GCAA - Garden City Softball - (Garden City, NY)

Skills competitions

GCAA Softball wrapped up the season with the first Tournament and Picnic at Garden City’s Community Park and Pavilion, and came to be known as the “Softball-a- Palooza” festival. Over 200 people turned out to participate and enjoy a 5 hour events planning from 10am – 3pm and included all Kindergarten through 7th Grade players. Throughout the day Kindergarten and first graders, and 2nd and 3rd graders competed in Throwing, Running and Batting Competitions. The four teams in the 4th-5th grade level, competed in the first ever “Garden City Pineapple Cup Tournament” on the new Turf Field.

Organizers, Coaches and Parents stood firm in the face of 1.8” of Rainfall in the hours leading up to the event, and witnessed the skies clearing up literally 20 minutes before the first opening Game Ball was thrown. It turned out to be a gorgeous day. The 10U Playoff team endured a more hectic day as they were originally scheduled for 10AM at Mineola, and the rain forced a reschedule to Floral Park at 3pm. Yet coaches and parents managed to get to the Picnic and Tournament by Noon in between that scheduling madness.

Majors Team

Special thanks is reserved for Mary Sievers, instrumental in coordinating a terrific season long program and an amazing season ending picnic, and also to Garden City’s own Town Meats, which donated 300 hot dogs for the event.

Have a great summer! We look forward to seeing most everybody in the Fall as details on the Summer & Fall “Skills and Scrimmages” program will be released on our website (below) with registration opening on or about July 15th. www.leaguelineup.com/ welcome.asp?url=gcaasoftball

GC Team Maroon and Grey together post Game

GCAA has run baseball in Garden City since 1955 and Softball shortly thereafter (anybody with information on the origin of the softball program please email gardencity.ny.softball@gmail.com