Middlesex County Little League launches its 38th season

The Middlesex County Little League (MCLL) baseball program kicked off the 2025 regular season Saturday with its annual opening day events at the Middlesex County Sports Complex (MCSC) in Locust Hill.

Even though there was a blanket of fog over the fields Saturday and the grounds were still damp from rains on Friday night and earlier Saturday morning, the opening day games were played on the fields.

Opening Ceremony

The annual event always starts with a parade of players and coaches gathering as teams along the outside edge of the infield. Longtime Little League official Randy Blue opened the event by introducing the teams and Pastor LaMar Gresham, who gave a prayer for the safety of all players, officials, coaches and parents in the upcoming baseball season.

Boy Scouts from Middlesex Troop 341 presented the flags as scout Declan White displayed the American flag and Scout M.J. Embrose the Virginia flag. Felycia Bruder sang the National Anthem.

Blue introduced players and coaches. As their names were called they ran to the pitcher’s mound. When each player and coach was announced and on the mound, team members cheered and waved their hats in celebration of the opening day.

President of the league James Hatton and longtime sports complex board member Tammie Putney spoke on the importance of volunteerism that goes along with keeping the league going and the upkeep of the sports complex fields, grounds and buildings by the MCSC.

Hatton said Little League is celebrating its 38th year in the international Little League program and there are nearly 200 children participating in the league this season between 4-16 years of age.

He noted that this year the league will field one of the largest girls softball programs in recent years.

Putney thanked the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors, the Middlesex County Kiwanis Club and Rivers Counties Community Foundation, all of whom have donated funds…