Challenger Field, a baseball field for special-needs children at Sidney Hutchinson Park, was officially unveiled during a dedication ceremony on Thursday, May 24.
Challenger Field features special bases, padded fences and is covered with special turf meant to better absorb falls.
Sophie Dufrene, 8, looks at the names of nearly 100 donors who helped raise more than $500,000 for Challenger Field.
A crowd gathers for a dedication ceremony for the opening of Challenger Field at Sidney Hutchinson Park in Walker on Thursday, May 24.
Local radio personality Scott Innes speaks to a crowd during a dedication ceremony for Challenger Field at Sidney Hutchinson Park in Walker on Thursday, May 24.
Walker Parks and Recreation Supervisor Traci Westmoreland, left, and former City of Walker Mayor Rick Ramsey share a laugh during a dedication ceremony for Challenger Field on Thursday, May 24.
A boy runs down the first base line during the first-ever game played at Challenger Field on Thursday, May 24.
McKenzie Hughes flexes her muscles after getting a hit during the first game ever played at Challenger Field in Walker on Thursday, May 24.
Holly Colclough pushes her daughter, Madelyn, down the first base line during a game at Challenger Field on Thursday, May 24.
Zachary Hart gets ready to take a swing at the ball.
Trey Carpenter, left, runs alongside one of his players down the first base line during the first game ever played at Challenger Field on Thursday, May 24.
A boy points at the outfield fence with his bat to draw a laugh from the crowd behind him during the first-ever game played at Challenger Field in Walker on Thursday, May 24.
A boy gets ready to swing at the ball during the first-ever game played at Challenger Field in Walker on Thursday, May 24.
Zachary Hart holds up his arm in celebration after scoring a run.
Three friends lean over a padded fence to watch the first-ever baseball game played at Challenger Field in Walker on Thursday, May 24.
Zayne Carpenter slides into home plate to give his team another run.
Walker High School principal Jason St. Pierre (left) and Mallory Ott - an Audio/Visual student from Walker High - talk strategy before video recording dedication ceremonies for the Challenger Field on May 24, 2018.
John Blount of Blount Contractors (left, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Board) and Chad Bacas, Forte and Tablada (former chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Board), attend dedication ceremonies for the Challenger Field in Walker on May 24, 2018.
Mayor of Walker Jimmy Watson opens the dedication ceremonies for the Challenger Field in Walker on May 24, 2018.
Former Walker Mayor Rick Ramsey makes introductions at the Challenger Field dedication ceremonies on May 24, 2018. Ramsey's administration kicked off the project in 2015.
A Walker Police Officer inspects the sponsor wall at the Challenger Field dedication ceremonies on May 24, 2018.
Former Walker Mayor Rick Ramsey (left) introduces the two diamond sponsors (over $50,000 toward the Challenger Field) Scott Innes (center) and Livingston Parish Assessor Jeff Taylor.
Former Walker Mayor Rick Ramsey (left) and current Walker Mayor Jimmy Watson crack jokes about the current speaker at Walker's dedication ceremonies for the Challenger Field on May 24, 2018.
A crowd listens as speakers give their speeches during the dedication ceremony for Walker's Challenger Field on May 24, 2018.
Children watch and parents record as speakers give their speeches during dedication ceremonies for the Challenger Field in Walker on May 24, 2018.
Fans listen as Scott Innes, a diamond sponsor, sings a song he wrote about the Challenger Field at dedication ceremonies on May 24, 2018!
Fans and players listen as Scott Innes sings a song he wrote about the Challenger Field at dedication ceremonies on May 24, 2018.
Children listen as Scott Innes sings a song he wrote about the Challenger Field for dedication ceremonies on May 24, 2018.
Scott Innes, a diamond sponsor and voice of Scooby Doo, sings a song he wrote about the Challenger Field during dedication ceremonies on May 24, 2018. Innes raised over $50,000 for the park.
Former Walker Mayor Rick Ramsey (left) drags Walker Parks and Recreation Director Traci Westmoreland up to say a few words about her efforts on the Challenger Field. Westmoreland did not want to speak, but Ramsey wouldn't have that.
Scott Innes, voice of Scooby Doo and a diamond sponsor of the Challenger Field, poses with fans after giving a speech and singing a song at dedication ceremonies on May 24, 2018.
Aerial shot of the Challenger Field.
An aerial shot of the new baseball fields at Sydney Hutchinson Park in Walker.
An aerial shot of Walker's new baseball fields at Sydney Hutchinson Park.
An aerial shot of Walker's new baseball fields at Sydney Hutchinson Park.
An aerial shot of the Challenger Field (left) and four other baseball fields which were constructed to increase Walker's baseball capacity.
The Bomb Squad, a local little league team from Livingston, poses in front of the sponsor wall at the front of Challenger Field. The group of boys came with their coach Jonathan 'JT' Taylor to help set up for the event.
Kids gather around a coach for instruction before the first game on the Challenger Field after dedication ceremonies on May 24, 2018.
One child smiles as another runs to first base during the first game on the Challenger Field after dedication ceremonies on May 24, 2018.
Kids line up to take swings during the first game at the Challenger Field after dedication ceremonies on May 24, 2018.
