- October 3, 2024
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Palm Coast Little League’s baseball and softball players, ages 4 to 16, were grouped by their teams’ colorful uniforms as they waited beyond the outfield fence for the March 2 Opening Day ceremony to begin.
When the gates opened, the players and coaches, representing 10 divisions, paraded onto Field One at the Indian Trails Sports Complex. They lined up with their teammates at the edge of the infield making a colorful ring around the diamond.
The national anthem was played. Warren Scales, the children’s pastor at Parkview Church, gave the invocation. PCLL President Tiffany Schmidt introduced the league’s Board of Directors. And several dignitaries threw ceremonial first pitches.
The first pitches were thrown by:
Kinsella also planned Movie Night in the Park. “He is always asking me if he can help me with anything,” Schmidt said. “He is very much appreciated.”
Softball and baseball players Emily Warren and Nolan Schmidt, who are aging out of the league, served as catchers for the first pitches.
The season runs through the end of April. Fifteen games were played on Opening Day.
After the morning ceremony, the teams that were scheduled to play in the early games began to warm up. It was time to Play Ball!