Hart High School Baseball hosted its inaugural Bingo Night at the Newhall Boys & Girls Club last Saturday

High school baseball can be an expensive proposition in Santa Clarita — much of the needed baseball funding comes from baseball parents and the community, according to school officials.

“The Hart Dugout Club applauds the efforts of the Santa Clarita City Council, the Santa Clarita Boys & Girls Club, and the Hart Baseball parents and supporters in making the evening a success,” said Jim Ozella, head baseball coach.

Hart Baseball’s first annual Bingo Night at The Club on Saturday night was Bingo with a cause — the event generated over $8,000 in revenue for the Hart Baseball program, according to organizers.

‘The first annual Bingo Night was a successful evening of entertainment for the nearly 200 attendees from the Santa Clarita Valley community,” said Ozella

“We are thrilled to have such a great turnout our first year,” Bingo Night chairman John Dow said. “We really wanted to reach out and connect with the community. People really seemed to be having a good time. We’re already talking about how to make the event bigger and better for next year.”

The event would not have been possible without the support of the Boys & Girls Club, Dow continued.

“The Club has had a long term working relationship with the William S. Hart High School District, said SCV Boys & Girls Club CEO, David Menchaca. “We have teamed up on many projects including the building of our Sierra Vista club location on the campus of Sierra Vista Jr, High school.”