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Last Saturday proved to be a glorious opening day for Rookie League baseball and OKC Nike RBI softball. A total of 42 teams and over 500 youth participated in Rookie League games played at Wheeler Park in downtown Oklahoma City and Nike RBI softball games played at U.S. Grant High School and Southeast High School. …

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By Dan Lathey Many factors contributed to James Rodney Richard becoming arguably the most feared pitcher in baseball in the 1970s. In addition to standing at an imposing six feet eight inches tall, the Ruston, Louisiana native possessed a 100-mph plus fastball, wicked slider and occasional control problems (he led the National League in hit…

The fourth annual Rookie League Open will be held on Thursday, April 18 at Topgolf OKC from 12-3 p.m. Proceeds from this important fundraiser support Rookie League baseball leagues, Nike RBI softball leagues and other programming sponsored by the Rookie League Foundation of Oklahoma.  Serving as a special guest host for the Open will be…

The Rookie League Foundation of Oklahoma will announce the inaugural recipients of the Allie P. Reynolds Citizenship Award and scholarship this Friday at a ceremony at the Hall of the People at the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City. One Oklahoma high school baseball and softball athlete will receive the award in recognition of their…

Taybor Moss and Kael Siemers have been named inaugural recipients of the Allie P. Reynolds Citizenship Award and Scholarship. The honor was bestowed at a ceremony this morning at the Hall of the People at the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City.   The award was established by the Rookie League Foundation to honor the many…

In a break from Way Back Wednesday, the focus of this week’s post is Oklahoma native and St. Louis Cardinal closer Ryan Helsley, who recently took time from his busy schedule to congratulate the inaugural recipients of the Allie P. Reynolds Citizenship Award. (This is an updated version of a post originally published last November).…

Chloe Malau’ulu has a lot of irons in the fire these days. In addition to her job duties as a coach and administrator for Oklahoma Fuel softball, she is preparing for her second season playing for the Oklahoma City Spark. When she’s not on softball field, Malau’ulu may be in the planning stages for participating…

Jeromy Burnitz was drafted in the 24th round of the June 1987 amateur draft by the Milwaukee Brewers out of Conroe High School in Texas but instead of signing he chose to play college baseball at Oklahoma State. After a standout three seasons in Stillwater, Burnitz was a first-round pick (17th overall) by the New…

The Rookie League Foundation will host a Pitch, Hit & Run skills competition on Friday at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark for boys and girls from 7 to 14 years old. The event is sanctioned by Major League Baseball in partnership with USA Softball. The baseball competition will start at noon and the softball competition at…