Mountain Top Area Little League held its annual opening day parade and ceremonies on Saturday, April 22.
Boys and girls playing baseball and softball paraded along Blytheburn Road into the Little League complex where WBRE-TV morning anchor Tom Williams was the emcee for the opening day ceremonies. Rev. Joseph Evanko, pastor of St. Jude Parish, offered a blessing.
The guest speaker was professional baseball pitcher Sal Biasi. The former Hazleton Area High School and Penn State righthander was drafted in the 11th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball amateur draft by the Kansas City Royals. He has pitched in the Kansas City, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox organizations.
Highlight of the festivities was the introduction of members of the 2022 Major League District 16 softball champions; 2022 District 16 8-10-year-old champions; 2022 District 16 9-11-year-old champions; and the 2022 9-11-year-old Pennsylvania Section 5 Little League champions.
