1st Baseball Tomorrow Academy U15 National Youth Baseball Tournament kicks off on Monday By Temitope Eseyin

The maiden edition of the Baseball Tomorrow Academy U15 youth Baseball Championship will kick off on Monday 28th May, 2018 at the park "B" baseball pitch of the national stadium, Abuja.
According to the Chief Executive Officer of the Academy,Mr. Peter John Immonike said that Baseball Tomorrow Academy is a Non-Governmental Educational Sport Promoting Organisation focused on empowering Children and Youth to succeed by promoting values and life lessons that are intrinsic to the Sport of Baseball and Softball with a mission to use the game of baseball to teach young men how to be successful at home, in the classroom, in the community, and in life after baseball and change.

"We use Baseball and Softball Combined Education and Personal Development to realise the potential of Young People. We are also in partnership with the United States Embassy (Abuja, Nigeria) for the development of Baseball and Softball in Primary and Secondary Schools in Nigeria".
"We work with School, Teachers, Parents, Students and Government Agencies (such as Military and Paramilitary) to help Young and Old People learn to play the game of Baseball and Softball while developing necessary Life Skills to face today’s hurdles" said Peter Immonike.
Mr Kolawole Asegun, secretary of the Academy states that What is special about the Baseball Tomorrow Academy is that not only do they focus on improving the skills of these youths and promoting the game, but they also provide them with instructions and life skills. They are taught how to avoid drugs, to focus on education and become good citizens, among others".

"Baseball Tomorrow Academy provides avenue for the development of the Spirit of Sportsmanship and brings about bounding and tolerance among the Youth through its programmes" he concluded.
Mr. Immonike while briefing journalist while inspecting the facilities at the venue of the tournament confirmed that the Academy is set for the one week long championship.
On the expectations of the Academy from the championship, Immonike states that Youths are inevitable and as such they become very expensive to manage especially at the teenage stage. We expected that among other things,  this tournament will be saving alot of lives that would have been lost through social menace.  Bringing together different peers in this game gives room for the athletes to review individual platform of life and the exchange of character which is highly contagious.
"The youth might not be able to indentify this indices in their own but through an exchange of words, questionaire, testimonies, exceptional display of courage and unique life styles displayed among the athletes during their stay together in this tournament will help them to adjust to new life styles that is good"

In conclusion he said "We are expecting the following very important person for the opening ceremony, the ambassadors of the US embassy, South Korea and Japan all in Abuja, also the permanent secretary of the federal ministry of sports and youth and the director of grass roots developmentand We are expecting over 400 participants from across the country.