Little League concludes regular season

The Oak Ridge Youth Association Little League baseball program’s regular season ended on May 31, and the playoffs concluded on June 11.

The baseball league is for players ages 4 to 15. The league’s goal is to teach kids the fundamentals of baseball, develop their skills, and grow a true passion for the game. ORYA offers spring and fall seasons, with games primarily played at Oak Ridge Town Park and Oak Ridge Elementary School. Depending on age level, each player will play eight to 10 regular season games and participate in a post-season league tournament.

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The league has five age divisions: Shetland (ages 4 to 6), Pinto (ages 6 to 8), Mustang (ages 8 to 10, Broncos (ages 10-12) and Pony (ages 12 to 15).

Another goal of the ORYA Little League is to make the competition as even as possible, Director Michael Connelly said.

“You can see that in all the divisions. No one team completely dominates,” he said.

Connelly and others also made sure all the players in the league had great uniforms this season.

“We gave them Major League uniforms this season. They had Major League uniforms and hats. We found a vendor that would give us the Major League uniforms with their names on it,” Connelly said.

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In the older divisions, the Oak Ridge All-Stars teams were selected, and District 2 All-Star play has already begun.

The ORYA has a number of sports for local youth. In addition to baseball, there is a football program a softball league, a soccer league, a cheerleading program, a basketball league for boys and girls and a boys’ and girls’ lacrosse league. Starting in 2022, ORYA also has had a rugby program. ORYA also has a rowing program as a partner with the North Carolina Rowing Club.

For more information about ORYA youth sports programs, visit their website at https://www.orya.org.