Flyball Jubilee gets baseball bats cracking for three days in the Capitol City
It may be football season, but the baseball bats were cracking in the Capitol City during day two of the Flyball Jubilee. The three day event is a celebration of baseball, community, and cultural heritage that promotes a message of hope. It is presented by professional baseball hopefuls from around the nation.
During Saturday’s Dirty Derby, female athletes from across the country showcased their talents at Paterson Field in front of professional scouts. The City of Montgomery is putting $1.2 million dollars into the field, not just for the 3,300 young athletes who use the field every year, but also for upcoming tournaments that will be coming to Montgomery in the future.
“It just took everyone working together you know, partnering with the player alliance and minority-based to continue to work together to one common goal and that’s to bring excitement and baseball here to Montgomery, and to create an experience for these kids that they will remember forever,” said Todd Isaacs from Flyball Jubilee.
“I just want to bring hope to the kids here in Montgomery, Alabama. And the kids abroad we know that there are lotta kids with a lot of talent and just not getting the exposure that they need. I’m a kid from Nassau Bahamas, and I started playing baseball when I was seven, and if I can make it out of Nassau Bahamas anybody can make it. You just got to believe that you can do it. If you believe it and now you can dream it, and now you can see it, you see people that have done it before you, you can achieve it,” said Lucius Fox from Flyball Jubilee. The legacy game, Toni’s Promise versus Mamie’s Magic, was played Saturday night at 8:30pm. For more information contact the Players Alliance.Â
