EMNLL Orioles

East Marietta National Little League kicked off its 48th season at Sewell Park Saturday. The annual opening day parade, for years now East Marietta's harbinger of spring, went off without a hitch as hundreds of enthusiastic Little Leaguers made their way to the ballpark under police escort. Crowds of adoring well-wishers lined the avenues as the parade slowly but surely crept along Lower Roswell Road. Arriving at Sewell Park among continued fanfare, the teams spilled onto Field 3 in a festive display of colorful new uniforms, billowing team flags and homemade posters. EMNLL President Howard Brunet emceed the ceremony that followed, and at its conclusion officially opened the 2005 Spring season with a hearty "Play Ball!".