LONG BEACH, Calif. — It’s spring, and that means baseball is underway.

But there is a new, special baseball league that’s launching in Pasadena, Barstow and Orange County this season. It’s specifically for boys and girls aged 15 and older with autism and other special needs.

Baseball is everything to Cameron Beck. It’s the sport he played with his brothers his entire childhood. The field allows him to be himself without society labeling him as an outcast.

"I miss it a lot," he said. "I kind of got rusty from not playing for a while."

If the balls he threw across the field represent "rusty," it's not hard to imagine Cameron's skill when he’s at the top of his game. His mom, Annette Honrada Beck, explained that he hasn’t played in a while because he didn’t make the high school baseball team due to politics. Cameron has autism.

"To us, he’s normal," Annette said. "He does everything for himself, and he does what any other normal person can do. It’s just he has a difficult time communicating."

Cameron is now 23-years-old and only gets to play catch with his family when he can find the time, in between working 40 hours a week at a local market in Long Beach.

Cameron's mom became emotional as she explained how Cameron doesn’t have any friends, and there are no special leagues for him to play in at this age. In many areas like Long Beach, services plateau for those on the spectrum once they hit adult years.

"But for Cameron to be labeled and put in a category that society thinks is just... doesn’t fit, makes it hard for him to succeed," Annette said. "And success for him means being able to live a normal life."

That is why the new Alternative Baseball Organization would mean the world to the Beck family. The league was launched by a 25-year-old with autism in Georgia after he realized there was a lack of opportunity for people like him. It quickly spread to 33 states, and Kelly Henderson is now helping to launch it in Orange County.

Henderson is already a teacher for students with special needs in Huntington Beach and explained how she is excited to use her classroom skills on the field.

"My heart opened to a whole new group of people who really needed patience and kindness and someone who is creative," said Henderson. "This is a really creative group of people."

Henderson added that now, they just need volunteers and players to sign up so they can start the season in the summer.

Annette noted that Cameron couldn’t be happier for the opportunity to make friends that are just like him.

"This would just make his life so much happier, just to be able to have an out to do a sport that he loves," she said.

Cameron said the sense of normalcy is a dream come true.

"I hope people that are kind of like me get to pursue their dreams of baseball."

The league is looking for sponsors. For more information about donating or joining, visit the "OC Alternative Baseball” Facebook page or reach out to Henderson via email.