Buddy Ball

Buddy Ball Sports and leisure activities for youths and adults with special needs (intellectual and developmental disabilities). All of our activities are free of charge.

Mike Crawford 228-860-9055
crawfordmike51@gmail.com
Stella Wolf 228-760-0591
wolfpierce@aol.com Buddy Ball and our other sporting and leisure activities are for youths and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and other special needs. Players/participants in our programs have "Buddies" that assists with playing the game or activity. See our web page for more information and registration and sponsor forms. www.msgulfcoastbuddysports.org

12/31/2025

🎨 Tonight is our final canvas night with Twisted Canvas for this season of Mississippi Gulf Coast Buddy Sports.

What started as paint on a canvas became confidence, friendships, smiles, and moments these kids will carry with them far beyond the studio. Every brush stroke told a story of joy, patience, and belonging. ❤️

We were also celebrated Miss Marissa’s birthday, singing Happy Birthday together and filling the room with laughter and love. 🎶

We are incredibly grateful to Twisted Canvas and Miss Elizabeth Tyner for opening their doors and hearts to our Buddy athletes. This chapter may be closing, but the impact will keep showing up in so many beautiful ways.

Thank you for helping our kids create more than art. You helped create memories ❤️

Merry Christmas from MS Gulf Coast Buddy Sports ! ⚾🎄❤️We are incredibly thankful for our amazing volunteers, coaches, fa...
12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from MS Gulf Coast Buddy Sports ! ⚾🎄❤️

We are incredibly thankful for our amazing volunteers, coaches, families, and ballplayers who make our Buddy Ball community so special. Your time, heart, and encouragement create unforgettable moments filled with smiles, confidence, and joy.

As we celebrate this Christmas season, we look ahead with excitement to an amazing 2026, filled with many Buddy Sports programs designed to bring even more fun, laughter, and happiness to our athletes and families.

From all of us at MS Gulf Coast Buddy Sports, Merry Christmas and thank you for being part of our family ❤️

Buddy Ball Christmas smiles, painting Rudolph 🎨 Pure joy, all thanks to these incredible painters ❤️
12/24/2025

Buddy Ball Christmas smiles, painting Rudolph 🎨 Pure joy, all thanks to these incredible painters ❤️

Special guest instructor today at Twisted Canvas Buddy Ball style 🎨🎄 Bob Ross stopped by to teach Miss Elizabeth & Spark...
12/24/2025

Special guest instructor today at Twisted Canvas Buddy Ball style 🎨🎄 Bob Ross stopped by to teach Miss Elizabeth & Sparky how to paint a few happy little Christmas trees.

12/24/2025

Part 2 - Pretty sure Santa borrowed Buddy Ball for his Christmas workshop this week 🎅 Rudolph showed up in full color thanks to our amazing kids, and yes… every reindeer nose was extra red ! Thanks Miss Elizabeth Tyner & Twisted Canvas

12/24/2025

Part 1 - Pretty sure Santa borrowed Buddy Ball for his Christmas workshop 🎅🎨
The kids painted Rudolph, every nose extra red, and we topped it all off by celebrating Sammie Jo’s birthday ❤️ A perfect mix of Christmas cheer and Buddy Ball joy !

🎅❤️ Our Sensory Santa events are precious—thank you to Holy Family Parish in the Pass for the beautiful space, and a sp...
12/15/2025

🎅❤️ Our Sensory Santa events are precious—thank you to Holy Family Parish in the Pass for the beautiful space, and a special thank you to Santa for spreading holiday joy! ✨🎄

12/05/2025

Sharing something special ❤️ This story captures exactly why Buddy Sports matters so much on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the joy, the patience, the victories, and the smiles we get to see every week. Proud of our amazing athletes, families, and volunteers. Take a moment to read this inspiring piece.”

https://smliving.net/catching-smiles/

Buddy Ball
Mike Crawford

11/24/2025

Notice from Buddy Sports:

Horseback riding scheduled for tonight, November 24th, has been canceled due to a horse virus currently circulating. The Harrison County Fairgrounds has closed the arena through at least December 2nd.

Thank you for your understanding.

11/22/2025

Saturday morning, a beautiful celebration and dedication of the Courtney Smith Pier took place at CAMP Awesome ❤️

Horseback riding for this Monday, November 24th, is being canceled due to a horse virus that is going around. The Harris...
11/20/2025

Horseback riding for this Monday, November 24th, is being canceled due to a horse virus that is going around.
The Harrison County Fairgrounds has closed the arena until at least December 2nd.
If you signed up as a participant or volunteer you should receive an email from us regarding this closure. We will contact you again when we are able to reschedule this event.

Buddy Ball would like to recognize Miss Elizabeth Tyner , owner of Twisted Canvas, for her generous sponsorship and supp...
11/20/2025

Buddy Ball would like to recognize Miss Elizabeth Tyner , owner of Twisted Canvas, for her generous sponsorship and support. Our Buddy Ball President, Mike Crawford, presented her with an appreciation plaque in gratitude for all she does. Thank you for investing in our kids, our families, and our community. ❤️

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Buddy Ball is for youths and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities that have the desire to play organized, non-competitive baseball. Each player is assigned a "Buddy" that assists with playing the game. In Buddy Ball, all players get to hit, play the field, score, and win.

We also have other recreational sports and leisure activities we provide: Kickball, Cheerleading, and Fishing.

We provide all of our activities at no cost to the players or families.

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