New Jersey League Bars 9-Year-Old Boy From Playing Softball On His Sisters' Team
CLOSTER, N.J. (CBS) -- A New Jersey boy is striking out in his effort to play softball. Nine-year-old Cayden Walsh is a triplet and he wants to play on the same team as his sisters.
But the team is for girls only, so league organizers won't let Cayden play.
"You got a bigger, stronger boy who's hitting the ball harder, you know, the girls could risk getting injured," recreation director Jim Oettinger said.
The league suggested Cayden start his own co-ed softball league next year.
"This is about a 9-year-old boy, whether it's my boy or another boy -- a boy who really doesn't even like sports -- just to get out of the house and be part of a team and play with his sisters," Cayden's father said.
He still hopes the league changes its mind before the season starts in a couple weeks.
