Chris Dominguez is having an awful lot of fun on the baseball field lately. An infielder and outfielder for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League, Dominguez hit seven home runs for Louisville during its magical run to the College World Series this spring.

Each year, families on Cape Cod open their homes for two months, sometimes housing two or three ballplayers for the summer. Often, the families have children, many of whom look up to the players as big brothers and role models. The relationships are mutually beneficial, as each of the players I spoke with on the Cape said they will most definitely stay in touch with their host families well beyond this summer and their baseball careers.

Following Monday’s game between Harwich and Hyannis, I asked Chris to comment on his relationship with his host family.