From the time he first picked up a bat at age 2, Forreston All-State outfielder Carson Akins has been in love with baseball.

“I just want kids playing the game of baseball,” said Tamon Greene ... The youth league is down to 4 teams, two for ages 10 and under, one for 12 and under, and one for 14 and under.

The Tigers head groundskeeper, Heather Nabozny worked alongside people from the organization and the Boys and Girls Club to spruce up William Clay Ford Field in Midtown.

It's a game that's based on failure. If you get a hit three out of 10 times, that's great,” he says of his kids playing baseball. “It’s just about managing expectations. The process of being ...