6/20/2023
We had the best time during PlayBall Weekend on June 10th! Over 950 youth were impacted by FOB. As part of part of MLB's PlayBall Weekend, FOB partnered with the Seattle Mariners and PIL Athletics for the first ever Play Softball Portland!
Play Softball Portland Featured:
- Special VIP guests: Oregon State Representative Janelle Bynum, Nikki Brown Clown, and MLB Softball Ambassador and Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF) Commissioner, Lauren Chamberlain.
- Softball skills stations for beginning and intermediate players
- Skilled trainers from FOB Girls L.E.A.D Softball Program, Softball U, USA Softball and the Mariners Training Center
- Ballpark Hot Dog Meal for all participants
- Softball Swag bag & Face painting
- Interactive History Lesson, "The Women of Negro Leagues Baseball," presented by Nikki Brown Clown
We also partnered with the Hillsboro Hops and Nike Diamond to put on 7 clinics around the Portland metro area.
Special thanks to our sponsors the Seattle Mariners, Mariners Care Foundation, Nike Diamond, PIL Athletics and McDaniel HS Softball.
And thank you to our community partners and vendors: NAYA PDX, PIL Coaches, Pickles Baseball, Nikki Brown Clown, Mystiques Fancy Faces, Kim Wilson Catering, and Sharon Thomas Photography!
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