{"id":37375,"date":"2015-07-02T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=37375"},"modified":"2022-09-29T12:33:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:33:34","slug":"miracle-league-baseball-field-is-dream-come-true-for-players-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2015\/07\/02\/miracle-league-baseball-field-is-dream-come-true-for-players-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Miracle League baseball field is dream come true for players with disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Miracle League baseball field, inspired by Wright State University <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wright.edu\/theatre-dance-and-motion-pictures\/programs\/motion-pictures\">film student<\/a> William Crotty, has become a powerful magnet for young players with disabilities and an important rallying site for their families.<\/p>\n<p>The field, located on the grounds of Springboro Junior High School, \u00a0opened in September 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Miracle Leagues play on custom-designed fields that feature cushioned, rubberized surfaces to help prevent injuries. Flat surfaces (no raised bases or pitching mounds) and no infield dirt eliminate barriers to wheelchair-bound or visually impaired players.<\/p>\n<p>The Springboro field also features dugouts, bleachers, a concession stand and even baseball-headed Homer the Mascot.<\/p>\n<p>As many as 10 teams have been using the field and play on Saturdays. Each player has a \u201cbuddy,\u201d who helps him or her bat and get around the bases if necessary. The players range in age from 4 through adult. For young kids, there are plastic bats and oversized balls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2015\/06\/02\/clutch-hit\/\">Read more about William Crotty &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Miracle League baseball field, inspired by Wright State student William Crotty, has become a magnet for young players with disabilities.  <a href=\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2015\/07\/02\/miracle-league-baseball-field-is-dream-come-true-for-players-with-disabilities\/\" class=\"morelink\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":37081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2037,2041,4859,725,727,747,715,2061,720],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-scene","category-office-of-disability-services","category-fine-and-performing-arts","category-home-news-sidebar","category-homepage-photos-and-video","category-liberal-arts","category-news","category-undergraduate","category-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37375"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37377,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37375\/revisions\/37377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}