Halloween Practice Oct 26th

Halloween Practice Oct 26th

Oct 26th we will be having a Halloween “Scrimmage” for the boys. I use the word Scrimmage lightly.

Halloween scrimmage rules and times
1. Boys can wear costumes! No inappropriate costumes please.
2. Player must be able to see visually (player can put on mask for pictures, but must have vision during the game)
3. Players must leave electronics in bags during practice time
4. Players must have proper hitting and fielding equipment
5. Parents may bring snacks and treats for the boys if interested. If so, all treats will be handed out after practice

Location & Times:
Ft. Steilacoom
9am – 9u vs 10u
1030am-11u vs 12u
12pm-13u vs 14u
130pm – 15u vs 16u

Team Updates 10/03/2024

Team Updates October 2024

2025 Tournament Schedule

A preliminary tournament schedule can be found here:
https://tacomaselect.com/schedule/

Pending on league schedule and budget we may make some adjustments to tournaments in June and July.

TopTier vs GSL

GSL Tournaments is owned by EL1 Sports. At the end of the 2024 Season the three main coordinators at GSL left and started TopTier Sports. Their community connections allowed them to secure a majority of the local tournaments. They hope separating from EL1 will allow them to improve the events and overall tournament experience. Currently, we plan to do a majority of the TopTier Sports Tournaments.

Final Team Rosters

Coaches are still in the process of creating rosters and we hope to have that out this month. 

Arizona Tournament

We will have a head count for how many extra players we can invite to the AZ trip next week. Please stand by for details. 

NonProfit and Fundraising

The nonprofit arm is almost complete. We are only waiting for the Tax-exempt status to be approved. Once that is approved, we will start fundraising.

Total Tournament and League cost for next year will be just over $120,000. This turns out to be about $700 to $900 per family. 

Practice

In November, we will stop weekend outdoor practices. Weekend practices will then be held indoors.

Catchers’ practice will start in mid-October. We are currently working on the schedule.

Uniform Store

Jayden will be reopening the uniform store this month (October) for those who weren’t able to purchase.

Custom items, including uniforms, take about 4 to 6 weeks to complete.

Hats and Practice Shirts should be here end of October or November.

Bat Questions

We’ve been getting a lot of questions about bats. We wrote up a post on the website to help explain the difference and tournament rules. That can be found here:

https://tacomaselect.com/baseball-bat-rules-and-explainer/

Holiday Schedule 2024

Thanksgiving 2024

11/23 to 12/1 – No Practice

Facility Closed: Thanksgiving Day 11/28

Open Facility times during break will vay

Winter Break 2024

12/21 to 1/6 – No Practice

Facility Closed: 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, 01/01

Open Facility times during break will vary

Coach Update

Coach CJ is back from Ottawa! He will be training with us until mid-February. If you haven’t already heard, he received a spring training invite and another offer to play in Japan next season. This is exciting news, and we couldn’t be happier for him.