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Parks board approves 2025 fall T-ball program for 4–6-year-olds
Summary
The Michigan City Parks and Recreation Board approved a fall T-ball program targeting 4–6-year-olds, with three weeks of practice followed by four weeks of games on weeknights beginning in late August and running into early October.
The Michigan City Parks and Recreation Board voted June 4 to add a 2025 fall T-ball season for children ages roughly 4–6, aiming to offer weekday programming when youth sports typically run. Mr. Walker, presenting the proposal, said the program would begin in the second-to-last week in August and finish the first week in October, with three weeks of practice followed by a month of games.
Why it matters: The department said the fall offering will provide an option for younger children who otherwise often switch to football or soccer in the fall months, and staff presented the program as budget-neutral because registration fees will match existing pricing.
Mr. Walker described the plan as an effort to “make baseball... financially make sense” after several years of budget shortfalls in youth baseball programming and said the sessions would be held on weeknights. The board moved and seconded the measure and approved it by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting record.
Board members asked only clarifying questions about scheduling and age ranges. Staff will implement the program for the 2025 fall season and return to the board if any changes to pricing or schedule are needed.
