And so the championship games wrap up another season of High Park baseball. What an extraordinary season. Split-squad practices, batters wearing masks and a season opener on July 20; 486 days after the last official game. If you’re new to High Park Little League, maybe you don’t know the magic of baseball in the spring…
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Rep Ball Returns for 2022 with End-of-Season Workouts
High Park rep returns! October workouts let the kids show off for coaches. These new jerseys will be worn to tournaments all over Ontario and (hopefully) Canada and the US.
Girls at High Park Competing on Every Play
For years, High Park rep teams have been some of the best baseball and T-Ball anywhere. The Diamonds, HP’s all-girl rep T-Ball team has been one of the best among them. They’ve been part of great tournaments across the region and, as one opposing coach said, “they really handed it to a lot of those…
Playoffs just around the corner
Playoffs start on September 14. Minors and majors baseball teams will be divided into two pools and play a three-game round-robin tournament. The top two teams from each round robin will play in the semi finals and winners of those games will advance to the championship game. Each baseball team will play between 3-5 games.…
Andrea Neal – Girl Power at High Park
My name is Andrea Neal and I started playing baseball at High Park in 1989 when I was only five years old. I fell in love with the game of baseball at an early age and a big part of my childhood was spent playing for the High Park Baseball Association. I played three summers…
Opening Day 2021 has arrived at High Park!
It’s finally here! The 2021 Little League season begins today. And while the traditional bagpiper will have to wait until next year to welcome players as they don their jerseys for the first time and parade onto Ernie Keith field (please enjoy the photos from the “before times” in 2019), there’s lots to celebrate as…
The Keith Family Legacy
The remarkable Keith family baseball legacy at High Park extends back three generations — Ernie, Matt, and Daniel — and the club has honoured their impact by naming the HPLL diamond the Ernie Keith Field and wearing the intials DK on house leagues hats in memory of Daniel. Read this feature with Matt Keith, a…
HPLL launches Spirit Wear collection in support of Kids Should Play program
Vaccination rates in Toronto have passed 60% and it looks promising that organized outdoor sports may be allowed in some form by mid-June. Sounds like a perfect time to launch HPLL’s 2021 Spirit Wear collection. Better yet, we’re also announcing Kids Should Play, High Park Little League’s new program to help more kids get into…
2021 season underway – limited spots left for T-Ball players
High Park Little League is moving forward with its 2021 season based on Ontario’s 3-Step Roadmap to Reopen plan. This will be an unusual season. HPLL has created a detailed health and safety protocol you can view or download based on guidance from provincial and local health authorities, and permits set by City official policy.…
Coach Paul offers tips to get everyone ready for playing ball
As excitement builds for a return to the High Park baseball diamonds this summer it will be important for all players to ensure their arms, legs and overall conditioning are ready after a long layoff. HPLL board member volunteer coach Paul Rebelo, has some tips to get you ready when we hit the field.