Stamford Babe Ruth Softball: History
Babe Ruth InternationalThe Babe Ruth league added a new dimension to its program in 1984 - a Softball Division designed for girls. It was organized because Babe Ruth League recognized a need for softball on the girl's level and a desire for affiliation with an established program.
The Babe Ruth Softball program is above all by and for youth. It especially tries to make better citizens through proper supervision of regulation competitive softball in addition to promoting mental and physical development. In adopting rules, in establishing standards and in all planning, the primary consideration is the welfare of the participants.
-from the Babe Ruth softball national website