COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — The University of Maryland baseball team partnered up with the League of Dreams organization to hold a baseball clinic for children with special needs. League of Dreams helps teach individuals with special needs the sport of baseball.…
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College players and pros provide some special baseball lessons for area kids
Many children with special needs and autism from around Prince George’s County and Washington, D.C. attended a baseball clinic hosted by the University of Maryland baseball team. The clinic was organized by League of Dreams, a non-profit foundation that focuses on teaching the game of baseball to children regardless of mental or physical disabilities.
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