Long before Mission Minor Baseball was formally established, the community spirit that defines it today was already alive in places like Silverdale. Families such as as the Fujikawas and their neighbours gathered not just for church or community dances, but also for games played on local farms after the harvest - fields that became makeshift diamonds where children and adults came together for friendly softball games.

These informal gatherings on the Donatelli and Fujikawa farms, and later near the Silverdale Community Hall, reflected the same values that drive Mission Minor Baseball today: friendship, inclusion, and the simple joy of playing together. The shared experience of those early community ball games helped shape Mission's strong sense of belonging - laying the foundation for the organized baseball culture that continues to thrive decades later