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Lewes Little League kicks off 2018 season
The Lewes Thunder leads the way for all teams. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTOS
April 18, 2018
Opening day is exciting for players and families alike.
It can be a long walk from Shields Elementary to Second Street.
Players wave to friends and family as they go by.
The Reds are ready for action!
Players sported new shirts and caps this year with the league’s distinctive logo.
These little leaguers cheer as their team is announced.
The league’s many 12-year-olds celebrate the start of their final season.
Umpires (l-r) Bob Kaden, Andy Zampini, Joe DeFeo and Dan Mullen, and President Jim Baker salute the flag while Adria Windish sings the national anthem.
Connie Kaden, shown with her husband Bob Kaden, received the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award.
Miranda McIlvain takes the mound to throw this season’s first pitch.
A decades-old tradition continued April 14 as Lewes Little League kicked off the 2018 season with a parade through town to the canalside ballpark. League President Jim Baker said this year’s 33 teams of 360 boys and girls is the highest enrollment in recent history. The league has T-ball, machine pitch, minor league softball and baseball, and major league softball and baseball teams.
