MSLL Opening Ceremonies will take place on Saturday April 9th at ~11.45am. Teams should gather with their coaches in the water park area in front of the concession from 11.30am. The parade will be led by a bagpiper. The Majors teams will follow the bagpiper with the MSLL banner and then other teams should follow along behind them. Teams should go in age order – Majors, AAA, AA, RS, RJ and Rally Caps (if any of our Juniors/Seniors/Bigs teams choose to attend they can follow directly after the Majors teams). Coaches should participate in the parade with their players.
The parade will follow the path towards the RJ diamond and then back towards the Majors field to enter via the left field gate. Teams will then parade around the bases before lining up along the base paths and in the infield area (see map below for meeting area and parade route).
Once all teams have entered the field the ceremonies will take place consisting of welcoming remarks, the Little League pledge, the singing of our national anthem and finally a ceremonial first pitch. The ceremonies should take approximately 20 minutes. Parents can watch the parade and ceremonies from the Majors outfield area.
Attendance of the opening ceremonies is optional – but it would be great to see lots of teams there.
