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Prince William County Parks and Recreation invites you and your family to attend our annual Miracle League! The Miracle League program works to eliminate the main barriers for youth and adults with mental and physical disabilities that arise from playing on natural grass fields used in conventional leagues. The Miracle League program will play this year on a custom designed, rubberized surface field at Dr. Richard Tami Miracle Field located at George Hellwig Memorial Park.
Come make new friends and learn to build self-esteem while being treated just like other athletes. Participants between the ages of 5-99 are welcome, regardless of their ability to play baseball. Participants will be given the opportunity to hit a ball off a batting tee. They may also be pitched to depending on their ability. Participants will also throw or catch a ball and score a run.
To learn more about The Miracle League and its history, visit miracleleague.com
Miracle League in the News: Let's Play Ball!
PWC Miracle League Success Stories
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PWC Miracle League Player, Lincoln Selected for National Down Syndrome Association's Bud Walk
On Saturday, September 7, 2024, one of our players, Lincoln, age 6, was selected out of 10,000 children to be on the Jumbotron in New York City’s Times Square for the National Down Syndrome Association’s Bud Walk. They only pick 500 children each year and Lincoln was one of the 500 children chosen. View photos.
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PWC Miracle League Holds Annual "First Responders" Day in Remembrance of September 11th
Representatives from the Prince William Police Department, Fire Department & Rescue and Park Rangers attended our annual PWC Miracle League “First Responders” Day ceremony and game in remembrance of September 11, 2001 at the Dr. Tami Miracle Field on Saturday, September 14. Members of Engine Station 6, the Miracle League Board Members, volunteers and parents served as “Angels in the Outfield” Buddies to the players.
The following special guest attended the ceremony and game:
PWC Police Department
Chief of Police – Peter Newsham
Master Officer Juan Trijillo
PWC Fire & Rescue Department
Division Chief Frank Orefice
Engine Station 6 Firefighters
PWC Parks & Recreation Rangers
Maya Hankins - Park Ranger
Thomas Hawkins Park Ranger - (Retired PWC Firefighter)
PWC Parks & Recreation Staff in Attendance
Trey Payne – Sports Manager
Candace Redd – Sports Specialist
Mac Slover – Sports Administrative Assistant
View photos - Photo Credit: Kelly Hartwell
- Washington Nationals Baseball Club Team Up Program
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This year 2024, the Miracle League of Prince William County (MLPWC) joined into a partnership with the Washington ationals Baseball Club’s Team Up Program. The MLPWC is very proud to be associated with the Nationals and thank them for choosing to partner with the MLA and supporting the special needs community.
2024 Member Leagues
- Joint Base Anacostia
- Bolling
- Mamie Johnson
- Northwest
- Senators Satchel Paige
- Ward 8
- D.C. Parks and Recreation
- Rookie League D.C.
- RBI
- D.C. Grays
- D.C. Elite Softball
- Pioneer Youth Baseball
- Maryland RBI
- Montgomery County
- Prince George’s County
- Rockville Baseball Association
- Ft. Belvoir Little League
- Quantico Youth Baseball
- Miracle League of Alexandria
- Miracle League of Prince William County
- VA Little League
- Annandale-North Springfield
- Chantilly
- Coles
- Fairfax
- Falls Church
- Mason District
- Reston/Herndon
- Southwestern Youth Association
- Vienna VA Babe Ruth
- Arlington Babe Ruth
- Arlington Senior Babe Ruth
- Herndon Reston Youth Baseball
- Northern Fairfax County
- D.C. Little League
- Banneker City
- Capitol City
- Capitol Hill
Team UP – What It Does and Why It Is Important
- Creating interest in and cultivating the love for baseball and softball requires:
- Identifying areas of need and working to close gaps.
- Dedication to providing resources, programs, and experiences that support and improve the quality of the youth baseball experience.
- Highly focused, passionately driven leadership that takes the benefits of the game directly to kids in the DMV.
- Baseball and softball provide opportunities for kids to be active, have fun and learn valuable lessons like teamwork, dedication, determination, and being active that translate to life beyond the diamond.
- The Nationals Team UP program helps break down and minimize obstacles preventing kids from playing baseball and softball.
- Baseball has the unique capacity to unite and the Nationals Team UP program builds shared excitement across the city and connects kids to their hometown team.
- The Nationals Team UP program reaches young people in their neighborhoods and on their fields throughout the region.
Benefits of Partnership
- The Nationals provide, at no cost to the leagues, a Nationals athletic quality top and cap for each player for both the spring and fall seasons.
- Tee ball – AA (machine/coach pitch) – athletic quality T-shirts and caps.
- AAA/Minors (entry -level kid pitch) – two-button, pullover jerseys and caps.
- Majors, Intermediate, Juniors (kid pitch) – full-button jerseys and caps.
- Miracle League: kids with differing abilities – jerseys and caps.
- The Nationals supply a corresponding Nationals cap, embroidered with the word “COACH,” for three coaches on every team.
- Teams are differentiated using a variety of styles and colors of T-shirts, jerseys and caps (see style guide).
Additional program benefits include:
- Team UP Festival – Special ticket event where we reserved a quarter of the ballpark for fun and family friendly games and will receive two free tickets available to every youth player and coach in a participating Team UP league. “Price of admission” is wearing the uniform to the game.
- Nationals player visits.
- Priority invitations to special events (i.e. Coaches clinics at Nationals Park).
- Inova Sports Medicine is the official Nationals Team UP partner in Virginia.
By The Numbers (Numbers do not include the 2020 pandemic year)
- 9th year serving kids in the District (2015), 6th year in northern Virginia (2017), and 4th year in Maryland and military bases (2020)
- 92,500 – youth players served (2015-2022)
- $2,790,034 – money the Nationals have saved Team UP member leagues (2015-2022)
- 52 – visits by players to Team UP partner leagues (2015-2022)
- 12,000 - game tickets given away free to kids in member leagues on Team UP days at Nationals Park (2015-Present)
Opening Day Welcome from the Washington Nationals Players!
March 20, 2024Dear Miracle League of Prince William,
Two little words. But their connotation… is not little. "Opening Day" carries with it immense joy, hope, happiness, and fun! Whether you're a first-time Miracle League player or a seasoned Major League veteran, the excitement of Opening Day knows no bounds. At the Washington Nationals, we firmly believe that Major League Baseball’s Opening Day should be a national holiday, a celebration for all.
As we embark on this thrilling journey, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to each and every one of you as you kick off your season with Miracle League of Prince William. To mark this special occasion, some of our players have prepared a message exclusively for your players. You can access the video message by clicking on the link provided above.
We sincerely appreciate all the hard work you've put into preparing your league for yet another fantastic season. Your dedication and passion for the sport are truly commendable.
Congratulations on the start of another memorable season and thank you for allowing us to be a part of it.
Play ball!
Warm regards,
Sadé Means
Manager, Community Relations
Washington Nationals
Parents of Past Participants Said:
“As her parents, it’s so nice for us to see her do an activity with other kids – help increase those social skills” - Monica
“This is something new for him. He has never played t-ball before. To see him get excited about hitting the ball, learning how to put a glove on, clapping for the other kids, coming out of his shell and high-fiving people has been a real joy. It has meant the world for me to see him be able to be around kids like him. And to see how all of them light up just being able to get a chance to play and have fun." - Tynia
