Raleigh Parks Athlete Cassidy Wu Reaches MLB Pitch, Hit & Run National Finals, Places Fourth in 13-14 Softball
The City of Raleigh Parks Department in Wake County, North Carolina, highlighted youth sports and community items in its November 12 parks newsletter. Cassidy Wu, a longtime participant in Raleigh Parks youth baseball leagues, advanced to the 2026 MLB Pitch, Hit & Run National Finals and placed fourth in the 13-14 Softball Division, becoming the first participant from the local competition to reach the national stage.
Wu began playing in 2021 in the 7-8 Coach Pitch League. This past spring she earned the Sportsmanship Award in the 13-14 Baseball League and helped her team win the league championship. She earned her national finals spot after advancing through the local competition and winning the Team Championship at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Her younger sister, Carlie, also qualified for the Team Championship. Wu competed in the national finals during the MLB World Series in Milwaukee and placed fourth.
On the community side, Raleigh Parks' Elf Squad Toy Drive is accepting new, unwrapped toys for children ages 0 to 13 through December 10. Donations will support free toy events at Hill Street Community Center and Peach Road Cultural Center later in December, and toys can be dropped off at the Raleigh Municipal Building, on the sixth floor and in the third-floor main lobby, or at participating community centers.
The newsletter also notes a new episode of the city's podcast, Your City, Answered, looking at how Raleigh's Greenway System has changed over the past 50 years.
(Source: City of Raleigh Parks Department)
Source: City of Raleigh Parks Department
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Photo: 图：Cassidy Wu 与教练。Raleigh 市府官方照片。 / Photo: Cassidy Wu with her coach. City of Raleigh official photo.
