Volunteers erect a new scoreboard at Adelman Fields on Monday in Butler Township. The board replaces a wooden scoreboard that had been maintained by hand for years.

BUTLER TWP — Lights are shining a little brighter during Adelman Fields Little League games thanks to a new electronic scoreboard that's up and running.

The Butler Township Little League has been in need of a new scoreboard since last fall. The new board is replacing a wooden scoreboard that had been maintained by hand for years.

Mark Anderson, a township Little League board member, said an electronic scoreboard makes the players feel like they're in the big leagues.

“It makes the boys prouder to have a scoreboard like that,” Anderson said. “It makes them feel like they're part of the bigger organization.”

He began asking organizations for donations a few months ago, and Butler Health System Faster Care provided it.

Jana Panther, spokeswoman for the health system, said, “We're pleased to support the teams in our area. Its was a worthwhile endeavor. They needed a new board, that's for sure.”

The scoreboard debuted at a 6 p.m. game Monday for 11- and 12-year-old players.

Members of the International Brotherhood of the Electrical Workers Local Union No. 5, Hey Electric and Steighner Crane Service helped in erecting the board over the past several days. They trenched a ditch for electrical wires, dug holes for the poles and assembled the board.

IBEW members were there on Monday to finish things up.

The adjacent Pony League field, for players 13 and 14, still lacks a scoreboard. League officials eventually plan to provide one there, too.

“Slowly, but surely,” Anderson said.

The Little League group also has games at Meridian Fields and Highfield Community Center.