A sport first created in Italy more than 20 years ago is making its way to Columbia County. The Association of Baseball for the Blind has been helping visually challenged individuals gain a love for baseball for decades and Don Landolphi wants to increase the number of people that the organization can reach by bringing it to upstate New York.

In blind baseball, players hit a “sound” ball, which contains chimes inside. Players run the bases with the help of wooden clappers. In the field, the ball can be stopped using the body, then thrown to a target with a sighted assistant calling for, and catching, the ball.