Who We Are

"Fastest growing league in the world!"

Here at Highland Baseball Challenger League, we see the value in everyone. Our adaptive baseball program serves youth ages 5 – 35 with physical and intellectual challenges. We believe everyone should experience the joy of sports and we welcome all abilities on our team. There is no cost to the families, and no player is denied.

A lot has happened since we started an Evansville-area Challenger league in 2014. We’ve had over 5,550 community volunteers and served upwards of 150 young athletes throughout Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois.

In 2015, we were honored as the National League of the Year. And we’re proud to announce that Highland Baseball Challenger League was invited to appear at the Little League® World Series on August 25, 2018 in Williamsport, PA

Meet the Team

Moi Fortune

2018 Challenger League

Moi is 12 years old. He has two siblings, Molly and Sami. He loves the color red. Moi's favorite movie is Star Wars, and he loves to eat mac N cheese. An interesting fact about Moi is that he is from Guatemala.

Kylin Garrett

2019 Challenger League

Kylin is 5 years old. He has two brothers, Cayden and Chandler. He loves all colors. Kylin's favorite movie is Dino Trucks, and he loves to eat junk food. An interesting fact about Kylin is that he is his own superhero, Super Kylin.

Colton Nightingale

2019 Challenger League

Colton is 5 years old. He has two sisters, Madalyn and Claire. He loves the color blue and baseball. Colton loves math, and he likes eating goldfish. An interesting fact about Colton is that he can put a smile on everyone's face.

Rylie Ann Helmer

2019 Challenger League

Rylie is 14 years old. She has one sibling, Reed. She loves the color pink and Spirit Team Cheerleading. Rylie loves math, and she likes eating lobster, crab legs and shrimp. An interesting fact about Rylie is that she is a huge Dolly Parton and Tina Turner fan.

Aliya Claspell

2019 Challenger League

Aliya is 7 years old. She has one sibling, Elija. She loves the color red. Aliya's favorite activity is swimming, and she loves to eat pizza. An interesting fact about Aliya is that she met Mickey Mouse and gave him a kiss.

Killian Watson

2019 Challenger League

Killian is 10 years old. He has one sibling, Juliette. He loves the color blue. Killian's favorite sport is baseball, and he loves to eat tacos. An interesting fact about Killian is that he is taking piano lessons.

Eli Persinger

2019 Challenger League

Eli is 4 years old. He has one sibling, Aubrie. He loves the color blue. Eli's favorite thing to do is ride his bike, and he loves to eat popcorn at baseball games. An interesting fact about Eli is that he likes to listen to music and dance.

Faith Skinner

2019 Challenger League

Faith is 7 years old. She has two siblings, Emma and Amora. She loves the color purple. Faith's favorite sport is baseball, and she loves to eat cupcakes. An interesting fact about Faith is that she loves to ride horses.

Autumn Foster

2019 Challenger League

Autumn is 8 years old. She has three siblings, Amber, Cloressa, and Zach. She loves the color pink. Autumn's favorite activity is dance, and she loves to eat pizza. An interesting fact about Autumn is that she loves Disney World and puppies.

Zach Howard

2019 Challenger League

Zach is 10 years old. He has three sibling, Aurora. He loves the color red. Zach's favorite sport is baseball, and he loves to eat granny's cherry pie. An interesting fact about Zach is that he is a huge fan of Classic Rock, especially the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Braxton Wiley

2019 Challenger League

Braxton is 7 years old. He loves the color blue. Braxton's favorite movie is Detective Pikachu, and he loves to eat pepperoni and banana pepper pizza. An interesting fact about Braxton is an honorary player for the Thunderbolts and loves his service dog Anna.

Mary Gries

2019 Challenger League

Mary is 10 years old. She has four siblings, Cecilia, Emma,Karter and Kylie. She loves the color purple. Mary loves to eat ice cream, and her favorite movie is Frozen. Mary started Challenger four years ago.

Ryne Phillips

2019 Challenger League

Ryne is 13 years old. He has one sibling, Paxton. He loves the color blue. Ryne's favorite activity is baseball, and he loves to eat crackers and pizza. An interesting fact about Ryne is that he is always happy. All heart.

Charleigh Garrett

2018 Challenger League

Charleigh is 6 years old. She has two siblings, Gage and Hunter. She loves the color pink. Charleigh's favorite princess is Cinderella, and she loves to eat mac N cheese. An interesting fact about Charleigh is that she loves to dance and sing.