GP Dads Start New Intermediate Little League

A new league serving boys ages 13 and older is accepting registration now throughout the five Grosse Pointes, which will serve as a transition between Little League and the junior/senior league.

In an effort to keep more Grosse Pointe boys playing baseball, officials from the Grosse Pointe Farms-City Little League have begun a new transition league for players 13 years old and older. The 50/70 Intermediate League allows the players to use a field that is slightly bigger than what is used for little league but slightly smaller than the junior/senior league, said Will Lianos and Geoff Vernon, two of the dads who helped establish the new league. It will serve players from all five Grosse Pointes and possibly Harper Woods, if they agree to be a part of the league, Lianos said. Ideally six teams will be formed but that will depend on how many players register, he said. The objective is to retain more of the players, they said, …

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