Hermosa Beach Little League dedicates Logan Field
The Double A Dragons. Photo by Steven Zaw
The Double A Cypress Park Prowlers. Photo by Steven Zaw
Todd Goodwin with daughters Sienna and alexis. Photo by Steven Zaw
Sienna Good watches sister Alexis throw out the first pitch. Photo by Steven Zaw
Hermosa Beach Little league Board of Directors Chris Lombardi, Tim Gibson, Dave Shott, Mark Mamber, Jeff Neer, Travis Snyder, Ann Torico, and Tim Gibson. Photo by Steven Zaw
A photo of former Hermosa Beach Little Leaguer Logan Goodwin is carried by Director of Baseball Howard Maycon during the 2020 opening day ceremonies at Clark Stadium. Photo by Kevin Cody
by Kevin Cody
Preceding Friday night’s Hermosa Beach Double A Little League game, the visiting Dragons and home team Cypress Park Prowlers lined up along their respective first and third base baselines for an address by league president Jeff Miller. Miller stood on the newly installed Astroturf infield, facing a large, newly installed scoreboard that read Logan Field.
The new infield and scoreboard, Miller told the 8- to 10-year-old players, were made possible through a donation from Todd and Joann Goodwin. The couple, he said, wanted to do something for the thousands of Hermosa Beach Little Leaguers, who, like their son Logan, loved baseball.
Plans for the field improvements were announced during the February, 2020 opening day ceremonies, when Logan was described by his former coach, Travis Synder, as an undersized, overachieving ball player who distinguished himself by his hustle.
Logan died April 13, 2017, from an abdominal injury suffered when he hit a tree stump skiing at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Colorado. He was 12 years old and had been wearing a helmet.
Following the league president’s remarks, Todd Goodwin took the mic and said, simply, “Let’s play ball.”
Then Logan’s sisters, Alexa and Sienna,, both students at Hermosa Valley School, threw out the first pitches for the first game at Logan Field. ER
Logan Field’s new scoreboard. Photo by Steven Zaw