Ball Diamond Sports Festival Returns May 2

For the fifth year, Crown Point Athletics is celebrating the return of  baseball and softball season with the Ball Diamond Sports Festival.  

The Ball Diamond Sports Festival is held in conjunction with this year’s opening ceremonies and parade for the City of Crown Point Girls Softball league and Cal Ripken Baseball.  

The opening parade will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 2, in front of Commonwealth Engineers, 19 N. Court St. The parade will end at Bulldog Park, 183 S. West St.  

Players and their families are invited to Bulldog Park for remarks from Mayor Pete Land  and fun at the Ball Diamond Sports Festival. The festival will feature vendors and food  trucks. The festival will be from 9:30 a.m. to noon. 

“We’re excited to celebrate the opening of both youth softball and baseball in Crown Point,”  Land said. “It’s great to see our families celebrating the start of another fun season at the  Sportsplex and Babe Ruth fields.”  

Vendors for this year’s festival include:  

• Backspin Lounge 

• BIGGBY Coffee 

• Buffalo Wild Wings 

• Chippopotamus 

• Core Crown Point 

• Crash Course Catching 

• D1 Training Merrillville

• Damo’s Dogs 

• Gary SouthShore RailCats 

• Great Lakes Sports Hub 

• Kevin’s Pretzel Factory 

• Lake County Corn Dogs

 Mackenzie Angel Boutique 

• Meraki Food Truck 

• Mr. CheezyCakes Dessert and Snack Bar 

• Net Par 

• Play it Again Sports 

• RSN – Region Sports Network 

• The Art Project 

• VIVD Beauty Bar 

• YMCA Camp Triangle Hills 

For more information, call Athletics at 219-661-2271, option 2, or email athletics@crownpoint.in.gov.