Piper Davis Baseball

The Piper Davis Youth Baseball League was founded in Birmingham, AL in 1992 by Fred L. Plump, Jr. The league, formed to honor Negro League baseball players, was specifically named "Piper Davis Youth Baseball League" in honor of Lorenzo "Piper" Davis, a local resident of Birmingham. Prior to Piper's passing, he shared his personal experiences with the Negro League as a Black Baron and as Black Baron Manager. The league was formed initially with three local parks, Brighton, Hueytown and West End with twelve teams the first year. The second year the league expanded to twenty-four teams and the third year to thirty six teams. At the end of the 2010 season the league grew to sixty-four teams. In 2013, the league expanded to thirteen states, the District of Columbia and the Bahamas.
Piper Davis Youth Baseball League is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization that is molding young urban student athletes into future leaders in society. Our mission is to provide opportunities to develop character, sportsmanship, self-esteem, discipline and foster leadership, provide educational support, life skill training and furnish a blueprint for success through sports training for the youth by creating a safe and nurturing environment through the areas of sports and academia. The league is operated from Lowery Park, a city owned property located in the Southwest sector of Birmingham, AL.