▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Des ert ▁Foundation ▁for ▁the ▁naming ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁the ▁presentation ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁the ▁Home coming ▁game ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁team ▁faced ▁Imperial ▁Valley ▁College . ▁The ▁Road run ners ▁won ▁the ▁game , ▁ 5 0 – 8 . ▁ ▁Baseball ▁plays ▁their ▁games ▁at ▁Ted ▁Hamilton ▁Field , ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁sc out ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁Indian ▁Well s , ▁California ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Road run ners ▁Baseball . ▁After ▁working ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁motion ▁picture ▁studio ▁business , ▁Hamilton ▁retired ▁to ▁Indian ▁Well s ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Pl anning ▁Commission er , ▁running ▁for ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁finishing ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁At - Lar ge ▁race . ▁Hamilton ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁book , ▁titled ▁" D iam ond ▁D ust ▁T id - B its ," ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁about ▁his ▁years ▁in ▁professional ▁baseball . ▁ ▁Football ▁Tro phy ▁Games ▁ ▁The ▁Road run ners ▁have ▁two ▁Football ▁" T ro phy ▁Games " ▁a ▁season , ▁the ▁longest ▁running ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁" The ▁Pal ms - to - P ines " ▁game , ▁which ▁occurs ▁each ▁season ▁against ▁the ▁M t . ▁San ▁Jac into ▁College ▁E ag les . ▁The ▁tro phy ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁The ▁Des ert ▁Sun ▁beginning ▁in ▁