LITTLE PADRES PARKS
Building clean, safe fields for youth baseball

To help celebrate the 60th anniversary of professional baseball in San Diego, dating to the 1936 Pacific Coast League Padres, Chairman John Moores suggested refurbishing baseball diamonds where youngsters throughout the region (including Baja California) could play ball in clean, safe settings. All Little Padres Parks have grass infields, big-league landscaping, scoreboards, and signature palm trees in the outfield.

	Boys & Girls Club of Vista - Before
	Boys & Girls Club of Vista - After
	Twin Hills Little League & Softball - Dedicated 3/10/07
	Encanto Little Legue - Dedicated 3/24/07

These parks are found all over San Diego County from Oceanside to the South Bay, as far north as Lake Elsinore, east to El Centro and even south of the border in Tijuana--with more on the way. Parks have been dedicated in honor of Jackie Robinson, San Diego native Ted Williams, Hall of Famer Dave Winfield and Andres Berumen, the first Tijuana native to pitch for the Padres.

On March 10th, 2007 the Padres proudly dedicated the 29th and 30th Little Padres Parks at Twin Hills Youth & Recreation Park for Little League and ASA Softball. This dedication officially brings the Padres half way home to our goal of refurbishing or building a total of 60 fields throughout the San Diego and the Baja California region.

The 31st Little Padres Park in Encanto was dedicated on Saturday, March 24th, 2007 at Verna Quinn field for Encanto Little League. The Padres are delighted to have had the opportunity to partner with the Encanto Little League, Councilmember Tony Young, the Little League Urban Initiative, Bank of America's "Keep the Change" program, and special project contributor Randy McPhillips in the refurbishment of this field.

The two refurbished softball fields at Magnolia Elementary School in El Cajon mark the Padres 32nd and 33rd Little Padres Parks were dedicated to El Cajon Girls Softball in an official ceremony on Saturday, April 28th, 2007.

The 34th Little Padres Park is home to the Miracle League of San Diego at San Dieguito Park. The Miracle League is a charitable organization that provides children with mental or physical challenges an opportunity to play baseball as a team member in an organized league. The Miracle League's mission is to build an ADA accessible ball field and to operate a league that serves the approximately 35,000 children with disabilities in San Diego County and the Padres are thrilled to be a part of creating this first field of its kind in Southern California. For more information, please contact Suzie Engel (858) 354-0204, suzie.engel@miracleleagueofsandiego.org.

The 35th and 36th Little Padres Parks were dedicated to the Guaycura Little League in Tijuana on October 20th, 2007.

The Padres are committed to supporting youth baseball & softball through this program and we couldn't complete these parks without the ongoing support of our dedicated Little Padres Parks partners. Thank you to the following valuable landscaping partners:

• The Brickman Group
• Aztec Fence
• Briles Palm Farm
• Daktronics
• El Camino Rental
• Hunter Industries
• Hawthorne Rent-it Services
• Fast Signs
• GDM Contracting
• Hanson Aggregates
• Hydro-Scape Products
• Tomark Sports
• TruGreen Landscape
• West Coast Turf

The Padres have also benefited from the corporate sponsorship of Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola, and Bank of America. Additionally, Major Leaguer Esteban Loaiza contributed to the Guaycura Little League fields and private supporter Randy McPhillips made significant donations to the Encanto field.

View the photo gallery from the Twin Hills and Encanto Little Padres Park dedication ceremonies »

Little Padres Parks

1. Jackie Robinson Family YMCA		Southeast San Diego		Dedicated 1/31/97
2. Matt LaChappa Field		Lakeside		Dedicated 3/14/97
3. Southwest Little League		San Ysidro		Dedicated 3/25/99
4. Campo Andres Berumen		Tijuana		Dedicated 8/16/97
5. Cadman Elementary		Clairemont		Dedicated 5/29/98
6. Recreation Park		Oceanside		Dedicated 4/4/98
7. Dave Winfield Park		City Heights		Dedicated 1/26/99
8. Point Loma Little League Field		Point Loma		Dedicated 9/18/98
9. Ted Williams Field		North Park		Dedicated 2/9/00
10. Rancho California Sports Park Field 1		Temecula		Dedicated 11/19/99
11. Rancho California Sports Park Field 2		Temecula		Dedicated 11/19/99
12. Dr. Jim Vernetti Stadium at Bradley Field		Coronado		Dedicated 4/8/00
13. Bob Bouchard Field		Chollas Lake		Dedicated 9/15/00
14. National City Field		National City		Dedicated 11/2/00
15. Damato Field		San Diego		Dedicated 2/8/00
16. Matich Field		Lake Elsinore		Dedicated 8/9/03
17. Frazier Field #1		El Centro		Dedicated 2/12/02
18. Frazier Field #2		El Centro		Dedicated 2/12/02
19. Jay W. Jeffcoat Field		El Centro		Dedicated 6/29/04
20. Sunflower Field		El Centro		Dedicated 6/29/04
21. Torrey Pines Elementary		La Jolla		Dedicated 2/2/03
22. Camp Pendleton		Oceanside		Dedicated 9/23/03
23. Sefton Field		Mission Valley		Dedicated 12/12/03
24. Memorial Community Field		Logan Heights		Dedicated 9/3/04
25. Brandon Lookingbill Field		Campo		Dedicated 6/25/05
26. Boys & Girls Club of Vista		Vista		Dedicated 2/8/06
27. Sweetwater Valley Little League		Bonita		Dedicated 3/25/06
28. Lemon Grove Little League		Lemon Grove		Dedicated 3/25/06
29. Twin Hills Little League & Softball		Twin Hills		Dedicated 3/10/07
30. Twin Hills Little League & Softball		Twin Hills		Dedicated 3/10/07
31. Encanto Little League		Encanto		Dedicated 3/24/07
32. El Cajon girls Softball		El Cajon		4/28/07
33. El Cajon girls Softball		El Cajon		4/28/07
34. Miracle League of San Diego		San Dieguito Park		5/19/07
35. Guaycura Little League		Tijuana		10/20/07
36. Guaycura Little League		Tijuana		10/20/07

Fans interested in nominating a site for the Little Padres Parks program should download the application form below and mail it to:

Little Padres Parks Program
P.O. Box 122000
San Diego, CA 92112

Downloadable LPP Nomination Form >>

Baseball Tomorrow Fund
Fans or baseball organizations may also want to consider applying for a grant through The Baseball Tomorrow Fund. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund, which is a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, promotes and enhances the growth of baseball around the world by funding programs, fields and equipment purchases to encourage and maintain youth participation in the game. For more information on The Baseball Tomorrow Fund and how to apply for a grant, please click here.