Syracuse Challenger Baseball is the largest single-district Little League International Challenger Baseball program for children and adults with special needs in the country. Our goal is to create friendships among players, parents and volunteers through the game of baseball. Our players are children as young as four years old and our oldest player is 65 years old. Our teams are divided into three divisions. The Junior Division is for players under 15 years old, our Adult Division is open to players 15 years and older and our Senior Division is open to players who would like to play a more competitive game of baseball. At every game, every player gets up to bat and stays until they have gotten their hit. All players in the outfield run to catch the many balls that are thrown out across the infield and outfield. In the Senior Division players are using more typical baseball rules where they can strike out and can catch a fly ball and make an out. Each player receives a free hat and jersey and is celebrated at a free end-of-year event for the team and their families. The highlight of the event is each player is called on stage to receive a trophy from their coach. For children who have never played a team sport, this trophy symbolizes the accomplishments and friendships they have made over the summer. The league is run entirely by volunteers including coaches, assistants, league directors, and an all-volunteer board of directors.
