WATCH: Dee Strange-Gordon on PIFBS Webcast Dee Strange-Gordon is no stranger to helping others. With Pitch In For Baseball & Softball and its partners, Strange-Gordon recently hosted a special event to inspire kids through the game of baseball. The former National League batting champion, Gold Glove winner, and two-time All-Star teamed up with PIFBS, Wilson […]
Pitch In For Baseball & Softball has joined forces with Wilson Sporting Goods on a number of important projects over the years, including a series of packing and distribution events to assist schools in Chicago, IL, home of Wilson’s headquarters. In 2018 and 2019, PIFBS and Wilson teamed up for a Softball Signature Project, distributing […]
Now through June 2nd, kids can enter to win a chance to design their very own Wilson A2000 glove! Pitch In For Baseball & Softball and Wilson Sporting Goods are holding a coloring contest for kids, and one lucky winner will be selected to design and receive their very own custom glove. Wilson’s coloring pages […]
Longtime partner Wilson Sporting Goods teamed up with us again in 2019 for the second year of a Pitch In For Softball Signature Project in their backyard of Chicago, Illinois. Wilson generously donated all of the equipment for this project – valued at over $30,000 – which included softballs, catcher’s gear, helmets, bats, gloves, and […]
In July 2015, PIFBS supporter Zack Hample came up with Alex Rodriguez’s 3,000th hit ball. Upon returning the ball, the Yankees committed $150,000 donation to PIFBS to support leagues and school teams in the Bronx for the next three years. To celebrate the success of the three year partnership, the Yankees generously donated the use […]
Founded in 2005, PIFBS’ very first projects were with two Little League programs in Biloxi, Mississippi that lost everything during Hurricane Katrina. We helped rebuild dozens of leagues across the Gulf Coast, giving hundreds of children the chance to escape the loss and sadness through baseball. Disaster relief programs are ingrained into Pitch In For […]
In the fall of 2017, the Atlantic Ocean saw three of the largest hurricanes ever on record. They devastated several islands as well as parts of Florida and Texas. Throughout the course of 2018, Pitch In For Baseball & Softball will be completing several large projects centered around disaster relief to help get as many […]
Pitch In For Softball’s first Signature Project kicked off in April 2018 in Chicago, Illinois! PIFS worked with representatives from the Chicago Public School system to identify 20 high school softball teams that were in need of equipment. This project was generously funded by Wilson Sporting Goods, one of our major strategic partners. PIFS will […]