A completed athletic packet must be turned in to Coach Tyler. Also, each student planning to tryout must be in good academic standing, which means you cannot fail two classes in the fall semester. All students wanting to tryout should join the following google classroom using this code: 5 b v g d i 7
Please see other information below to prepare for tryouts:
Come Prepared for tryouts. If you are serious about making the team, put forth the effort in the off-season to be at your best during tryouts.
Dress appropriately during tryouts according to the weather (sleeves, hoodie, light jacket, athletic pants, baseball pants, not jeans).
Pre-conditioning: Show up prepared for tryouts.
Throwing: 2-3 days per week, with 1 day being long toss.
Hitting: any opportunity you can. Take advantage of warm weather days. Our batting cages at EMS are always available for our students.
Training: Shoulders, Legs, Core
Pitchers: EMS bullpen is available to use. Work on location of pitches rather than velocity. Work up to 40-50 pitches. Don’t over throw.
Bats: Middle School Requirements
JV Team: USA stamp bats with a drop weight between -5 to -10.
Varsity Team: USA stamp bat -5 or BBCOR stamp -3