Cougar Baseball Update
CONTENT SUMMARY: Volunteer roles, Spring trip deposits, New EBB policies, Estimated 2020 Spring Fees, Player Spring registration checklist, Key dates, Team communication tools/schedules, Scoreboard and Online store
YOUR TEAM NEEDS YOUR HELP
Please check out and sign up for the 2020 seasonal and annual volunteer roles.
SPRING TRIP DEPOSITS
Please provide your $500 deposit for 2020 Spring Break Trip (& Spring Season for C Team) by February 24, 2020. The deposits will help cover pre-payments EBB must provide to vendors for the following:
V/JV bus to/from AZ
V/JV/C Team AZ team hotel
V/JV/C Team AZ game fees
C Team Spring league fees
NEW EBB POLICIES
Spring 2020 Trip & C Team Spring League:
Full payments must be received by Friday, March 6, 2020.
EBB will assume a player athlete will not be attending the Spring 2020 trip / playing on Spring 2020 League C Team based on the following:
Full trip payment and/or full C Team League play fee is not received by 3/6/20
OR
The player family does not arrange an alternate payment plan by Wednesday 3/4/20 with EBB President or Treasurer
ESTIMATED 2020 SPRING COSTS/FEES
Varsity/JV:
Spring Trip estimated costs:
includes tournament, umpires, practice fields, baseballs, lodging, bus transportation (roundtrip CO/AZ and local AZ transport) and bus gratuity
per player fee based on 28 player roster = @$980, 30 players = @$960, 32 players = @$898
EBB fees:
equipment, field/facility supplies & maintenance, spring uniform fee and supplies
$142 per player
C Team:
Spring Trip estimated costs based on 15 player roster:
includes tournament, practice fields, baseballs and lodging. Transportation NOT included.
per player fee based on 15 player roster = @$465
Spring League Play:
League fee (Jeffco Level 3 League), Umpires (CSOA), Game balls Pro Nine "NFHSA", Practice balls Pro Nine "OLA-Blem", Ball pick-up buckets, Coach stipends, EBB fee
$250 per player
PLAYER 2020 SPRING REGISTRATION CHECKLIST - 2/24 DEADLINE
EHS Spring Athletic Registration
2020 Forms completion
All players: EHS Player Info Sheet & EBB Release & Consent
V/JV Players: Trip Release Form, Student Responsibility form, Transportation Authorization, Parent Guardian Emergency Form, Chaperone Contract, Extended Trip Medication Form (refer to Medication Parent checklist and OTC Medicine List)
EBB Trip Deposit
KEY DATES
February 24, 2020: EHS Spring Athletic Registration, 2020 Forms completed, EBB Trip Deposit
February 29 & March 1, 2020: Field Prep Days - Volunteers will be needed and sign-up genius will be sent by next week (2/22-2/23 Field Days has been cancelled)
March 2-3, 2020: V/JV Spring 2020 Baseball Try-outs
March 4, 2020: Rosters set for Spring V, JV and identified “swing players”, uniforms handed out. Players not rostered to V/JV will be referred to C-Team try-outs scheduled for 3/7-8.
March 5, 2020: Pot-Luck dinner 6PM-8:30PM EHS Cafeteria. Open to V/JV rostered players, players trying out for C Team and player parents/guardians. This year the event will also be used as a Spring informational/kickoff.
March 7-8, 2020: C Team Tryouts
March 7, 2020: 1st Scrimmage at Fredrick H.S. Varsity plays at 10AM followed by JV. NO UNIFORM TOPS, WEAR COUGAR BASEBALL PRACTICE TEE SHIRT WITH LONG SLEEVES UNDER IT.
March 9, 2020: C Team League schedule posted
March 9, 2020: EHS Team Photos 3PM. V/JV TO WEAR PINSTRIPE PANTS WITH NEW TOPS AND WHITE HATS.
March 12, 2020: Varsity 1st Game HOME against Roaring Fork H.S. 4PM. NO JV game.
March 22, 2020: V/JV 6AM load, for 6:30AM chartered bus departure for AZ Spring Break trip. Return March 28th ETA 12N.
March 22, 2020: C Team AZ hotel check-in and Sat 3/28 check-out
April 4, 2020: 1st LEAGUE GAME at EHS against LHS V @12N; JV @ 12:30PM.
TEAM COMMUNICATION TOOLS & SCHEDULES
Coach/Team Spring communication tools and game scoring will be MaxPreps for V/JV and GameChanger for C Team. V/JV Spring game schedule and AZ trip packet are available. C Team's game schedule and AZ trip packet are pending.
FUNDRAISING
New Scoreboard: Construction and installation began last week. Three sponsors have been secured: Zuni Signs, ESCO and Shirley Septic. We have three sponsorships left! To help secure sponsors, please reach out to Todd Schiro or visit our fundraising page.
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UPDATED ONLINE STORE
EBB has its own online store up and running. You can purchase EHS vinyl stickers, various baseball hats and pay your Spring deposit via the EBB store.