Batter Up! That is the cry being heard each weekday evening on the six fields of the Jackson Parish Recreation Department Sports Complex as the Summer Youth Baseball and Softball seasons have begun play. The season began this past Monday for all age groups except Wee-Ball and T-Ball which will begin play this week. This year there are 47 teams spread throughout 8 leagues comprised of nearly 500 young boys and girls from the ages of 3 to 13 that are taking part.

Leagues, Sponsors, Game Days, and Field Locations 

Ages 3-4 Boys & Girls (Wee Ball) – 8 Teams
Sponsors: Jackson Parish Journal, Family Pharmacy, Jonesboro Animal Clinic, Mitchell’s Pharmacy, LP Saw Shop, Jim Neatherland Consulting, Grizzly Land Services, A-Team Trucking
Game Days: Monday & Thursday (6:00-7:00pm)
Game Locations: Tee Ball Fields 1 & 2

Ages 5-6 Boys & Girls (Tee Ball) – 9 Teams
Sponsors: Underwood Repair Services, Johnny’s Pizza, Redline Mobile Pressure Washing, Hodge Bank, Six Point, Klassy Kleen, Jonesboro State Bank, Caney Storage, 5A Pump & Hose
Game Days: Tuesday & Friday (6:00 – 7:00pm)
Game Locations: Tee Ball Fields 1 & 2

Ages 7-8 Girls – 5 Teams
Sponsors: Pardue Builders, Vintage Marketplace, Pink Magnolia, Jackson Parish Hospital, Peoples Bank
Game Days: Tuesday & Friday (6:00 – 7:30pm)
Game Locations: Field 3

Ages 7-8 Boys – 7 Teams
Sponsors: Elite Roofing, Hodge Bank, LA Family Medical Clinic, J&L Works, RYCA Energy, Cherokee Contractors, Jonesboro State Bank
Game Days: Tuesday & Friday
Game Locations: Fields 2 & 4 (6:00 – 7:30pm)

Ages 9-10 Girls – 4 Teams
Sponsors: Bucketboat, Ruffled Feathers, Southern Charleigh, J&L Farm Supply
Game Days: Monday & Thursday (6:00 – 7:30pm)
Game Locations: Field 3

Ages 9-10 Boys – 4 Teams
Sponsors: Uptown Tanning, Ables Farms, Johnny’s Pizza, Barksdale Federal Credit Union
Game Days: Monday & Thursday
Game Locations: Field 2 (6:00 – 7:30pm)

Ages 11-13 Girls – 5 Teams
Sponsors: Mitchell’s Pharmacy, Barksdale Federal Credit Union, 4T Exterior Cleaning, Farm Bureau, Todd’s Bail Bonds
Game Days: Monday & Thursday (6:00 – 7:45pm), Tuesday (7:30pm)
Game Locations: Field 4

Ages 11-13 Boys – 5 Teams
Sponsors: VP Racing, Jonesboro State Bank, Traina’s, Mercy Medical, Floors By Design
Game Days: Monday & Thursday (6:00 – 7:45pm), Tuesday (7:30pm)
Game Locations: Field 1

Schedule of Games April 17 – 21

Wee Ball League (Ages 3-4 Boys & Girls)

DATE	TIME	Field	HOME	VISITOR
April 17	6:00pm	Tee Ball 1	Jonesboro Animal Clinic	Mitchell’s Pharmacy
April 17	6:00pm	Tee Ball 2	LP Saw Shop	Jim Neatherland Consulting
April 17	7:00pm	Tee Ball 1	Jackson Parish Journal	Family Pharmacy
April 17	7:00pm	Tee Ball 2	VP Racing	A-Team Trucking
April 20	6:00pm	Tee Ball 1	Family Pharmacy	Mitchell’s Pharmacy
April 20	6:00pm	Tee Ball 2	LP Saw Shop	VP Racing
April 20	7:00pm	Tee Ball 1	Jackson Parish Journal	Jonesboro Animal Clinic
April 20	7:00pm	Tee Ball 2	Jim Neatherland Consulting	A-Team Trucking

