Brighton Youth Baseball Association swears in new board

BRIGHTON – When the new season of Brighton Youth Baseball begins in the spring, there will be a new board of directors in place to run the program for 600 or so participants.
    The players are in 21 competitive and 35 recreational teams stretching from T-ball through programs for 10-year-olds.
    “A lot of kids in Brighton didn’t play last year,” said Terry Nash, the BYBA recreational league director. “I don’t know why – whether they didn’t have money? A lot of people don’t have jobs. I just don’t know. But people don’t know a lot about Brighton youth baseball.”
    One of the board’s changes is more community involvement. Nash is going to spend part of his fall and early winter months visiting businesses to see which might be interested in advertising through banners on the playing fields.
    “It may cost $500,” Nash said. “But it’s advertising. There are so many directions we can take. But the league needs to start.”
    The association also will offer naming rights for the fields.
    “I’m not worried about the state of the economy,” Nash said. “Parents can use this as a baby-sitter of sorts. It’s two hours where you can get away. Parents can also coach their kids. There is one head coach for each team, and they are always looking for assistants. Parents can help work the concession stands. We want parents to be more involved.”
    Another way for the parents to be involved is to attend the association’s meetings. They are the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Wenscorp Building at Eighth Avenue and Voiles Street.
    A new twist this year is a contest for youngsters 14 and under to design the association’s new logo for uniforms and stationery. The deadline is Nov. 30. The winning artist gets a $100 gift card.
    Call Nash at 303-817-7307 (email byba2011@aol.com) or Kurt Larsen, association president, at 303-882-5362, with questions.