The next baseball legends have to start somewhere.
It could be at the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp.
A boy participating in the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp waits for his turn to play the infield during a Thursday, July 17, 2025, practice at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Riverside City College baseball players practice with youths Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
A baseball player from Riverside’s North High School practices with a youth Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Kids practice Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Kids take part Thursday, July 17, 2025, in the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
A girl runs to first base Thursday, July 17, 2025, during the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Ezra Munoz, 6, thows the ball to third base Thursday, July 17, 2025, during the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Coach Mauryce Kennon cheers Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp after a practice game at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Jordan Patterson, 8, runs to home base Thursday, July 17, 2025, during the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Participants in the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp watch a practice game from the dugout at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside on Thursday, July 17, 2025. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Backpacks filled with baseball gear hang Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside during the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Coach Mauryce Kennon high-fives a participant in the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp after an at-bat at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside on Thursday, July 17, 2025. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Boys in the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp have fun Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Kids participating in the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp cheer for their teammates during a Thursday, July 17, 2025, practice game at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Coach Tom Loza gathers players Thursday, July 17, 2025, during the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Ezra Munoz, 6, runs to first base Thursday, July 17, 2025, during the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
Kids participating in the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp await their turn for infield practice Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
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A boy participating in the Riverside Sandlot Softball & Baseball Camp waits for his turn to play the infield during a Thursday, July 17, 2025, practice at Hunter Hobby Park in Riverside. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
The summer tradition returned to Riverside this week.
Kids who love baseball and softball practiced at camps held Tuesday, July 15, and Thursday, July 17, at the city’s Hunter Hobby Park.
Youths between 6 and 13 worked with coaches to take swings, make throws and run the bases as they prepared for games scheduled for Saturday, July 19.
The city’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, Riverside Community Parks Association and the Riverside Police Foundation presented the event.
