Greensboro Youth Baseball

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Apr, 2023

Stoner White Stadium

The baseball facility at Jaycee Park was officially renamed “Stoner-White Stadium” in honor of our Bill Stoner, retired manager and co-owner of Coble Sporting Goods, and Bill White. Bill Stoner first became involved with youth baseball by organizing the first Legion Team, Butner Post 53 in 1927. He served as general manager, coach, fund raiser; you name it for that team for over 40 years. In 1953, Bill Stoner together with Bill White helped organize Greensboro’s PONY Baseball program. In 1962, he with several other individuals started Greensboro Youth Baseball, Inc. and Greensboro’s Colt League program. He even coached a Little League team with Sam Alvis in 1968. Mr. Stoner’s contributions to youth baseball are countless. Over the years, he has been the overall top fund raiser for our organization. He has given many young players, who could not afford to pay, baseball equipment, glovers, shoes, bats and more. He has made several loans to players needing help in getting through college. He has through his business and personal means contributed a substantial amount of money to all the youth baseball programs. But more importantly, he gave himself to youth baseball. The baseball facility located in Jaycee Park is the result of the Greensboro Jaycees and the City Parks and Recreation Department together contributing time, money and effort to provide a handsome baseball park for our use. In the late 1960’s, as demand for baseball fields from all programs increased substantially, many people were anxious to have a new facility constructed. In 1970, Bill White, Jay Brame and Bill Britt convinced the Greensboro Jaycees that with the city land such a facility should be built. In fact, it inspired the construction of the remainder of Jaycee Park---tennis courts, football/soccer fields, playground areas, volleyball courts and more. The field was first used in 1975 which will make its 49th anniversary this summer. Greensboro should realize that in having the baseball facility, Stoner White Stadium, we are indeed fortunate. But we are more fortunate to have had people in our community like Bill Stoner, Bill White and George Warner.

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Stoner White Stadium

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