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The Chapman Sports Complex is dedicated to Catherine and the late William (Junior) Chapman. The Chapmans began the baseball program in Woodlawn many years ago and provided the love, guidance, teaching and support for young boys in baseball.

Junior coached the teams along with Catherine, providing training and instruction. He and Catherine drove the boys to the away games and seemed to always be there when the children needed someone. Later, Junior became a certified umpire and began umpiring the games as more children became involved and more teams were added. On a Sunday afternoon when the boys would go to the field for a pickup game, the Chapmans would walk across the street from their home; equipment in hand, and join in, always making the children feel important and special. They became parental extensions for several hundred young people over the years, providing not only training in sports but training in life as well.

Their love of children and the game of baseball is reflected in our program today. Many of the coaches, volunteer umpires, concession workers and parents of today's program once played under the direction of Junior and Catherine Chapman.

We are honored to continue their work and are very thankful to them for providing us with the moral foundation to ensure that our children will always come first and that the program they started so long ago will continue, prosper and grow for many years to come.

To Junior and Catherine

Thank You

From The Bottom Of Our Hearts

You Truly Made A Difference