Toccoa Little League Opens Season Saturday

It’s time this weekend to play ball at the Doyle Street Park as another season of Toccoa Little League baseball and softball gets underway.

Toccoa Little League President Russell Brock said the community is invited to come out and attend Opening Day activities that start Saturday morning in downtown Toccoa.

“We will start by having an Opening Day parade starting at 9 a.m., starting at the (downtown) mall and walking up to the Toccoa Little League park,” said Brock.

Once the players and coaches make their way to the Doyle Street Park, the opening ceremony will start.

Brock said Toccoa Little League will honor a team from the community’s past during that opening ceremony on Saturday.

“We will be honoring the 1989 Junior League Baseball World Series team, the only team in the 62-year history of Toccoa Little League to make it all the way to the World Series,” said Brock.

Following the opening ceremony, Brock said Little League games will take place all day long Saturday at the Doyle Street Park.

“We are going to kick it off with the Challenger games starting at 11 a.m. and we will have other games to follow as well,” said Brock. “We actually will be playing ball up until 10 p.m. that night so come out and see the new and improved Little League park on Doyle Street.”

Brock said he hopes the community can come out and show its support for the 300 or so players and coaches participating in Toccoa Little League this year.