Player Spotlights
Where do you live or go to school? I live in Cary & attend Hortons Creek Elementary.
How long have you been a Miracle League player? 3 years
What team are you currently playing on? The Hot Rods!
What do you like to do when you are not playing baseball? I enjoy therapy horseback riding, Special Olympics track and field, video games and playing with dinosaurs with my brother and friends.
What is your favorite part of a Miracle League game? Why? I love racing my buddies around the field to see who is faster!
Where do you live? I live in Zebulon.
How long have you been a Miracle League player? I am starting my 3rd year.
What team do you currently play on? Raleigh Mariners
What do you like to do when you are not playing baseball? I enjoy horseback riding, the outdoors, spending time with friends and family, and eating.
What is your favorite part of a Miracle League game? Why? My favorite part of the game is batting! I love to smash one into the outfield with one of my favorite songs playing.
Volunteer Spotlights
Where do you live? My wife Beth and I live in Apex.
How long have you been a Miracle League coach? I have been a coach for almost four years now.
What team are you currently coaching? I am in the second season of coaching the Mudcats and thoroughly enjoy it.
What do you like to do when you are not at the ball field? I like to play golf, tennis and pickleball and I volunteer with several other organizations.
What is your favorite part of a Miracle League game? Why? It’s always nice to see the children develop as players and gain confidence in their ability – that’s why we coach.
I like to see the smile on the children as they round third base and cross home plate. There is so much joy and happiness amongst everyone – parents, players and coaches.
Separately, Halloween is always a fun game seeing the kids dress up in their costumes. I wear my Cat in the Hat costume and my assistant coach, Joe Reilly is “Where’s Waldo”. The kids always get a kick out of us dressing up. And then there is the end of Spring Season when the kids get to dunk the coach.
Where do you live? I live in Fuquay-Varina.
How long have you been volunteering with the Miracle League? I started coaching in 2020.
What team do you currently coach? I am the head coach of my son’s team, the Cary Mets.
What do you like to do when you are not at the ball field? I love spending time with my family and watching live music around the Triangle.
What is your favorite part of a Miracle League game? Why? I love the Miracle League because it lets our amazing kids take center stage and lets their families watch them and cheer them on while they play the great game of baseball. I love watching how much our kids light up when their walk up song plays, the announcer calls their name, and the crowd goes wild.
My most favorite season would be my first season. My son Kyler, has been playing in the Miracle League, well, before I started coaching. As a parent of a special needs child, I would get teary-eyed every time Kyler would come to bat. My first season as a coach, I had this same feeling watching every one of our players come to bat and see how excited they were to hear our fans cheer them on. As amazing it is to watch our kids from the stands, it is even better being on the other side as a coach.
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