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Gainesville Little Leaguers continue annual tradition of opening day parade
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Balloons are released to mark the beginning of the 2012 Gainesville Parks and Recreation Little League baseball season Saturday morning at City Park during the annual Little League Parade. - photo by SARA GUEVARA | The Times
If Gainesville isn’t a baseball town, what is?Statements like this and similar remarks could be heard all over City Park on Saturday as Gainesville celebrated the beginning of its 2012 Little League season.The opening ceremony included Gainesville’s 55 Little League teams, 628 players and 165 volunteer coaches. Children and coaches carried banners decorated with players’ names and balloons representing team colors. The family and friends of Little League players surrounded the stadium as each team marched onto the field and each child and coach was mentioned by name.