Hi All,

Little League is asking all the Leagues to consider playing a “regular summer season”… starting sometime in early May.

As of this moment, The state of Washington is on lock-down to about May 10-12. This means that local health officials will ask everyone to follow “distancing guidelines” and “assembly of a limited number of persons”. I think we should all follow that guidance.

However, IF the lockdown is removed or alleviated somewhat by May 10-12, then I would hope all of you can find a way to offer a season to kids who have been cooped up for a couple of months. Here’s why:

It will be VERY good for the kids to be able to get together and play. After going through this “quarantine” for a period of weeks, kids getting together to play baseball on a summer day is going to be just the ticket for re-socialization and letting them burn off the pent up frustration and energy.
It will be good for your leagues to show the community that you are there for them. By operating your league you are supporting the community you live in and giving kids and parents alike something to rally around
It will be good for “next year”. By getting kids to play now, have some fun, and get some exercise, they will be stoked for next season.

If we can get 10-12 games in between May 10-12 and end of July, then I think good things will happen.

Will we do districts? Unknown at this point. The goal is to focus on getting every kid to play somewhere, for a decent period of time. If we can sneak in ANY post season, it will be gravy but for now, the focus is on getting kids to play.

The pandemic looks like it is lessening. The spring is turning out to be nice… I think, hope, and urge you all to see if you can put together a season after May 10.

We can discuss details, but the goal is to get everyone thinking “Yeah… we CAN play some this summer”….

Stay healthy!

Regards

District Administrator