Boerne author chronicles Depression-era Hill Country baseball

For baseball fans and history lovers alike, recently published "Hill Country Ball" is a doubleheader.

The book, written by Boerne resident Richard Butler and published by Texas Tech University Press, tells the story of Depression-era baseball in the Texas German Belt.

Along the way to reading and learning about town baseball teams, Butler weaves in off-the-field cultural issues of the day, and beyond, and describes their impact on both the Hill Country League and Mountain League.