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Numbers are up slightly in both softball and baseball among nine different leagues in the city.More than 3,800 baseball players and 1,375 softball players signed up last month to participate.Ages vary from 5-18."As long as those numbers hold steady, we are doing well," Card said.The Miracle League roster also grew this year, and the number of physically and mentally challenged participants is expected to increase as the season continues."The league has really grown, going from about two or three teams to six this year," Card said.
"They expect that number to go up since they take sign ups all through the season."Tri-county leagues report similar growth.
Prattville Dixie Youth Baseball is up from last year, according to league representative David Mills."We've returned to the numbers we had from a couple of years ago," Mills said.
"We've added teams in some of the leagues.
We've got somewhere between 800-850 participating."Saturday's ceremonies at Riverwalk will be simila...
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