Opening day for the RailCats

RailCats' Brian Kolb dives back to first to beat the tag by the Saltdogs' Ian Gac as the Gary South Shore RailCats tangle with the Lincoln Saltdogs Thursday.

Opening day for the RailCats

The Saltdogs' Matt Forgatch dives safely into second beating the tag by RailCats' as the Gary South Shore RailCats tangle with the Lincoln Saltdogs Thursday.

Opening day for the RailCats

The RailCats' Chase Tucker dives for an infield fly but can't get to it as the Gary South Shore RailCats tangle with the Lincoln Saltdogs Thursday.

Opening day for the RailCats

RailCats' catcher Craig Maddox pulls in a foul ball for a Saltdogs out as the Gary South Shore RailCats tangle with the Lincoln Saltdogs Thursday.

Opening day for the RailCats

Alain Quijano pitches for the RailCats as the Gary South Shore RailCats tangle with the Lincoln Saltdogs Thursday.

Opening day for the RailCats

The RailCats' Chase Tucker dives for an infield fly but can't get to it as the Gary South Shore RailCats tangle with the Lincoln Saltdogs Thursday.

Opening day for the RailCats

The Saltdogs' catcher Jeremy Mayo appeals to home plate umpire Mike O'Leary after the RailCats' Brian Kolb dives safely into home as the Gary South Shore RailCats tangle with the Lincoln Saltdogs Thursday.

Opening day for the RailCats

The RailCats' Adam Klein dives into home plate beating the tag by the Saltdogs' Jeremy Mayo as the Gary South Shore RailCats tangle with the Lincoln Saltdogs Thursday.

Opening day for the RailCats

The RailCats' Adam Klein dives into home plate beating the tag by the Saltdogs' Jeremy Mayo as the Gary South Shore RailCats tangle with the Lincoln Saltdogs Thursday.

One Region, One Vision approach has many facets

Youngstown, Ohio Mayor Jay Williams speaks during a Gary and Region Investment Project Urban Exchange in Gary on April 27. Williams is now part of the Obama administration, as executive director of the Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers.

Creating relevance in the Rust Belt

Youngstown, Ohio, Mayor Jay Williams talks about the challenges and successes of his city during a GRIP Urban Exchange at The Steel Yard in Gary.

Creating relevance in the Rust Belt

Youngstown, Ohio, Mayor Jay Williams, left, and and Gary Mayor Rudy Clay listen to U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky's speech Wednesday GRIP's Urban Exchange at The Steel Yard in Gary.

Quality of Life, One Region event set for Sept. 8

Jay Williams, former mayor of Youngstown, Ohio, and director of the White House's Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers, is expected to speak about local and national issues at the One Region, One Vision/Quality of Life Council's Sept. 8 event in Merrillville. Also slated to sp…

Klein's walkoff single gives RailCats win in 10 innings

GARY | Adam Klein had struck out looking in his first two at-bats of the night.

GRAPHIC: Where is the best seat?

The Times watched six RailCats games, against the Joliet JackHammers and Kansas City T-Bones, charting each pitch to pinpoint the optimum spots for a fan to snag a ball. There are few general seating areas in fair/home-run territory, so those hits largely were ignored. Over the course of the…