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was with Tuckahoe Little League, and people would say,
'Oh, my son went through there,' and, 'My niece went
through there.'"
"It's tied very richly into the fabric of this community,"
she says. "And I think because they have such a long
history, this fall season they had one of their highest
signups for fall ball."
Like facility operators across the country, she had
concerns about the impact of COVID-19 restrictions.
"We were closed down but still did our tryouts in June
and July. Suddenly we're looking at trying to find
people up for another year of baseball and softball,
and we came out with the same number of teams and
just an overwhelming desire by parents to have their
kids in sports."
That doesn't mean the last year hasn't been
challenging with revenue lost during the shutdown.
"We still need to make that up, but we didn't lose
members. To me, that is just a great testament to the
program, the members, and certainly to
the community."
