GEAYA Honored at Sandlot League Labor Day Games at Downs Field
Monday, September 4, 2023
It was a hot Labor Day this year. It was also a great Labor Day for the Greater East Austin Youth Association (GEAYA)! As part of the Austin Sandlot League Labor Day celebration, GEAYA will receive 50% of the proceeds from the Sandlot League's raffle, and GEAYA head coach and coach coordinator Emaan Abdelbaki threw out the first pitch before the 4PM game between the Yardbirds and the Tallboys.
The Austin Sandlot league is adding up proceeds and will be contacting GEAYA administration with the donation amount. “We’re so grateful and honored to be recognized by the Sandlot League this way,” said Emaan Abdelbaki. “Special thanks go out to Joel Manzo (former GEAYA head coach for Majors Player Pitch) with the Sandlot League Yardbirds and Katherine Smith with the Tallboys for making this happen.”
“It’s great to know that the baseball community recognizes and sees the impact and value GEAYA brings to East Austin,” said Lee Dawson Jr., Vice President/Commissioner of GEAYA. “Thank you, Joel and Katherine and all the Sandlot League teams!”
We’ll update this post once we receive the amount of the donation.
If you want to see Coach Emaan’s pitch, Click Here! “I’ve never thrown out the first pitch at a game before, I practiced with Nico right before the game, Coach Emaan said. “I got it to the plate!”