Enabling kids to build confidence, teamwork, and community through the great game of baseball.
Baseball is Back in East Phoenix!
We're still riding high after a truly special Spring 2025—our inaugural season of the Balsz Home2First Baseball League (BHBL) brought organized baseball back to East Phoenix for the first time in nearly a decade!
Led by the Home2First Foundation, the BHBL launched with four spirited teams of K-2 student-athletes from the Balsz School District, giving 40 kids the chance to learn, play, and grow through the game of baseball. But this was more than just a league—it was a movement.
We combined on-field coaching with off-field education, introducing “classroom practices” that taught the kids about trailblazers like Jackie Robinson and Yogi Berra, and brought in guest speakers like a former professional player and the current Tempe Fire Chief. Through it all, we emphasized the core values of hard work, resilience, and teamwork.
This first season laid the groundwork for something even bigger. We’re just getting started—and we can’t wait to grow this league, reach more kids, and continue building a community where every child has a chance to step up to the plate.
We collect and distribute baseball equipment to aid underprivileged kids and communities.
Now more than ever, it is vitally important to get kids outside and on the ball field!
THANK YOU FOR THE COLLECTIVE
SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY!
WE REACHED OUR GOAL!!!
Home2First raised more than $15,000 during our annual fundraising campaigns during 2023-2024!
(20% above our goal!)
Home2First partnered with Cold Beers and Cheeseburgers to raise money for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in both poor communities and youth baseball academies across the Dominican Republic (DR) as well as providing funding for a new baseball league in East Phoenix, and scholarships for financially challenged AZ-based players looking to participate in local travel baseball teams!
100% of donated funds will go to kids in need!
We DEEPLY appreciate the support of so many local people!
Show your support by making a donation to help make the dreams of aspiring ballplayers a reality.