Binghamton, NY - On Wednesday, August 4th, West Corners Little League held its annual wiffle-ball game for 12-year-old baseball and softball players. This year, however, the end-of-the-season event had a "sandlot" theme to it. West Corners Little League President Jim Silkworth said, "We kept the parents away from the field, and except for very few ground rules the kids ran the game themselves. It worked out really well." Silkworth is stepping down from the board as his son moves on from Little League, but he has left the program in good standing for his successor. Last March, 42 coaches from the league were certified through the SUNY Youth Sports Institute, an organization that will continue to certify new coaches in the league each year. Furthermore, the league intends to offer a "Sandlot Day" to all its participants in future seasons. "It [Sandlot Day] could be expanded next year to set aside a day for all the regular season teams to do the same thing, but with "real" ball," said Silkworth.
