Project Play WNY Teams Up with Local Community Organizations to Offer Free Softball, Baseball & T-ball Leagues for the East Side, West Side and Black Rock Communities
2024 Registration is now open for Project Play Ball! Spring clinics begin April 15, with the season starting May 18
Project Play WNY, in partnership with the MLB Nike RBI program, is pleased to announce “Project Play Ball!,” offering free house softball, baseball & t-ball leagues and clinics for girls and boys ages 4-13 in the City of Buffalo this spring and summer. The Buffalo Police Athletic League, Willie Hutch Jones Educational & Sports Programming, River Rock Baseball and West Side Baseball have collaborated to host four in-house leagues for the East Side, West Side and Black Rock communities.
Games and practices will be held at three Buffalo parks – Walden Park (10 Bakos Blvd.), McCarthy Park (304 East Amherst St.) and Riverside Park (2607 Niagara St.). Spring clinics begin April 15, and the season starts May 18.
3&2 Baseball and the DICK’s Sporting Goods Foundation partnered with Project Play WNY to support free equipment for each team, including a uniform for every player. The Buffalo Bisons will also provide free tickets to program participants for the June 16 home game.
The softball/baseball clinics and leagues align with Project Play WNY’s mission of building a community in which all children have the opportunity to be active through sports.
“We’re excited to launch this collaborative effort to bring house softball, baseball and t-ball to City of Buffalo neighborhoods, at no cost to families, as part of our continued efforts to open up access to sports,” said Aaron Hord, Director, Project Play WNY. “It is imperative that we revitalize in-town leagues to create affordable opportunities for youth to participate in local programs built for all athletes and all skill levels.”
Each league will provide programming for the following divisions:
Co-Ed T-ball – Ages 4-7
Girls’ Softball – Ages 8-10
Girls’ Softball – Ages 11-13
Boys’ Baseball – Ages 8-10
Boys’ Baseball – Ages 11-13
To learn more and to register, please visit www.projectplay.org/softballbaseball.