Ground broken for baseball diamond

TOURS BY U.S. COLLEGIATE TEAMS AND A LITTLE LEAGUE COMPETITION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE AMONG THE ACTIVITIES BEING EARMARKED FOR JAMAICA'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BASEBALL DIAMOND....

THE INSTITUTE OF SPORTS HAS AMBITIOUS PLANS TO ORGANIZE AND EXPAND THE SPORT OF BASEBALL ACROSS THE ISLAND STARTING AT THE PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL.

HOWEVER, FOR THIS TO BE REALISED, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS, PLAYING SURFACES OR DIAMONDS, WILL HAVE TO BE IN PLACE.

AND SO FRIDAY SIGNALLED A HISTORIC MOMENT AT G.C. FOSTER COLLEGE WHERE GROUND WAS BROKEN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF JAMAICA'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BASEBALL DIAMOND.

PLANS ARE IN THE PIPELINE TO ESTABLISH SIMILAR DIAMONDS IN THE COUNTIES OF CORNWALL AND MIDDLESEX,