Red Bank Softball Association is not only losing players, by mid-summer the organization may also lose its home fields due to pending construction of a new middle school on the current property behind the high school.
“The biggest question is where are we going,” Red Bank Softball Association president Allen Bickford asked Red Bank commissioners Feb. 15, requesting to know where the program will play after June 9. “It’s monumental to know.”
Bickford said he needs to be able to tell the players so they will stick with the program. The program normally enrolls 200, but Bickford said he estimates enrolling 100 players this season.
Red Bank Commissioner John Roberts said he understands Bickford’s frustration. Roberts said the Red Bank Softball Association is one of the premier softball programs in the area. He said he hopes the program will gain more players.
Red Bank City Manager Chris Dorsey said construction of the new Red Bank Middle School behind RBHS is still pending approval from the United States Department of Interior. If the new school is built there, then the softball program would be relocated to another area in the city.