Cerebral Palsy Kids Enjoy a Game of Baseball
14-year-old middle schooler Morgan Lawless has cerebral palsy and is one of almost 300 kids who play in a special-needs baseball league in Loganville, Georgia.
"It's actually fun because we get to be kids and we can play like regular people," Lawless said.
The field at this league is a little different than most. Instead of dirt and grass, the field is made of a rubber material that helps the children maneuver in their wheelchairs. The field itself was built in 2004 with half a million dollars in funding.
League founder Cathy Smith says that she gets goosebumps whenever she watches the players come across home plate. "The grin and the smile on their faces just says it all."
No skills are required for the children with cerebral palsy to participate and the coaches have taken extra precautions to ensure that no one gets injured. All of the children wear batting helmets, and the coach uses a pitching machine to control the ball when pitching.
There are no umpires and score is not kept in these games. Each one is only two innings and everyone gets to play.
More and more of these sorts of organized games are popping up for children with cerebral palsy. It's very heart-warming to see these children come together and enjoy sports and the outdoors.
Cerebral palsy is a condition that may sometimes be caused by the negligence of caregivers during or even before birth. Contact a cerebral palsy attorney for a free case evaluation right away if you believe your child's cerebral palsy may have been caused by malpractice.




