Dugout, the Little League mascot, celebrates the opening of the 2007 White House Tee Ball season Wednesday, June 27, 2007, during the opening game between the Luray, Virginia Red Wings and the Bobcats from Cumberland, Maryland.
High-fives abound between the Luray, Virginia Bobcats and the Cumberland, Maryland Red Wings after the opening game of the 2007 White House Tee Ball season Wednesday, June 27, 2007, on the South Lawn.
Members of the Cumberland, Maryland Bobcats look on during the presentation of game balls Wednesday, June 27, 2007, after their opening game of the 2007 White House Tee Ball season against the Luray, Virginia Red Wings on the South Lawn.
It's safe at first for a Cumberland Bobcat as the Red Wings' first baseman returns the ball to the catcher Wednesday, June 27, 2007, during the first game of the 2007 White House Tee Ball season on the South Lawn. The game pitted the Luray, Virginia team against the Cumberland, Maryland kids, and marked the seventh year of the President's White House Tee Ball Initiative.
President George W. Bush joins honorary tee ball commissioner and two-time Olympic gold medalist Michele Smith on the South Lawn sidelines of the 2007 White House Tee Ball season opener Wednesday, June 27, 2007. The game matched the Red Wings of Luray, Virginia against the Bobcats of Cumberland, Maryland.
President George W. Bush holds up a commemorative baseball jersey with Jackie Robinson's number 42 presented to him by players from Robinson's playing era at the White House Tee Ball Game Sunday, July 15, 2007. Tee Ball players wore the number 42 to celebrate the legacy of Jackie Robinson>
A player from the Inner City Little League of Brooklyn, N.Y. runs for first base after his hit against the Wrigley Little League Dodgers of Los Angeles Sunday, July 15, 2007 at the White House Tee Ball Game, in honor of legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson.
Hall of Fame baseball manager Tommy Lasorda urges on a player from the Wrigley Little League Dodgers of Los Angeles, as he runs for home against the Inner City Little League of Brooklyn, N.Y., Sunday, July 15, 2007, during the White House Tee Ball Game celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson on the South Lawn of the White House. Brooklyn and Los Angeles represent the two home cities of Robinson’s team.
President George W. Bush, joined Baseball Hall of Fame player and honorary tee ball commissioner Frank Robinson, center, along with Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda and fellow legendary players, retire the number of baseball great Jackie Robinson at the White House Tee Ball Game Sunday, July 15, 2007, on the South Lawn of the White House. All players wore the number 42 to celebrate the legacy of Jackie Robinson.