Piper Davis Youth Baseball League, founded in 1992 in Birmingham, Al. by Fed "Coach" Plump, a community based 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing a positive sporting foundation for at-risk inner-city youth in the metropolitan area of Birmingham, Al. The goal of the organization is to teach the fundamePiper Davis Youth Baseball League, founded in 1992 in Birmingham, Al. by Fed "Coach" Plump, a community based 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing a positive sporting foundation for at-risk inner-city youth in the metropolitan area of Birmingham, Al. The goal of the organization is to teach the fundamentals of baseball and at the same time providing young athletes with a safe environment with which to play and grow. ntals of baseball and at the same time providing young athletes with a safe environment with which to play and grow. The league's name for Lorenzo "Piper Davis" a trailblazer in the Negro Baseball League, who once played for the Birmingham Black Barons. Piper gave his blessings to Coach Plump to name the league in his honor in 1992. He passed away in 1997. Since the league's inception, the organization has grown from three local city parks. into thirteen states, the District of Columbia and the Caribbean. The game of baseball is a back and has spread into communities across America providing opportunities for young athletes to experience history, discipline, sportsmanship, and teamwork.
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