Our Annual Discount Card sale is concluding and all proceeds and unsold cards should be returned to Vikki McGarvey, who is running point on the Discount Card effort.  Remember, these cards are a great value -- one or two uses around town easily saves much more than the $5 cost.  Ask your family and friends to support BLL by purchasing one or more cards.  

Despite threatening weather throughout most of the day, our Tag Day effort was a big success.  In total, we raised $5,983.  Final team results will be posted shortly, but we surpassed the results (total collected and per team average) of the past couple of years -- perhaps an indicator that our local economy is little healthier!  Let's all hope so.

BLL appreciates the support our Fundraising efforts receive from our families.  Our annual Cheesecake Sale ordering period has wrapped up.  If you have a late order...please contact Bryan Seningen (see Board of Directors listing) directly to drop off order and payment.  Our order deadline slipped, so cheesecake delivery will likely be the week after Memorial Day.  Remember, all proceeds will help defray the cost of our new Dyer Batting Cages.  The net is up and our new cages are now open for business.  

John Faulkner

BLL needs your help to manage the concessions stands at Dyer and Brandywine Ballpark.  The commitment is only for one night a week or less, depending upon the number of volunteers.  We'll work around your schedule so you won't miss your child's games.  And, in return, our players and fans' appetites will be fulfilled with Dyer dogs, Brandywine beverages, and more!  Call Chris Fiorelli today at 302-559-6769!  BLL runs on volunteer power -- so please call today!

Please respect our fields when you bring your canine friend to either Brandywine Ballpark or Dyer Fields.  Unlike most other leagues, we do not ban dogs from our complexes -- but we ask that you and your dog show common coutesy...and since your dog is a dog, you must take the lead. Here are the basics:

1) Your dog(s) must be on a leash (short leash please) and under control at all times.  If your dog does not get along with other dogs or small children, then our complexes are NOT appropropriate for your dog.

2) Dogs are NEVER allowed to run, walk, chase, or prance (let along pee or poop) on our playing fields. YOUR kids are playing there or will be playing there.  

3) YOU are responsible for picking up any doggie mess that your friend produces.  Please bag the mess (you did bring bags, didn't you?) and drop the bag into a dumpster at our fields (not a trash can....the big dumpster next to the concession stand, the dumpster outside the entrance to the Junior/Senior Field, or the fenced in dumpster next to the Concession stand at Brandywine Ballpark).

Why is this an issue?  Because poops were left outside of Dyer 2 yesterday. And because a Board member had to run off a group of teens/young adults who had a pair of dogs running wildly on Dick Moore Field at Brandywine Ballpark -- after he watched one dog poop at 3rd base and the owners failed to do anything, except decide to leave.  That is unacceptable -- so if you see a black Jeep Cherokee with Del tags (HP15210) let a Board member know. These people and their dogs are no longer welcome on at our facilities.  

Just to be clear, I have a dog (a very stupid Miniature Schnauzer) that my wife and kids sometimes bring to the field when my son plays on a nice summer evening. I do not have an anti-dog agenda, but I do have an anti-stupid pet owner agenda.  

Thanks for your cooperation and if you see someone who can't seem to follow the three simple rules outlined above...please intervene.

John Faulkner

Thanks to a lot of hard work getting the fields prepped after the heavy rainfall yesterday, Brandywine Little League celebrated a mostly sunny, wonderful Opening Day!  Hope you enjoyed the festivities and games, win or lose! 

Thanks to Dick's Sporting Goods' baseball youth program, each BLL player can use the baseball offers above and each BLL coach will receive the following items:
– 1 Bucket (36) of Tee Balls or a dozen (12) Baseballs
– 1 Bat Bag
– 1 Score Book

We thank Dick's and all sponsors for their support of Brandywine Little League!