American Amateur Baseball

USA Baseball recently convened its annual Youth and Amateur Leadership Summit in Cary, North Carolina, uniting national organizations involved in amateur baseball and softball. The event included participants representing the American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC), Little League, Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), Babe Ruth League, National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF), and others. The summit featured presentations on initiatives such as Baseball5, BASE (Baseball Athlete Safety Education), Fun At Bat, coach clinics, and umpire recruitment, designed to support grassroots development of the sports. The inclusion of the American Amateur Baseball Congress highlights collaborative efforts to advance amateur baseball and softball nationwide.