Photos: Lemon Grove Recreation Center baseball field
L.A. Bulldog Erik Baez, 12, hits baseballs against the perimeter fence surrounding the baseball field at Lemon Grove Recreation Center, where his team used to play inside the fence for free. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)
L.A. Bulldogs Coach Miguel Jimenez talks to his team before taking the field after the Wilshire Girls Softball team ended their practice early. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)
Alex Rice, 10, warms up before batting. The Wilshire team snatched up the permits and time slots to use the Lemon Grove field, locking the Bulldogs out. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)
Markellos Baez, 9, prepares to bat. The Bulldogs used to be able to use the Lemon Grove field for free. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)
John Howery, left, 12, and Erik Baez, 12, join their teammates for practice on the Lemon Grove field after the Wilshire Warriors softball team ended their practice early. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)
Evette Gomez, whose son is on the L.A. Bulldogs team, talks with Kylee Ortiz, 4, whose brother also is on the team, in the parking lot as the Bulldogs practice on a strip of grass between the field and the parking lot. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)
The L.A. Bulldogs could use the Lemon Grove Recreation Center field a couple of days a week, but only if they buy the $436 permits for the open time slots. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)
The L.A. Bulldogs do jumping jacks during warmup on the strip of grass between the baseball field and the parking lot. Their finance manager says the team can’t afford the permits to practice on the field. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)
