Freeport Thursday nights kickball league begins July 2 at Randall Park

Freeport’s Thursday-night kickball league got its summer run underway at John J. Randall Park on July 2, with games set from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. through Aug. 13. The setup is made for adults who want organized weekly play without a long travel commitment, and the park’s evening slot fits the after-work crowd cleanly.

LI Kick listed the Freeport league with a cap of 16 teams, and 31 individuals were already on the registration page before the season began. Rosters were due June 26 and lock on July 10, while the recommended team size is 13 to 16 players with six women required on each roster. That structure keeps the league firmly in coed adult territory, not pickup-ball chaos.

The games are being played at John J. Randall Park in South Freeport, at the north end of Woodcleft Avenue near the Nautical Mile. The 8.2-acre park has overhead lights for night games, plus picnic areas, pavilions and restrooms, which is exactly why a Thursday-night league can work there in the first place. The lights also give the field room to do more than just host kickball, extending the usable calendar for local sports.

The park has history behind it, too. The Freeport Historical Society says the original Randall Park disappeared after it was divided into housing lots, then John J. Randall left land to the village and a new Randall Park was dedicated in 1927 as a recreational area. In other words, this is not a random summer field rental. It is a village athletic site with roots that run back nearly a century.

LI Kick’s venue page shows Freeport Thursday kickball has returned in spring, summer, fall and late-fall windows in prior seasons, which makes this a recurring part of the local calendar rather than a one-off booking. A mix-and-match session at Randall Park on June 25 gave players an early touch point before the league opened, and that kind of soft entry is what separates this format from the bigger tournament circuit. The Thursday night start, the compact July 2 to Aug. 13 schedule and the roster rules make the league a low-commitment entry point for casual teams, late-forming rosters and players trying to fit one more sport into a packed summer.