The annual Piedmont Baseball Softball Foundation’s Opening Day celebration took place on Sunday, March 10 at 8:30 a.m. at Becker Playfield. Losing an hour of sleep due to Daylight Saving Time did not appear to dampen the enthusiasm of the hundreds of young players and their families who showed up at the early hour. Hot chocolate and coffee provided by event sponsor Stacey Isaacs took some of the sting out of the morning call time — players were also treated to donuts and music by Deejay “Pee Dot” Scott. Teams at all levels of youth baseball and softball took turns running through a purple and white ballon arch, marking the official season kick-off.
Event sponsor Stacey Isaacs and her husband Chuck 
A baseball player adds whipped cream to his hot chocolate at Stacey Isaacs’ coffee and hot chocolate station 
Players get a photo under the balloon arch 
Players on the Oakland B’s team pose for a photo 
Softball pals 
Baseball buddies 
The Royals during the opening ceremony 
PBSF President Anne Hawkins gives remarks 
Deejay “Pee Dot” Scott played music during the event 
PBSF event announcer Allison Grabler Stein 
Selecting a donut was a hard decision on opening day 
PBSF merchandise for sale