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Saint Mary's County Little League urges more diamonds, batting cages and a turf study to ease field shortages
Summary
Jimmy Jones, president of Saint Mary's County Little League, told the advisory board the league capped enrollment this year because of field shortages and proposed expanding batting cages and studying multi‑sport turf fields; board members discussed cost, maintenance and tournament hosting tradeoffs.
James "Jimmy" Jones, president of Saint Mary's County Little League, told the Recreation & Parks advisory board that the league’s top needs are more 90‑foot diamonds and improved practice resources. Jones said rain cancellations and field saturation drove the league to cap registration this year and suggested two practical options: construct a larger network of batting cages at existing sites and study a multi‑sport turf field for long‑term tournament and playability gains. "More specifically, a multi sport turf type facility... I think that…
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