Tee Ball League (Ages 5-6 Boys & Girls)

DATE	TIME	Field	HOME	VISITOR
April 18	6:00pm	Tee Ball 1	Redline Mobile	Hodge Bank
April 18	6:00pm	Tee Ball 2	Six Point	Klassy Klean
April 18	7:00pm	Tee Ball 1	Underwood Repair	Johnny’s Pizza
April 18	7:00pm	Tee Ball 2	Jonesboro State Bank	Caney Storage
April 21	6:00pm	Tee Ball 1	Johnny’s Pizza	Redline Mobile
April 21	6:00pm	Tee Ball 2	Hodge Bank	Six Point
April 21	7:00pm	Tee Ball 1	Underwood Repair	5A Pump & Hose
April 21	7:00pm	Tee Ball 2	Jim Neatherland Consulting	Jonesboro State Bank

Age 7-8 Girls Softball

DATE	TIME	Field	HOME	VISITOR
April 18	6:00pm	Field 3	Peoples Bank	Pardue Builders
April 18	7:30pm	Field 3	Pink Magnolia	Vintage Marketplace
April 21	6:00pm	Field 3	Underwood Repair	Jackson Parish Hospital
April 21	7:30pm	Field 3	Jim Neatherland Consulting	Pardue Builders

Ages 7-8 Boys Baseball

DATE	TIME	Field	HOME	VISITOR
April 18	6:00pm	Field 2	Cherokee Contractors	Jonesboro State Bank
April 18	6:00pm	Field 4	Hodge Bank	LA Family Medical Clinic
April 18	7:30pm	Field 2	Eliite Roofing	J& L Works
April 21	6:00pm	Field 2	Elite Roofing	Jonesboro State Bank
April 21	6:00pm	Field 4	LA Family Medical Clinic	RYCA Energy
April 21	7:30pm	Field 2	Hodge Bank	J&L Works

Ages 9-10 Girls Softball

DATE	TIME	Field	HOME	VISITOR
April 17	6:00pm	Field 3	J&L Farm Supply	Southern Charleigh
April 17	7:30pm	Field 3	Ruffled Feathers	Bucket Boat
April 20	6:00pm	Field 3	Bucket Boat	Southern Charleigh
April 20	7:30pm	Field 3	J&L Farm Supply	Ruffled Feathers

Ages 9-10 Boys Baseball

DATE	TIME	Field	HOME	VISITOR
April 17	6:00pm	Field 2	Johnny’s Pizza	Ables Farms
April 17	7:30pm	Field 2	Uptown Tanning	Barksdale Federal Credit Union
April 20	6:00pm	Field 2	Barksdale Fed Credit Un	Ables Farms
April 20	7:30pm	Field 2	Johnny’s Pizza	Uptown Tanning

Ages 11-13 Girls Softball

DATE	TIME	Field	HOME	VISITOR
April 17	6:00pm	Field 4	Mitchell’s Pharmacy	4T Exterior Cleaning
April 17	7:30pm	Field 4	Barksdale Federal Credit Union	Todd’s Bail Bonds
April 18	7:30pm	Field 4	Farm Bureau	Todd’s Bail Bonds
April 20	6:00pm	Field 4	Mitchell’s Pharmacy	Farm Bureau
April 20	7:30pm	Field 4	Barksdale Federal Credit Union	4T Exterior Cleaning

Ages 11-13 Boys Baseball

DATE	TIME	Field	HOME	VISITOR
April 17	6:00pm	Field 1	VP Racing	Traina’s
April 17	7:45pm	Field 1	Jonesboro State Bank	Floors By Design
April 18	6:00pm	Field 1	Mercy Medical	Floors By Design
April 20	6:00pm	Field 1	VP Racing	Mercy Medical
April 20	7:45pm	Field 1	Jonesboro State Bank	Traina’s

Week One (April 10-14) results will be Jackson Parish Journal Wednesday edition

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