Thursday, October 1, 2026
The Garden City South West Hempstead Little League welcomed their 2025 season May 10. The kids celebrated the opening on a newly turfed T-ball field, which was donated by a former resident.
“We’re looking forward to a good time and having fun,” said Joe Sorrentino, a board officer with the league. “We like for the children to learn teamwork, honesty and fair play. We have a great group of volunteers, managers and coaches. So we’re looking forward to another successful season.”
Playing at Cherry Valley Field in West Hempstead, the teams play on fully turfed fields and have access to a concession stand. Recently new bleachers and a PA system were installed for attendees to enjoy. The league is working to raise funds to upgrade the scoreboard.
The league offers players an opportunity to join them for a little league day at Citi Field.
Local elected officials, including Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin, Town Clerk Kate Murray, Assemblyman Edward Ra, Legislator John Ferretti, and more, joined the players, parents and coaches.
“We celebrated the start of another season and the ribbon cutting of a newly refurbished tee ball field,” Ferretti wrote in a Facebook post. “It was fun to see the players enjoying these great Town of Hempstead ball fields.”
Sorrentino thanked the town and local elected officials for their assistance to the league.
“They have been fantastic over the last bunch of years,” Sorrentino said. He explained that the field was previously owned by the Village of Garden City, which limited the leagues ability to make full use of the facilities. “When Kate Murray was supervisor, the opportunity came up about 14 years ago to buy the field and the town bought it. Ever since then, the Town of Hempstead has been great, helping us do so much out on the fields.”
