SOUTH BEND — It used to be you could arrive at Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium — aka "The Cove" — without a ticket minutes before a game and pretty much be guaranteed a seat to see the South Bend White Sox or South Bend Silver Hawks anywhere in the park.
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