Kids With Disabilities Get The Opportunity To Play Baseball - KXNet - Bismarck/Minot/Williston/Dickinson

With the world series right around the corner, baseball season will soon come to a close.

Unlike many kids, those who have a disability, don't often get the chance to play baseball in the summer.

Since 2006, Physical Therapy students at the University of Mary, have been giving kids with disabilities an opportunity to hit a home run.

"Each year we have an overabundance of the Physical Therapy students that just love volunteering for this because you make a connection with each of the baseball players and kids, and because the kids love it so much, we get into it and we actually get to buddy up with each child," Mariel Novacek said.

For those who've played baseball in the past, they've made some improvements to their game.

"Sometimes I strike out, but sometimes I choke up on the bat and when the ball comes I swing," Bennett Ereth said.

For some of these baseball players, it might be the first time they've swung a bat in awhile, but they're not unfamiliar with the sport, many of them have a favorite baseball team..

"The Phillies, the Twins and the Dodgers," Grant Feist said.

"I used to like the Braves, now I like the Bucks and the Rays," Ereth said.

Some of them even have a favorite position to play on the diamond.

"Hitting, catching and playing third base," Ereth said.

And like all baseball players, they're hoping to hit a home run.

"If somebody throws a ball and it goes way up, then if it goes way up that will be a walk off home run and they might do this," Ereth said.

Providing an opportunity every kid deserves.

Those who attended also received an autographed baseball from some of the University Of Mary baseball players.