Hitting minor league ballparks, college campuses

Duke University Chapel commands a prime location on the campus of the Durham, N.C., school.   (Lance King / Getty Images)

A student walks on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville.   (Collegiate Images/Getty Images)

The breakfast tacos at Over Easy Cafe in Asheville, N.C., are superb.  (John Carpenter / Chicago Tribune)

The Durham bull, featured in the movie “Bull Durham,” now sits over left field at the minor league ballpark. If a member of the home team hits it, he wins a steak.  (John Carpenter / Chicago Tribune)

The hot chicken lives up to its name at Hattie B’s in Nashville.  (John Carpenter / Chicago Tribune)

The writer, John Carpenter, right, and his son, Patrick, at an Asheville Tourists game.   (John Carpenter / Chicago Tribune)

Mr. Moon, the Asheville Tourists’ mascot, works the crowd.  (John Carpenter / Chicago Tribune)

Two things that weren’t surprising at the minor league ballpark in Nashville: The Sounds scoreboard is guitar-shaped, and the game features Elvis impersonators.   (John Carpenter / Chicago Tribune)

Prospective students take a tour of Vanderbilt University in Nashville.  (John Carpenter / Chicago Tribune)