Webutuck Little League plans Opening Day celebration in Amenia
Last week, a coach-pitch minors team got some practice in the infield at Eddie Collins Park in Millerton. Webutuck Little League games will be played in Millerton and Amenia this season. 
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Webutuck Little League plans Opening Day celebration in Amenia

AMENIA — Little League Baseball season is around the corner.

On Saturday, April 15, the Webutuck Little League is scheduled to hold an Opening Day family event at Beekman Park to kick off the 2023 year.

The festivities will begin with a parade starting at the Amenia Fire House. The lineup will start at 11 a.m. and the parade will begin at 11:30 a.m.

The parade expects to arrive at Beekman Park at noon. After the singing of the national anthem, there will be an opening day speech and introduction to the 2023 season. From then until 3 p.m., there will be hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks, an inflatable obstacle course, bounce house, interactive T-ball game, face painting, and a softball clinic on the softball field.

On Saturday, April 22, the first games of the season are scheduled to be played at Beekman Park. This year, the field at Eddie Collins Memorial Park in Millerton also will see the return of Little League baseball after an absence due to the pandemic.

“I think people are going to be very happy to see baseball being played again on the Millerton field,”
said D.J. Reilly, president of the Webutuck Little League,  noting that games will be played in both locations during the season.

The Millerton infield was brought back to shape with help and support from the Village of Millerton Department of Public Works, Townscape of Millerton and Northeast,  DJ Reilly General Maintenance, and Northwest Lawn & Landscaping Maintenance.

New clay was placed on the infield and the dugout was rebuilt.

Practice already has started on the redone field. Last week, a coach-pitch minor team took to the infield, even though it was chilly enough for jackets, to get pointers from their coach.

The Millerton park, which now is open from dawn to dusk, celebrated a reopening in October that drew hundreds of people to mark the completion of the first phase of a revitalization. The park has served as the recreational center for the region for decades.

For more information about Webutuck Little League, email -webutucklittleleague@gmail.com.

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