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Amissville’s No. 1 minor league team enjoyed a perfect 6-0 record this past season, but was disqualified in June by the league, which cited the involvement of Culpeper County little leaguers on the team. Charlotte says the league began enforcing the rule after the team posted its strong showing.
Scotty made the league’s all-star team in 1982—a distinction he says “was nothing.” And unlike most successful little league ballplayers, he has no awards or trophies to show for his efforts.
“I’ve been trying and trying,” he adds.
His little league seasons start with practices for seven weeks starting in March, followed by games once school ends in May.
Scotty says he and teammates “do lots of fighting for different spots,” even though the teams often “just let whoever (wants to) play.”
“They try to put (players) in the positions (players) like to play.”
His athletic abilities aren’t limited to baseball. For the past “three of four years,” by his count, Scotty has taken up karate—with a fourth degree junior black belt received last year for his efforts.
“He needs the self-confidence—he was a quiet kid,” his mother recalls. “It’s also done a lot for his sense of balance.”
“My friend and I started (karate)
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