Miracle League of South Hills names new director

An experienced teacher, occupational therapy assistant, volunteer and coach is preparing to embrace a new experience Sept. 1.
That is the day Lisa Carlisle, of Hickory, will become operations director of the Miracle League of the South Hills, one of more than 350 Miracle Leagues nationwide in which people with disabilities play baseball.
The South Hills league plays its games at a small, stylish field on Mayview Road in Upper St. Clair that features artificial turf and a mix of chic and retro designs.
Carlisle is heading into her 12th year with the Miracle League of the South Hills, having started as a Buddy, an adult volunteer assigned to protect a player and assist him or her in batting and running. In recent years, she has coached the Cubs and Athletics at the same time, and has assisted with special events organized by the league.
She graduated from Fort Cherry High School and Slippery Rock University, and taught second grade for 13 years out of state. Carlisle later returned to Pennsylvania and became a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, working in numerous Allegheny County elementary schools.
Carlisle’s Miracle League duties will include being the main contact for players, families and volunteers and improving and initiating new programming.
Former major-league star Sean Casey, an Upper St. Clair High School graduate, was instrumental in bringing a Miracle League field to the South Hills, beginning his quest in 2008.