7, wait to throw out the first pitch, on Friday, July 8, at Joe Martin Field. -
(from front to back) Carson Neff, 7, Ryan Neff and Bellingham Bells pitcher Chris Howard, 20, jog off the field after Ryan Neff threw out the first pitch, on Friday, July 8 at Joe Martin Field. Howard has been staying with the Neff family while playing for the Bellingham Bells this summer. The Bells have a homestay program which places visiting Bells players with families in Bellingham.
