Capitol Hill little leaguers and other young ballplayers from Seattle’s core make the sports pages of the New York Times today in this article detailing the success of the Seattle Central Little League — Little League Baseball Has Seen the Future, and It’s in the Cities:
A $5,000 grant from Little League went to help pay for equipment for the Seattle Central league. Government grants helped pay for new batting cages that cost $60,000.
All for an organization that Steve Orser, the Seattle Central league’s president, said was nearly defunct a decade ago after the program had “lost its direction.”
Reinvigorated six years ago with fresh leadership and new volunteers, the number of players has grown from 30 to more than 400. All the nearly three dozen teams are named after squads from the Negro Leagues.
It has presented Orser with some welcome problems.
Seattle Central League boundaries
“At some point, we’re going to have to cap it,” he said in a phone interview. “We’re running out of fields, equipment and supplies. Scheduling can be a headache.”
Article doesn’t mention it, but the Seattle Central League supports teams for players from tee ball through ‘majors’ and softball. You can learn more about the league and how to support it on the SCL site.
