The Prospect League baseball team that’s coming to Peru might have a marketing advantage. The team name, Pistol Shrimp, is memorable. Manager June Keeley says people always ask what a pistol shrimp is. It’s a water-dwelling creature that stuns its prey with a quick hit so hard it sounds like a pistol firing.
Keeley says the zanier the team names, the better. The team’s first game is May 27th in Normal. Its first home game is the next day. The team’s home games at Veterans Park are free to attend this year.