WO baseball celebrates debut of Heller Bros. Ballpark

By Steven Ryzewski
| 12:14 a.m. February 26, 2015

Sports

Alex Heller, of Heller Bros., threw out the first pitch Feb. 20, and Dr. Bridget Williams, of Orange County Public Schools, cut the ribbon as West Orange’s baseball facility was officially renamed Heller Bros. Ballpark.

The purchase of the naming rights by the local citrus grower has allowed for upgrades to the Warriors’ facility, already one of the top high-school baseball fields in Central Florida, including a new scoreboard and a blue “halo” around the home plate dirt that reads “Warriors” in orange.

Former Warriors Nolan Fontana, Michael Albaladejo, Austin Bousfield and Austin Gomber held the ribbon for the ceremony. All four played Division I baseball and were drafted by Major League Baseball teams. Fontana, Bousfield and Gomber currently are playing minor league baseball, and Albaladejo is a new addition to West Orange’s coaching staff.