Greece Little League Baseball
Greece Little League, Inc. History
Greece Little League, Inc. (GLL) is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation founded in 1954. As a charter member of Little League Baseball, Inc, headquartered in Williamsport PA, the league presently operates 12 different baseball and softball programs for youth, ages 4 to 18 that reside in the Town of Greece and Villages of Charlotte and Hilton. The league provides the participants and their families a positive and constructive activity that teaches self-esteem and sportsmanship in addition to the skills and rules. The league also operates a baseball program for mentally and physically challenged children called the Challenger Division. Challenger has been operated since 1992 and continues to grow in the County offering this worthwhile endeavor.
In recent years, the availability of suitablefields to operate the league has become very limited (click here), as the popularity of youth sports continues to grow, along with the population of Greece. At the present time GLL uses 13 fields in 5 different locations throughout the Town. Greece Little League owns only 6 fields, the Town of Greece owns 7 fields we use. In addition to the scheduling difficulties caused by the number of field locations, there are the added burdens the many families who have more than one child participating in the league (transportation, attendance).
In 1994, after completing a feasibility study and obtaining the appropriate approvals from the Town of Greece, GLL purchased 37 acres of undeveloped land. Construction of phase 1 included 5 regulation diamonds, an area for T-Ball and a parking lot. Play on the fields began in 1998. In 2001, a softball field was added and in 2003 we added an additional 90 foot field that at the end of 2012 will be converted to utilize it as a softball field, 50/70 field or 90' field. We are currently building our concession/restroom building which is in the center of the complex ear marked to open in the Spring of 2012.
Phase 1 of the project was completed with a lot of hard work, sweat and without the assistance of any Town funds at a total cost of $650,000. The expense for the softball field was nearly $60,000 and the cost for the 90 foot field was $120,000. We currently operate a small concession operation out of a maintenance building at the complex to pay for standard operating expenses.
Future plans include completion of our concession/restroom/storage building which to date has cost us over $250,000 (click here), 3 additional fields (1-90', 1- baseball 60', 1- softball 60') along with additional t-ball area and a full size parking lot off North Greece Rd.
The League is governed by a 17 member electedvolunteerBoard of Directors that meets monthly to plan, organize, implement and monitor ongoing operations. Numerous volunteers fill other important roles such as commissioner, umpires, field maintenance, fund raising, managers, coaches and special events.
Your donation(s) will be greatly appreciated for our non-for-profit organization to reach these goals please mail your donation(s) to: Greece Little League, Inc., PO Box 16133, Rochester, NY 14616-0133.
Top 10 reason to choose Greece Little League:
10. The league’s finances are fully audited annually by CPA
9. The league is now operating in its 58th year
8. The league provides a place to play for youth (boys and girls) 4 through 18 years of age of all abilities
7. The league has mandatory play, no sitting on bench entire game except for discipline
6. Little League is about courage, character and loyalty
5. The league has mandatory background checks on volunteers and umpires
4. Little League has national recognition and is the largest youth program worldwide
3. Greece LL complex – entering its 15th playing season, excellent facilities, location, batting tunnel, under construction concession/restroom building
2. Cost - registration is affordable
1. Family oriented
Awards
Softball Big League Sectional (Western NY area) Champions - 1997
Softball Big League Dist 4 Champions - 1997
August 16, 1994 Greece Little League's Senior Girls Softball All Star Day as proclaimed by the Town of Greece
Softball Senior League Dist 4 Champions - 1994, 1999,2006
Softball Junior League Dist 4 Champions 2003, 2004
Softball LL Dist 4 Champions - 2002, 2003, 2006
Softball 10/11 Dist 4 Champions 2007
Softball Minor Dist 4 Champions 2003
Baseball Local 9 & 10 Champions - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004
Baseball Local B2 Champions - 2010
Baseball LL Dist 4 Champions - 1997
Baseball Jr League Dist 4 Champions - 2010
Baseball Jr Local (County) Champions - 2004
Baseball Jr International Dropdown Champions - 2009
Baseball Sr Local (County) Champions 2004, 2005
Baseball Big League (County) Champions 2007,2008
Rochester Red Wings "Future Stars Award" Largest Little League Group - 2001, 2003,2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,2008,2009,2010,2011
Hosted Tournaments on our Little League ASAP approved fields
Softball Big League Sectional -1998
Softball Senior State - 2006
Softball Senior Sectionals - 1995, 1996, 2003. 2004, 2009
Softball District Seniors - 1995, 1996, 1997,2001, 2004
Softball Junior State -2005
Softball Junior Sectionals - 2000, 2004
Softball LL - 1994, 2002
Softball 10/11 Sectionals - 2007
Softball 9/10 District - 2010
Baseball District Seniors 2005, 2006, 2007
Baseball District Juniors 2008, 2009, 2010
Baseball NYS Junior Tournament 2006
Baseball NYS Sectional LL - 2001
Baseball Local 9-10 - 1997;1998;1999;2000;2001;2002;2003;2004;2005;2006;2007;2008;2009;2010;2011