South Side Little League Team Robbed of Equipment

Photo: ABC 7 Chicago

A South Side Little League team just one game away from a championship had all its equipment stolen early Saturday morning.

The Cincinnati Reds Little League team had to borrow equipment from other teams Saturday afternoon before taking the field at Tuley Park at 91st and King Drive.

According to a team mom, thieves stole thieves took helmets, bats, gloves and even the bases, from a garage near 78th and Indiana around 3 a.m. Saturday.

“We would have played with our bare hands if we needed to,” said Victor Alexander, the team’s coach, told ABC 7 Chicago. “Only thing we were really concerned about was the catcher’s equipment. We knew we’d get what we needed to play.”