Central Springfield Little League

Links Contact Us Mailing Address Central Springfield Little League P.O. Box 334 Springfield, Virginia 22150 For questions about registration: [email protected] For questions about payments and the availability of scholarships: [email protected] All other questions can be sent to: [email protected] 2025–26 Board of Directors Officers Position Board Member Email Address President Stephanie Budd [email protected] Vice President Jason Planakis [email protected] Secretary Emily Black [email protected] Treasurer Lauren Dunham [email protected] Player Agent Sarah Clark [email protected] Coaching Coordinator Ben Jipson [email protected] Chief Umpire Ralph Posey [email protected] Concession Manager Sarah Clark [email protected] Equipment Manager Jocelyn Fischer [email protected] Safety Officer Randy Wheeler [email protected] 2025–26 At-Large Members Zach Bonner Kevin Fealey Ben Jones Matt Lorah John Moore Allison Ovalle David Randolph Antonio Roberts Board of Directors elections are held on the first Saturday in June each year. The term of the Board of Directors runs from October 1 through the end of September of the following year. Our History The History of CSLL Little League Baseball was first introduced to the children of Springfield, VA in 1954 by a small group of fathers headed by Harry Wood, Vic Aldridge, B. Abrams, Jim Owens, Kent Browning, Ray Ramsey, and Frank Ralston. These men organized and transported 60 boys to Annandale to play in that program. Initial equipment was obtained from the then small number of community merchants and from the fathers themselves. Franchised Little League came to Springfield a year later in 1955 with the granting of a charter to a four-team league by the National Little League Headquarters in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The area franchised included all of what is now considered Springfield proper. As the popularity of the program and the population of the area rapidly grew, it became necessary to split the league in 1962, and the North Springfield Little League became a separate program. The Springfield program continued to expand through the 1960’s with 16 Major League and 24 Minor League teams. In 1971, following the tremendous population explosion in the West Springfield area and the growth of the program participation to 1,150 boys, it was again necessary to divide the league. The West Springfield Little League began in 1972, leaving 475 boys in what is now the Central Springfield Little League (CSLL). Since 1972, Central Springfield Little League has developed many innovations designed to improve baseball abilities and enjoyment. Among these are clinics, the use of pitching machines in A-ball and a T-ball program to introduce 5–6-year-old children to baseball. Other changes since 1972 included the expansion of the charter boundaries to encompass Saratoga, Newington Station, Chancellor Farms, and the Franconia area west of Rose Hill. In 1975 the “boys only” policy was lifted by Little League Baseball Inc. Initi