May 5, 2010
COLD SPRING, NY - The SUNY Youth Sports Institute is pleased to announce that the Philipstown Little League hosted the first of many Sandlot Day 2010 events on Sunday, May 2. Despite the hot and humid day, the major and minor teams of the Philipstown Little League and Softball League were able to play the game of baseball without adult interference.
Of the more than 50 youngsters came to the ballpark and participated in Sandlot Day 2010. Philipstown Little League®, President Eddie Barry was impressed on how creative and fair the kids made the games. Barry said that the only adult supervision at the games were during the Noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. time slots. Other than that, the kids had full range of the ball fields in Philipstown. The kids elected their own managers, captains and umpires. The older kids even included minor league players with players from the majors.
