Miracle League

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Miracle League

Prince William County Parks and Recreation invites you and your family to attend our annual Miracle League! The Miracle League program works to eliminate the main barriers for youth and adults with mental and physical disabilities that arise from playing on natural grass fields used in conventional leagues. The Miracle League program will play this year on a custom designed, rubberized surface field at Dr. Richard Tami Miracle Field located at George Hellwig Memorial Park.

Come make new friends and learn to build self-esteem while being treated just like other athletes. Participants between the ages of 5-99 are welcome, regardless of their ability to play baseball. Participants will be given the opportunity to hit a ball off a batting tee. They may also be pitched to depending on their ability. Participants will also throw or catch a ball and score a run.

2024 Spring Season: Saturday, April 20 - June 1, 2024. Register Here

To learn more about The Miracle League and its history, visit miracleleague.com

 

Washington Nationals Baseball Club Team Up Program

 

     
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This year 2024, the Miracle League of Prince William County (MLPWC) joined into a partnership with the Washington Nationals Baseball Club’s Team Up Program. The MLPWC is very proud to be associated with the Nationals and thank them for choosing to partner with the MLA and supporting the special needs community. 

2024 Member Leagues 

  • Joint Base Anacostia
  • Bolling
  • Mamie Johnson
  • Northwest
  • Senators Satchel Paige
  • Ward 8
  • D.C. Parks and Recreation
  • Rookie League D.C.
  • RBI
  • D.C. Grays
  • D.C. Elite Softball 
  • Pioneer Youth Baseball
  • Maryland RBI
  • Montgomery County
  • Prince George’s County
  • Rockville Baseball Association
  • Ft. Belvoir Little League
  • Quantico Youth Baseball
  • Miracle League of Alexandria
  • Miracle League of Prince William County
  • VA Little League
  • Annandale-North Springfield
  • Chantilly
  • Coles
  • Fairfax
  • Falls Church
  • Mason District
  • Reston/Herndon
  • Southwestern Youth Association
  • Vienna VA Babe Ruth
  • Arlington Babe Ruth
  • Arlington Senior Babe Ruth
  • Herndon Reston Youth Baseball
  • Northern Fairfax County 
  • D.C. Little League
  • Banneker City
  • Capitol City
  • Capitol Hill


     

Team UP – What It Does and Why It Is Important 

  • Creating interest in and cultivating the love for baseball and softball requires: 
  • Identifying areas of need and working to close gaps. 
  • Dedication to providing resources, programs, and experiences that support and improve the quality of the youth baseball experience. 
  • Highly focused, passionately driven leadership that takes the benefits of the game directly to kids in the DMV. 
  • Baseball and softball provide opportunities for kids to be active, have fun and learn valuable lessons like teamwork, dedication, determination, and being active that translate to life beyond the diamond. 
  • The Nationals Team UP program helps break down and minimize obstacles preventing kids from playing baseball and softball. 
  • Baseball has the unique capacity to unite and the Nationals Team UP program builds shared excitement across the city and connects kids to their hometown team. 
  • The Nationals Team UP program reaches young people in their neighborhoods and on their fields throughout the region.

Benefits of Partnership

  • The Nationals provide, at no cost to the leagues, a Nationals athletic quality top and cap for each player for both the spring and fall seasons. 
  • Tee ball – AA (machine/coach pitch) – athletic quality T-shirts and caps. 
  • AAA/Minors (entry -level kid pitch) – two-button, pullover jerseys and caps. 
  • Majors, Intermediate, Juniors (kid pitch) – full-button jerseys and caps. 
  • Miracle League: kids with differing abilities – jerseys and caps. 
  • The Nationals supply a corresponding Nationals cap, embroidered with the word “COACH,” for three coaches on every team. 
  • Teams are differentiated using a variety of styles and colors of T-shirts, jerseys and caps (see style guide). 

Additional program benefits include: 

  • Team UP Festival – Special ticket event where we reserved a quarter of the ballpark for fun and family friendly games and will receive two free tickets available to every youth player and coach in a participating Team UP league. “Price of admission” is wearing the uniform to the game. 
  • Nationals player visits. 
  • Priority invitations to special events (i.e. Coaches clinics at Nationals Park).
  • Inova Sports Medicine is the official Nationals Team UP partner in Virginia.

By The Numbers  (Numbers do not include the 2020 pandemic year) 

  • 9th year serving kids in the District (2015), 6th year in northern Virginia (2017), and 4th year in Maryland and military bases (2020) 
  • 92,500 – youth players served (2015-2022) 
  • $2,790,034 – money the Nationals have saved Team UP member leagues (2015-2022) 
  • 52 – visits by players to Team UP partner leagues (2015-2022) 
  • 12,000 - game tickets given away free to kids in member leagues on Team UP days at Nationals Park (2015-Present)

 

Opening Day Welcome from the Washington Nationals Players!

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March 20, 2024

Dear Miracle League of Prince William,

Two little words. But their connotation… is not little. "Opening Day" carries with it immense joy, hope, happiness, and fun!  Whether you're a first-time Miracle League player or a seasoned Major League veteran, the excitement of Opening Day knows no bounds. At the Washington Nationals, we firmly believe that Major League Baseball’s Opening Day should be a national holiday, a celebration for all.

 As we embark on this thrilling journey, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to each and every one of you as you kick off your season with Miracle League of Prince William. To mark this special occasion, some of our players have prepared a message exclusively for your players. You can access the video message by clicking on the link provided above.

 We sincerely appreciate all the hard work you've put into preparing your league for yet another fantastic season. Your dedication and passion for the sport are truly commendable.

 Congratulations on the start of another memorable season and thank you for allowing us to be a part of it.

Play ball! 

Warm regards,

Sadé Means
Manager, Community Relations
Washington Nationals

 

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Parents of Past Participants Said:

“As her parents, it’s so nice for us to see her do an activity with other kids – help increase those social skills” - Monica

“This is something new for him. He has never played t-ball before. To see him get excited about hitting the ball, learning how to put a glove on, clapping for the other kids, coming out of his shell and high-fiving people has been a real joy. It has meant the world for me to see him be able to be around kids like him. And to see how all of them light up just being able to get a chance to play and have fun." - Tynia


Angels in the Outfield Volunteer Buddies

Angels in the Outfield Volunteers Spring 2024 season registration is now open! Players are assigned “Angels in the Outfield Buddies” who assist them in hitting, catching and throwing the ball and circling the bases. Volunteer Buddies must sign up and complete the required paperwork ahead of time, as each game will have a limited number of 12 per game. Buddies can be fellow family members, schoolmates, parents, college students, little league teams, softball teams, business leaders or anyone who wishes to volunteer. Volunteer Buddies provide resources and networking opportunities for our special families, promote community support, partnerships and sponsorship of Miracle Leagues of Prince William County for adaptive sports programs for youth and adults.
Sign Up to Volunteer

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