In the latter days of 1950, a group of men met to form a baseball program for the boys of Glen Cove. Prior to this the Glen Cove P.B.A. sponsored and ran a summer program for older boys. Most of these teams were neighborhood teams. These teams were from the Landing, the Orchard, the Hill, Forest Park, and Elm Avenue. Among this group of men were Chief Frank McCue of the Police Department, Charles Scoble, Sol Rutkay, and John Donaldson. These men formed the Glen Cove Little League. There were 16 teams, ages 8-12, during the first year, with over 240 boys eager to play. Local merchants and organizations came forward to help sponsor the league. Sol Rutkay, owner of Rutkay Jewelers on School Street, was elected the first commissioner. Opening day was slated for July 2, 1951. A huge parade was held that day led by the Glen Cove High School and the Glen Cove Fire Department bands. The parade wound its way through downtown to Dosoris Lane. After opening ceremonies the first games were played on what was known as fields 1 & 2 behind Deasy School. In the first games, the Police Department defeated the Fire Department 14 to 2 and St. Rocco defeated Rotary Club 26 to 0. The 1951 American League Champion and Playoff Champion was Rutkay Jewelers who defeated the National League Champion Seaman Motors in the World Series. That first year ended with a Parent - Son Award Dinner held at the Sons of Italy Hall. The following year John Donaldson became commissioner and the league expanded to include a Midget League. During the next few years, a Big Little League for older boys was added and a girls softball league, the Martha Donaldson Softball League was formed. In the late 50s, the Glen Cove Mayors Trophy tournament was started. This was a weekend tournament in the summer with Glen Cove All-Stars facing teams from neighboring communities. The Fifties ended with Commissioners Herb McCue and Tom Paploe.

During this time the league broke away from Little League and was renamed Glen Cove Junior Baseball. The 1960s found Junior Baseball led by Commissioners Don Barnes, Ted Zurich, Paul Becker, Robert LaRocque, and Bruce Hawkins and grew and grew. By the late 60s, the program grew to over 600 boys. In late 1960 another league was formed which later became a part of Glen Cove Junior Baseball, this was the Roy Campenella League. The first commissioner of the Campy League was Ray Ormand. Opening day was May 27, 1961 with Roy Campenella throwing out the first pitch. Major League Commissioner Ford Frick and National League President Warren Giles and some of Campy's former teammates attended this game. This League became one of the premier leagues for teenage boys on Long Island.   In the early 60s, Junior Baseball started using real umpires. Prior to that time, volunteers and parents from the stands umpired the games. The head of the umpiring association was Ted Zurich. These men became a big part of the organization, and among them was a man, who every boy who ever played in Junior Baseball remembers, Jack Sizemore. His association with Junior Baseball began in 1953 as a volunteer umpire and continued for 12 years, until in 1965 the North Shore Umpire Association was formed. Jack didn't just umpire, he tried to teach the kids the game. Jack was such a special man that the midget league was renamed the Jack Sizemore Midget League after his death.

During the 1970s, Commissioners Bruce Hawkins, Dick Tischner and Jim Kelly led Junior Baseball . The program expanded and brought back girls softball and brought the Campy League into the organization. The Campy league expanded to two leagues and continued to be the premier league for older boys on Long Island. The league added a new position, Chairman of the Board. The first chairman was Sid Lessne, owner of Simons Sports Shop and a long time member of the organization. 

On May 20, 1979, Glen Cove lost a true friend. Lloyd Townsend passed away at the age of 81. His loss left a feeling of emptiness in many people's hearts, but also a feeling of warmth. He was a warm and gentle man. Lloyd was born in 1897 in Glenwood Landing. At a young age, he and his family moved to Glen Cove. In 1924, he began playing third base for the Roslyn Colored Club, a semi pro baseball team. In 1939, he started the Sea Cliff Girls Softball Team and remained the manager and coach of the team for 25 years. After serving in both World War I and World War II, he managed the American Legion Baseball Team. Employed by the City of Glen Cove as caretaker of City Stadium for 28 years, he became the "host" of Glen Cove City Stadium. Affectionately known as Mr. Lloyd, he always remembered your name. Lloyd loved to teach kids the game of baseball. He would teach 5 and 6 year olds how to swing a bat or throw a ball the proper way. As wonderful as he was with children, he was the same way with adults. He never had a bad thing to say about anyone. On September 24, 1970, a testimonial dinner was held in honor of Lloyd. A participant in that event said, knowing Lloyd was one of the nicer things in all our lives. As written in the testimonial dinner pamphlet, "Lloyd Townsend is to be envied. How many of us could evoke such warm hearted, spontaneous reactions to a testimonial? Those who are here, and those who would be here if they could be, can only say: You are a wonderful man, Lloyd Townsend." In 1978, Mr. Lloyd was elected to the American Softball Association Hall of Fame on Long Island. As a tribute to a man who touched generations of Glen Covers, the Roy Campenella field was rededicated in 1980 as Lloyd Townsend Field, where his monument overlooks the field today.
    Junior Baseball was led, in the 1980s, by Chairmen Phil Bettan, John Arfman, and Mike Maher and Commissioners John Parry, Tony Ranieri, Marty Cohen, and Bob Colangelo. In the late eighties, interest waned and it saw the end of the Campy League and the Mayors Trophy tournament but the rest of the program still flourished.

The 1990s brought a renewed interest. Led by Chairmen Mike Maher and Lou Larice and Commissioners Neil McNaughten and Rob Kormoski the program continued to grow. The Girls program grew from two to five leagues, the Senior Boys League was changed to a regulation 90-ft. league and the league was renamed Glen Cove Junior Baseball and Softball. The Mayors Trophy Tournament was brought back and has become one of the oldest and the largest summer tournaments on Long Island with over a hundred teams from Long Island and New York City participating. In the mid 1990s, the Board decided it was time to rebuild the Campy Field. Jerry Cornelis and Ken Chiarella headed the project, and funds were raised to rebuild the Campy Field. The project was a huge success. Other projects ensued and with the help of the City of Glen Cove, the stadium and all the fields were improved. To help fund these projects, Junior Baseball started an annual Golf Outing. Proceeds of this event have gone to help improve the facilities for everyone. A new concession stand, backstops, as well as batting cages were all funded by Junior Baseball efforts. The 1990s also saw the start of travel baseball and softball teams. The first baseball team was the Glen Cove Comanchees managed by Paul Casale. This was followed by the Glen Cove Cardinals managed by Bruce Testa, the Glen Cove Cobras led by Jerry Cornelis, and the Glen Cove Yankees led by Gerald Aparicio. Girls fastpitch teams were also started. The first one was the Glen Cove Invaders managed by Tom DeJesus and followed by the Glen Cove Flames led by Steve Alter. These teams have all been highly successful and have traveled to Cooperstown, Connecticut and Florida and this year to Canada.

The new century saw some changes. Bruce Testa was elected Chairman and Rob Kormoski continued as Commissioner. We continued to improve the facilities. This time our biggest project ever, new state of the art lights on the Campy field as well as the upper fields. These lights will benefit not just Junior Baseball & Softball but all the programs in the city. Our travel program continues to flourish. Our travel program has brought home Connie Mack and Sandy Koufax Championships as well as a NABF National Championship.

Throughout these fifty years one thing has remained constant, the dedication of the men and women who coached and managed the tens of thousands of boys and girls who have played these past fifty years. The goal to teach sportsmanship and to provide a safe recreational program for the children of Glen Cove continues.