A Miracle League Field Is Coming To North Augusta
A Miracle League field is coming to North Augusta
What Is The Miracle League?
Here’s my history with the Miracle League. About 15 years ago, while watching television one evening I saw a story on something called “The Miracle League”. It’s a baseball league developed for children with special needs. The field is a smaller configuration of a little league field, with artificial turf on the entire expanse of the field.
When I saw the story, I had just come off creating the local version of a fundraising radiothon for the local children’s hospital. That event, started in 2001 has now raised over $4 million. It remains one of the most satisfying accomplishments of my radio career. I was looking for something to fill that void. That’s when I learned about the Miracle League.
I took the idea to a number of organizations in town and found a believer in the folks at the “Y”. I can’t thank Danny McConnell enough for believing the project and bringing it to fruition. He gives me way too much credit for it. I just had the idea, and he found the money and the wherewithal to get it across the finish line.
Every Child Deserves Fun
Now all of these years later, I can’t tell you how many boys and girls have had the experience of finding themselves on a baseball field, playing the game, and honestly, having the same fun that every child deserves.
On another note, the one thing I was not prepared for when the field opened was the response from the parents. They never thought they would see their kids, on a field, with other children, playing baseball.
Fast forward to 2023. I hear that the folks in North Augusta are thinking of creating another field. Apparently, this time, it was spearheaded by the organization The RECing Crew. The folks at the RECing Crew were a large part of the original Miracle League field.
I couldn’t be more excited to hear the news that another Miracle League field will be coming to the community.
I can’t wait for their first season.