We had a great day yesterday. The weather was perfect, and we had about 30 kids show up for Sandlot Day.
We scheduled major leaguers from 12:00pm-2:00pm, and Minor leaguers from 2:00pm-4:00pm. A handful of Major leaguers stayed the entire 4 hours. We supplied a couple of bags of equipment, and even brought wiffleball sets, but the kids wanted to play hardball.
The cool thing was watching the kids, especially the major leaguers, do everything themselves - picking captains, choosing sides, setting lineups, etc. The kids let each other hit too, rather than trying to just blow pitches past each other. The major leaguers were really good with the younger kids - moving up to pitch to them and letting them hit as well.
The BCLL board approved funding hot dogs and drinks for the kids, so we kept everyone fed during the event.
Many parents stayed to watch, and I think everyone involved really enjoyed the day and thought it was a great concept. I would expect more kids to participate next year.
Thanks again for the supplies and for pushing the idea.
- Derek, Bear Country Little League
