North Port High School Baseball Teams Give Back to the Community 

Challenger Baseball is a baseball league for youngsters and adults with developmental disabilities. Even though the North Port High School baseball team excels playing on the baseball field each spring, they make their biggest impact through their work with the local Challenger program. Each player gives their time on Saturdays to help people with disabilities enjoy the game of baseball.The fundamental goal of Challenger Baseball is to give everyone a chance to play. To realize that goal, Challenger has two basic rules: every player bats each inning, and every player plays the field. We don't count strikes, and we don't count outs. Everybody scores, and everybody wins.Challenger Baseball participants learn not only the fundamentals of baseball, but also experience pulling together as a team, to be cheered on by a crowd, and be encouraged by their peers.  All players are given an award for their participation.