Greece Little League Inc.

Greece Little League History

Greece Little League, Inc. (GLL) is a not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation founded in 1954. As a charter member of Little League Baseball, Inc, headquartered in Williamsport PA, the league presently operates 13 different baseball and softball programs for youth, ages 4 to 18 that reside in the Town of Greece and Villages of Charlotte and Hilton. The league provides the participants and their families a positive and constructive activity that teaches self-esteem and sportsmanship in addition to the skills and rules. The league also operates a baseball program for mentally and physically challenged children called the Challenger Division. Challenger has been operated since 1992 and continues to grow in the County offering this worthwhile endeavor.

In recent years, the availability of suitable fields to operate the league has become very limited, as the popularity of more youth sports continue to grow.

In 1994, after completing a feasibility study and obtaining the appropriate approvals from the Town of Greece, GLL purchased 37 acres of undeveloped land on June 28,1994. Construction of phase 1 included 5 regulation diamonds, an area for T-Ball and a parking lot. Play on the fields began in 1998. In 2001, a softball field was added and in 2003 we added an additional 90 foot field. Our concession/restroom building which is in the center of the complex opened in the Spring of 2012. At the end of 2012 field #6 was converted to utilize it as a softball field, 50/70 field or 90′ field.

Phase 1 of the project was completed with a lot of hard work, sweat and without the assistance of any Town funds at a total cost of $650,000. The expense for the softball field was nearly $60,000 and the cost for the 90 foot field was $120,000. Our concession stand at the complex is run by volunteers to allow for all of the profits (after taxes) go to help pay for standard operating expenses.

Phase 2 to begin in spring of 2014: 3 additional fields (1-50/70′, 2- baseball 60′, 1- softball 60′) along with additional t-ball area and a full size parking lot off North Greece Rd. which in the fall of 2013 have been approved. In 2015 field #8 was built.

The League is governed by a 17 member elected volunteer Board of Directors that meets monthly to plan, organize, implement and monitor ongoing operations. Numerous volunteers fill other important roles such as commissioner, umpires, field maintenance, fund raising, managers, coaches and special events.