{"id":17534,"date":"2025-06-02T04:16:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=17534"},"modified":"2025-06-02T04:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:16:23","slug":"seaside-park-softball-league-to-re-start-with-opening-ceremony-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2025\/06\/seaside-park-softball-league-to-re-start-with-opening-ceremony-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Seaside Park Softball League to Re-Start With Opening Ceremony Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New lighting at the Seaside Park baseball field, 13th-14th avenues, Dec. 15, 2023. (Photo: Shorebeat)<\/p><\/div>\n

Seaside Park, with a rich baseball and softball history \u2013 and a freshly upgraded field \u2013 will begin to “play ball” next week, borough officials announced.<\/p>\n

The Seaside Park Softball League will kick off the 2025 season on Monday, June 9 at 7 p.m., with an invitation for residents to come out and enjoy the festivities at the newly-renovated Moe Levine Field located at 13th and Barnegat avenues.<\/p>\n

Opening ceremonies will include words from former player and current Mayor John Peterson, an introduction to the organizer of the resurrected Seaside Park Basketball League, a ceremonial first pitch from Councilman Joe Connor and the opening game featuring Causeway Family of Dealerships<\/em>, the champions of last year\u2019s summer league versus the Ducks<\/em>, the champions of last year\u2019s fall league.<\/p>\n

Seaside Park’s baseball diamond has seen some significant improvements over the last two years. On a chilly night during December 2023, new LED lights enveloped the field<\/a> in vibrancy, enlightening the infield dirt, the deep-green grass and the blue-green colors of the adjacent playground, tennis courts and basketball courts. It took about six weeks for the LED lights to be installed, and they were tested following a borough council meeting.<\/p>\n

More recently, the council voted to move forward with ground-level renovations, including a resurfacing of the field<\/a>, an underground drainage retention basin, new base paths and a new backstop, among a few other aesthetic upgrades. The field has also been re-sodded and graded.<\/p>\n

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