“Our players volunteering their time in the community is a vital part of our baseball program,” said head coach Terry Rooney. “I want each individual to understand the significance and responsibility of being a player in our program and the positive impact they can have on others.”<\/p>\n
The Knights gave back to the community during a “Keep Seminole County Beautiful” event, helping with landscaping and keeping trails clear. They also spent time with the Miracle League, a youth baseball league designed to give mentally and physically disabled children the opportunity to participate in a sport that might otherwise have very limited access for them. The Miracle League not only promotes the sport itself but also the building of self-esteem and camaraderie that playing it can provide.<\/p>\n
In order to assist players, the Miracle League has developed a system aptly titled “Angels in the Outfield.” This buddy system pairs each child with an able-bodied volunteer, a role UCF student-athletes were more than willing to play, and allows for a unique bond to be formed between the two.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Knights traveled to Cranes Roost Park in Uptown Altamonte during Homecoming weekend to participate in the Autism Speaks Walk.<\/p>\n
UCF also worked with four local little leagues, conducting drills and giving players a great chance at learning the skills they need to be successful from some of the top collegiate players and coaches in Division I baseball. The Black and Gold assisted with the Oviedo, College Park, Dr. Phillips and Union Park Little Leagues.<\/p>\n
The Knights have wrapped up their fall camp and will return in the spring as Opening Day 2010 is set for Feb. 19 at home against Savannah State.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Our players volunteering their time in the community is a vital part of our baseball program,” said head coach Terry Rooney. “I want each individual to understand the significance and responsibility of being a player in our program and the positive impact they can have on others.” The Knights gave back to the community during a “Keep Seminole County Beautiful”…","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":7868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[422,3178,4621],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-7867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-baseball","tag-miracle-league","tag-terry-rooney"],"yoast_head":"\n