MPTLL Baseball Tryout Information

Myers Park Trinity Skills Assessments (tryouts) for Little League Baseball are Saturday and Sunday (2/22-2/23). Make-up tryouts are Monday (2/24) at 5:30. Here are a few things to know about tryouts:
 

Please arrive at least 20 minutes before your scheduled time in order to register and warm up. All players will be selected for a team in one of the league's divisions of play. Players must attend tryouts to be eligible to be selected by a Major League team. Returning Major Leaguers and T-Ball players are not required to try out.

9-12-year-old tryouts will take place on new field. 6-8-year-old tryouts will be on Randolph East Field. Ages are as of April 30, 2014. Any changes to field location or tryout times will be posted on social media. Follow MPTLL on Twitter at www.twitter.com/mplittleleague and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MPTLL to receive the latest league news now and throughout the year.

Parents should have received an email reminding them of their child's tryout time. If you have a need to change your child's tryout time, please send an email today to tryouts@mptll.org requesting a new time.  Please specify which alternate time you would prefer to attend.  Please do NOT change your scheduled time unless it is absolutely necessary, as late changes require manual changes by league officials to the master tryout lists. 

 

No request for tryout time slot changes will be processed after Friday, February 21st at 3:00 PM. If something arises in your family's schedule after 3:00 PM your child will either need to attend the makeup tryout session on Monday, February 24th at 5:30 p.m. or show up at an alternate time and the league's coaches and graders will write in your son's information on their grading sheet (not the preference of the league as that process results in inefficiencies of grading and reporting grades to the league). 

Below are the tryout times for Little League Baseball.

Baseball Tryout Times:

6 Year Olds			7 Year Olds			8 Year Olds
22-Feb	4:00 PM	East Field	22-Feb	9:00 AM	East Field	22-Feb	10:30 AM	East Field
23-Feb	4:00 PM	East Field	22-Feb	12:30 PM	East Field	22-Feb	2:00 PM	East Field
			23-Feb	12:30 PM	East Field	23-Feb	2:15 PM	East Field
9 Year Olds			10 Year Olds			11/12 Year Olds
22-Feb	9:00 AM	New Field	22-Feb	10:30 AM	New Field	22-Feb	12:30 PM	New Field
22-Feb	3:30 PM	New Field	22-Feb	2:00 PM	New Field	23-Feb	4:00 PM	New Field
23-Feb	12:30 PM	New Field	23-Feb	2:15 PM	New Field

DSG Registration and Coupons for MPTLL Families

In addition to online sign-ups, the league is hosting a walk-up registration event this Saturday at Dick's Sporting Goods at SouthPark from 10:00-1:00.  Before you shop, print the this coupon for baseball and this coupon for softball to receive 20% off on your entire purchase (only valid this Saturday).  In addition, Dick's is offering additional discounts by printing this coupon (valid anytime throughout 2014).

Baseball For Life Coaches Clinic - Sunday (2/9)

Baseball For Life is now taking registrations for its annual free Coaches Clinic that will take place at Weddington High School on Sunday, February 9th from 1:00-5:00 pm. Several MPTLL coaches attended this event last year and responded positively.

Baseball For Life is a group of some of the finest baseball coaches and men the Charlotte area has to offer. Everything they do is free - hosting clinics, rebuilding fields, giving away equipment and mentoring young players - everything. They ask nothing in return. They are not an academy or a for-profit business. They only wish to enhance the lives of young people through baseball.

As coaches, we should strive to learn as much as we can, so that we can teach as much as we can to our players. Register today.

Royals Softball Teams Up With Myers Park Trinity

Queens University has recently adopted Myers Park Trinity Softball as its “community project” and will be providing a free 2-hour skills clinic on Saturday, January 25th.

This clinic will feature the Lady Royals team plus head coach, Melanie Helterbran, at Randolph Park on Kiser-Chapman Field from 1:00-3:00 pm.  The clinic will focus on hitting, fielding, throwing and base running for all age groups. