Crofton Softball Seeks Volunteers

Crofton Softball Commissioner Lisa Mills loves working with the girls and teaching them the finer points of the game.

There’s the right way to hit and field and run the bases, all the good stuff that kids need to learn. But being the commissioner also means there’s also the work away from the field, like what Mills is dealing with now. She’s trying to find volunteers to help Crofton Softball in a variety of ways before the season begins in a few weeks.

“This is every year,” Mills said. “Recruiting volunteers is part of the commissioner’s responsibility—but it’s probably the hardest part.”

Mills said that Crofton Softball needs a number of volunteers to help the program succeed.

First, they need people to coordinate and help run the Classics Day event that they’re going to have in the spring for six-under and eight-under teams.

That event is a fun time for the younger kids, who come to Cardinal Field in Crofton from all over the county. Players all get together and play softball – forgetting which teams they’re normally with – and then get awards.

Crofton also needs coaches for its teams that will be in the county’s league in the eight-under and 10-under divisions. Mills said they’re looking for two coaches per team, and the season is set to begin on April 16.

Practice will start as soon as coaches are in place.

During the season, the kids play two games a week and also have one practice.

Mills also said the program needs people to help as equipment managers and work with field maintenance. These are the jobs that Mills and Crofton Softball need to get help with every spring.

Overall, Mills said that they need help from about 30 people each spring.

“The more volunteers we have, the better program we can offer the kids,” said Mills, who is a volunteer herself. “It keeps our core group of volunteers from getting burned out.”