Escalon recreation commission votes to explore chartering Little League for 10U-and-up play

Commissioner Stephanie Hogan urged the Escalon Recreation Commission on Oct. 1 to consider chartering a local Little League to run baseball and softball for players age 10 and older, saying the change would shift operational responsibility from the city to an independent volunteer board.

“During the 2025 baseball and softball season, there were issues that arose that showed that regardless of what the change was, that we needed some sort of change agent,” Commissioner Hogan said, summarizing parent complaints about schedule changes, organizer turnover and uniform concerns from the prior season.

Hogan laid out three options: keep the current City-run program, create a locally focused baseball/softball advisory board, or charter a nonprofit Little League that would be a member of District 67. Under the Little League option, the local board would be a volunteer nonprofit able to accept donations, manage scheduling and enroll through SportsConnect; Hogan said the district…