LJYB Season Suspended Until May 1st LJYB Update - March 30, 2020
Firstly, I hope this note finds you and your family healthy and safe.
When I last updated you, the Board and I had penciled in April 6 as our anticipated date for a return to the baseball fields. It is now several weeks later, and without additional clarity and a full understanding of the potential duration of the Coronavirus pandemic crisis, the truth is, we simply don’t know when or if our season will continue.
However, if we can get back on the field within a reasonable time, we believe it is still possible to schedule 75-100% of our season, and the Board and I are currently reviewing several potential contingency plans to that end. To accomplish these plans, we will need the buy-in and support of the various stakeholders who also use the Cliffridge Fields facility during the early summer months.
Of course, if the restrictions brought on by the pandemic extend later than May, and/or we can’t come to an agreement on field usage, we may be forced to cancel the 2020 season. I will continue to communicate with you as information becomes available and we firm up our plans.
Finally, like you, I never envisioned living through a situation like what we now face, much less, doing so while overseeing the operations of a baseball league. And like you, I know we will get through it. I only hope we do so in time to once again play the sport that we all love.
Wishing you and your family the very best during these strange and uncertain times,
Jim Sampson
