This baseball program is all about friendship, fun and inclusion [Video]

Adina Stamp, left, signed up her son Lyndon Andersen for Challenger Baseball six years ago. Stamp says the program has helped him, not just with his gross motor skills, but also with his social development. (Henrike Wilhelm/CBC)

When Lyndon Andersen held a baseball bat and lifted it enough to tap a ball of the batting tee for the first time this summer, it was a big moment for him — and for his mother Adina Stamp.

“I can cry right now, even speaking about it. It’s just remarkable. I never thought he’d be able to do something like that,” said Stamp.

“I mean, he’s not hitting it out of any home runs but he’s knocking it off that tee. That’s a home run in my eyes.”

Nine-year-old Andersen has cerebral palsy and a global developmental delay, and uses a wheelchair. He has been playing baseball for six years — not …