Have softball bat, will travel. That’s the plan from Dorchester’s girls softball ranks this summer as coaches Katie Nolan and Charlie Connors look to grow the girls travel league in its second year.

Last year, Nolan, Connors, and other key leaders decided to organize a travel league that would complement the ADSL spring program that has been growing for several years at all age levels. The result was a successful first year and an eagerness to build on it this summer.

“We wanted to build off of ADSL spring softball that ends in June and have summer travel league for girls in Dorchester,” said Connors. “With other summer leagues kind of fizzling out, there weren’t any opportunities.”

Added Nolan: “It’s an opportunity to give girls in the city more time to play and experience and a new opportunity to play summer ball, which the boys have been doing for decades.”

Both noted that city summer softball, like the RBI league and CYO league, died out in recent years, leaving a void for city girls to be able to play in a summer travel league. The Dorchester group did join a South Shore-based league that runs from July to early August and includes ten games (two games per week) with no weekend play, which is important, Connors said, because it allows families to keep their summer plans intact.

The 10U team last year competed against several teams on the South Shore.

Home games and the occasional practice will be held at Toohig Park in Neponset, or McConnell Park in Savin Hill. The Dorchester team features levels 10U, 12U, 14U, and 18U, playing in a division with Milton, Braintree, Quincy, Weymouth, and Abington, so long-distance travel isn’t a major concern.

“It’s good for the girls to be able to grow and develop as players,” said Nolan. “Growing up in Dorchester, I played ADSL and RBI, but I always felt like I had to go to a club team somewhere else to showcase my talents. I wanted to play with my friends in Dorchester instead of finding a club team on the South Shore or North Shore.”

Said Connors: “It only benefits ADSL to have us as an option in the summer. It helps the players continue to develop and play more softball and get to the next level.”

The league is currently looking for sponsors. It had a robust lineup of sponsors gathered on the fly last year. Now, the hope is that with more time, there will be more this year.

Sign-ups began this week on the website at dorchestertravelsoftball.com/ and the cost is estimated to be $130.