Pequot Lakes Diamond Club Families,

The 2023 season is Open for registration!  We are fielding travel Baseball teams at the following levels this season: 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U and 13U and 14U. We will also be fielding Travel Softball teams at the following levels this season:  10U, 12U, 14U & 16/18U.  Teams will be registering for tournaments and will schedule some double-headers throughout the year.  Travel players are required to play in the Pequot, Cross Lake or Nisswa community ed leagues for softball or baseball 9U-12U.  A few changes this year, we will be taking part in the Gopher State for games for the 13U & 14U Baseball teams and either the Sebeka League or St Cloud league for Softball.   Our website is fairly new so keep checking it for more updates.  

Covid 19 Protocols will need to be followed……check our website for the current rules. 

We are also excited to announce our 2nd HOME Softball tournament......The weekend of May 20th, 2023

We are also excited to announce our 3rd HOME baseball tournament......The weekend of July 9th, 2023 for 11U - 14U

Players will also have to provide their own Helmet (Royal Blue or Red) along with Grey pants with red stripe, red belt and socks, cleats, bats and gloves.  Jersey are to be Ala Cart this year......except for 9U Baseball.

If you have any questions, please let us know and we look forward to a great baseball and Softball season!

Pequot Lakes Diamond Club

www.pequotlakesdiamondclub.com

pequotlakesdc@gmail.com

The scholarship program was established to assist families with financial hardship. For players that are accepted into the program, league fees for the season in question will be paid partially or fully. Scholarships are neither permanent nor automatically renewed every year and will expire at the end of each season. Applicants must meet the scholarship eligibility requirements to be considered for the program. In financial hardship cases, a scholarship may be requested for each child in your family that wants to participate in the season. The scholarship committee will then determine if full or partial scholarships will be awarded. Every applicant will be evaluated on their own merit that has met the eligibility requirements. If your child currently pays for any type of travel/club team or is taking private sporting lessons of any sort they are not eligible for a scholarship. If a scholarship is granted and the league has reason to believe the player that received the scholarship is involved in any of the above, the scholarship will be immediately revoked and parent/ guardian will be expected to pay in full for the registration fees. Family members of officers, directors, major contributors and members of the scholarship committee are not eligible to apply for a scholarship.

Pequot Lakes Diamond Club will not deny any child a chance to play baseball/softball due to a financial hardship. Full or partial scholarships are available. We are committed to providing a program that allows every child that makes the cut to play baseball/softball. Our mission is to offer an affordable program for our players and families while maintaining the financial health and sustainability of our club.

A limited number of scholarships are available based on the leagues annual budget, community sponsorship received, and the overall number of registrars. Since scholarship funds are limited, applicants must meet certain financial criteria, as noted below, and certify that they qualify. Applicants may be asked to provide additional information to prove the player is eligible for a scholarship.

In addition, families applying for a scholarship acknowledge that the league is run by volunteers and there is an expectation that parents/guardians of scholarship recipients will give back to the Pequot Lakes Diamond Club by volunteering or in any way they can, as detailed below.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

If your son or daughter receives a scholarship please provide help to the league in the following way:
       •  Volunteer for baseball/ softball  (must have background check)
       •  Offer help with Tournament or Festivities
       •  Assist with Picture Day
       •  Aid with banner care (hanging and removal)
       •  Be available to work the concession stands
       •  Obtain a sponsorship for our league

IMPORTANT - if you fail to uphold your volunteer obligation you may be disqualified from receiving scholarship in the future.

PLDC fields youth baseball teams for 9U-15U as well as  Jr. Legion (17U) and Legion Teams (19U).  9U-15U are considered travelling teams and may have tryouts based on registration numbers.  Season primarily consists of 3 to 4 summer tournaments per team as well as doubleheaders arranged by coaches.  Possible Gopher State League will be for 13U & 14U Baseball will consist of double headers during the week in June and early July

PLDC as of 2023 Fields youth Softball teams for 10U, 12U, 14U and 16/18U With Similar rules and schedule as the baseball teams.