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Swing Batter Batter Swing! Mystery Cache

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chevyguy01: Cache has become too grown over and too many complaints about surroundings. Hopefully I can revive this endpoint to another location with a different puzzle some day.

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Hidden : 4/20/2008
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Both parts are in Drost Park, cammoed plastic container.

Welcome to the long history of baseball in Maryville, Illinois. The above coordinates will take you to a baseball memorial filled with 13 names of players from Maryville that made it to professional ball. Find the player "John Drost" and look for the date associtated with him (1ABC). You will need to solve the easy equations below to find the new coordintates.

E = A-B
F = A/B
G = B/C
H = (A/B)-B
I = A-B
J = A/C

Final destination:
N 38° 43.EFG W 089° 57.HIJ

Original contents: Grizzlies baseball, BOA soft baseball, 2 baseball clappers and baseball bat pen. Log & pen included.

I HAVE RECEIVED A FEW CONCERN NOTES, I CHECKED THE CACHE ON 10/4/2008, THERE IS CONTRUCTION IN AREA BUT CACHE IS IN TACT. I WILL KEEP CHECKING PERIOCIALLY.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Rkcrevraprq pnpuref fubhyq jnyx evtug gb guvf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)