Sports

Registration Open for Buddy Baseball

The recreation league is for kids with special needs in Tampa Bay.

Buddy Baseball is a non-competitive recreational league for boys and girls with special needs in the Tampa Bay area, including Pasco. 

A buddy is paired with each player, and the league fosters friendships and breaks down barriers. Buddy Baseball is an opportunity like no other for children with special needs.

Online registration for players, buddies and coaches is open until Friday January 4, 2013.  Go to www.buddybaseball.org.

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Buddy and Coach Training: Saturday, January 26, 2013

Meet and Greet: Saturday, February 2, 2013

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Season: Saturdays, February 9 - March 30, 2013 

End of Season Party: Saturday, April 6, 2013

Games: Saturdays at either 10 a.m., 11:15 a.m. 12;30 p.m., 1:45 p.m.

Location: Temple Terrace Family Recreation Complex Softball Fields

Players: Students (boys and girls) with special needs ages 8 - 22

Buddies: 10 - 18 years old

Registration: $30 per players with special needs, $15 for "Buddies" No charge for Coaches  (Scholarships are available)

For more information, contact Russ Oberbroeckling, buddy baseball commissioner, at (813) 416-5742 or via email at buddybaseball@verizon.net.


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