The 7th Annual Really Big Game baseball extravaganza for teens & adults with disabilities is on Wednesday, August 1st! This fantastic free sporting event is a double-header with the first pitch taking place at 6 p.m. at the Highland Ball Little League Ford Fields in Saint Paul. The St. Paul Saints will be providing entertainment & Mudonna will be on hand for photo ops. Meanwhile, sponsors & volunteers will be cooking up a free dinner & a great group of athletes will participate in America's favorite past time!

• Fans needed - Join us! Come cheer on these incredible players. Invite your friends! Let's make the players feel like they're in the big leagues.
• Interested in coaching or volunteering? Review the online sign up sheet to choose a volunteer role. Here's the link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084ea9ad2fa1f49-thereally.  
• Know a potential player for The Really Big Game?  Learn more about the event & register through the Highland Friendship Club via http://www.highlandfriendshipclub.org/get-involved/special-events.

  The Really Big Game is the highlight of our summer. We hope it's a highlight in your summer as well!

• Bat Updates: There has been much debate about the bat policy.  The league is trying to make it as simple as possible while also keeping an eye on your pocket book.  Here are the rules:
  • In house games:  players may use any bat the meets the rules published in 2017 (click here for the rules page).  In addition, any in house player may use any bat that meets the MBT USA bat stamp rules published below. 
  • PLUS games:  players must have a bat for PLUS that meets the MBT USA bat stamp rules published below. 

MBT USA bat stamp rules:  9U-14U: All bats must have the new USA stamp (unless using a -3 BBCOR bat). 15’s can use a BBCOR bat or wood bat.