Ralston Baseball Raises Funds to Keep Lights On

How everyone is involved.

TAKING IT UPONTHEMSELVES TO MAKESURE KIDS AREGETTING IN AS MANYGAMES AS THEY CANIN A SHORTENEDSEASON.THEY'RE WORKING TOKEEP THE LIGHTS ONAT THE FIELDS.SENIOR REPORTERJAKE WASIKOWSKIEXPLAINS HOWEVERYONE'SINVOLVED.BASEBALL HITTINGIT'S BEEN A LONGSPRING FOR THEFRIES BROTHERS 12-YEAR-OLD TORSTENAND 11-YEAR-OLDHENRY SAY IT'S BEENHARD PRACTICINGWITHOUT A TEAMSUPER: HENRY FRIES;12U RALSTON RAMS58:45-"I ENJOY JUSTGETTING OUT ANDPLAYING WITH ALLMY TEAMMATESAND HAVING FUN.":52THEY'RE DOING ALLTHE DRILLS THEY CANIN THEIR YARD TO GETREADY FOR THESHORTENED SEASONPRACTICE STARTSNEXT WEEK BUTANOTHER PROBLEM ISBLOCKING THE PLATE"THE CITY OFRALSTON" USUALLYPAYS TO HAVE THELIGHTS ON AT THEFIELDS FOR NIGHTGAMESBUT THE COVIDPANDEMIC HASCAUSED LOSTREVENUE ANDBUDGET CUTS..THE LIGHTS WEREONE THE RALSTONAREA BASEBALLASSOCIATION WENTTO WORK THEY'RERAISING FUNDS TOCOME UP WITH THEMONEYAND FLIP THESWITCHSUPER: TORSTENFRIES; 12U RALSTONRAMS56:31-"SINCE IT'S ASHORTENEDSEASON IT WOULDBE REALLY NICE TOGET A LOT OFGAMES IN." :3655:36-"IT'S KIND OFFRUSTRATING BUTAT THE SAME TIMEYOU HAVE TOREALIZE THAT IT'SWHAT IT IS ANDYOU HAVE TO DEALWITH IT." :43SO FAR THEY'VERAISED ALMOST THE6-THOUSAND DOLLARGOALTHROUGH AFACEBOOKFUNDRAISER ANDPRIVATE DONATIONSNATS OF BALLHITTINGTHEIR DAD ANDREW,IS AN ASSISTANTCOACHTHEY'VEALMOST GOT THE 6-GRANDAND IT WILL GOFOR ALL RALSTONFIELDS AND ALL AGESSUPER: ANDREWFRIES; ASSISTANTCOACH, 12URALSTON RAMS3:57-"IF WE CANHAVE OUR SEASONAND IT CAN GOWELL WE CAN PLAYFOOTBALL WE CANPLAY BASKETBALLSO IT'S A REALLYGOODOPPORTUNITY FORBASEBALL." :04HENRY AND TORSTENCAN'T WAIT TO GETBACK OUT ON THEDIAMOND58:25-"I THINK IT'SGREAT BECAUSETHEN WE CAN HAVEMORE GAMES." :2956:40-"I WANT TOSAY THANK YOU TOEVERYONE WHODONATED TO THELIGHTS." :44SUPER: JAKEWASIKOWSKI15:53-"THEBASEBALL FIELDSWILL BE REOPENINGIN RALSTON ONJUNE 3.AT THEIR NEXTCOUNCIL MEETINGWHICH IS ONTUESDAY THEY'LL BEDISCUSSING RE-OPENING OF YOUTHSPORTS JUST LIKE LAVISTA, ANDSEEMINGLY OTHERCITIES AROUND THEMETRO.THEY ANTICIPATETHAT PASSING SOTHEY COULD BEPLAYING BALL HERESOON.REPORTING INRALSTON, JAKEWASIKOWSKI, 3NEWS NOW." :13RALSTON BASEBALLSAYS ANY MOREMONEY THEY RAISEWILL HELP GO TOCOVID-19 RELATEDSAFE GUARDS LIKESANITIZINGEQUIPMENT ANDDUGOUTS.IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELPWE HAVE A LINK TOTHEIR FACEBOOKPAGE AT 3-NEWS-NOW-DOT-COM.LOCAL DENTIST