Kaylee Napolitano rushes up the first base line during a Windham Little League softball game earlier this summer. A new fall season for Windham Little League starts soon. PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA |
Windham Little League is gearing up for its fall ball
season. It will be very similar to the summer season, with the exception of fewer
teams in the league and more playing of teams from other towns.
Although registration has ended for the season, here’s a
quick look at what the season will look like.
The delaying of the season for high school fall sports
hasn’t affected Windham Little League’s fall ball season. Baseball is in the
‘moderate risk’ section from the state. The league will continue to use the
safety plan that worked well during the summer and keep it going into the fall.
When they aren’t on the field, players will remain along the
first and third base lines and one on-deck batter and one other batter will be
in the traditional dugout.
One thing different about the fall season is in addition to
hosting games, Windham teams will travel to a few surrounding towns for away
games. Windham will be playing Gorham, Gray
New Gloucester, Freeport, Falmouth, and Cumberland North Yarmouth in both
divisions – baseball and softball.
Of the 70 kids
who registered, there will be six teams: a softball majors division team, two
baseball majors division teams, a baseball minors division player-pitch team and
a baseball minors division coach-pitch coed team.
Coaches
are not required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) unless they are
coming in close contact with a player or umpire. There will still be base
coaches, but the coach’s area will be larger.
Hand sanitizer will be available; it is required for players
as they enter the facility and coming on and
off the field. Water will not be
provided, and sunflowers seeds are prohibited.
There will be designated fan spots behind the outfield fence
for spectator attendance and will be limited to 100 people. Spectators should
use social distancing practices and wear a face mask; avoiding direct contact
with individuals not from their household.
The season will
hopefully go until mid-October, depending on the weather.
Windham Little
League President Caleb Davenport said he does not have concerns for the
upcoming season.
“Coming off a
successful summer season, I feel we created a safe plan and environment for the
kids to keep playing,” he said. <
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