BOYS BASEBALL (GROVE PARK) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1956 ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FARISH STREET Y.M.C.A. in JACKSON, MS.  AT THE Y.M.C.A.,YOUNG MEN GATHERED TO ORGANIZE BASEBALL FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN BOYS. THE TARGETED AREA WERE BOYS FROM THE FOLLOWING JACKSON COMMUNITIES: SHADY OAKS, GEORGETOWN, BEL AIR, VIRDEN ADDITION AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE GOAL FOR BOYS BASEBALL WAS, AND REMAINS NOW, IS TO GIVE YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN BOYS A PLACE TO HAVE FUN AND LEARN THE GAME OF BASEBALL. THE YOUTH ARE ALSO TAUGHT SPORTSMANSHIP, RESPONSIBILITY, FUNDAMENTALS AND HOW TO DEAL WITH LIFE CHALLENGES. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL START, BOYS BASEBALL WAS FINALLY INCORPORATED IN 1981. AT THAT TIME, BOYS BASEBALL STARTED WITH JUST SIX (6) TEAMS. TODAY, BOYS BASEBALL HAS GROWN TO OVER 20 TEAMS RANGING FROM THE AGES OF 3-18 YEARS OF AGE.AS OF MARCH 2021, BOYS BASEBALL WILL PARTICIPATE AS A MEMEBER OF THE FIRST AND ONLY HANK AARON SPORTS ACADEMY (HASA). STARTING IN JUNE 2021 BOYS BASEBALL YOUTH WILL HAVE THE OPPORUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN HASA WEEKEND TOURNAMENTS AT THE HASA SMITH WILLS STADIUM AND SPORTS COMPLEX.  BBA YOUTHE WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND HASA CLINICS AND MISS BRAVES BASEBALL GAMES.

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