Sunrise Optimist Girls Softball

 

SUNRISE OPTIMIST GIRLS SOFTBALL

Sunrise Optimist Girls Softball and League is a project and sponsored activity of the Sunrise Optimist Club of Wichita Falls. The softball program is administrated by SUNRISE OPTIMIST GIRLS SOFTBALL, A 501c3 Non-Profit.  No public funds have been or are used in this program. The only paid personnel are the umpires, score keepers, field maintenance personnel, and the night supervisors. All expenses of the program including utilities, field maintenance, upkeep and improvements are paid from operating funds. The Officers of the Association receive no compensation.   

The Sunrise Optimist Softball Complex, a  5 field softball complex with an indoor practice barn , a meeting facility , covered bleachers, 2 concession stands, two story score tower, 3 sets of air conditioned restroom complexes,  is located on Memorial Stadium Complex is the  home of the Sunrise  Optimist Girls Softball League , USA Invitational , State and National Championship tournaments, and previously home of Midwestern State University Softball and the WFISD Softball Teams.    Development was started  beginning in 1983 by the Club to provide a home for Girls Fast Pitch Softball in Wichita Falls . It has served as the Home for Girls Softball since 1992 for Wichita Falls and surrounding cities Recent improvements  are new restrooms in 2022 between fields 3,4,5., addition of two new playgrounds .  A 2400 sq ft indoor practice facility  practice area was added in  2005. A/C was added to the facility in 2021.   Air Conditioning was added to all 3 restroom complexes in 2025,  Sunrise Optimist Girls Softball  is a USA Softball sanctioned program registering teams through USA Softball, the ruling body of Softball and the operating  The Sunrise Optimist Girls Softball program offers softball league divisions of 4u,6u,8u,10u,12u,14u in Spring and Fall Leagues.  Teams are eligible for championship play and advancement in USA Softball.  Last season the program has 1032 players in 98 teams in the spring and fall seasons. The Program and Complex has hosted at least one State Wide USA Championship Event every year since 2001. The program offers scholarships for players unable to pay the registration fees.

 

The 2025-26 Fundraiser and Donations will be used to improve the facility with replacement of outfield fences, Artificial Turf for Field 1 , giving the facility two all weather fields, replacement of audio systems on Field 1 & 2, New scoreboards for Fields 3,4,5.  Donations will continue to be used to offer scholarships for players needing assistance to play in the league.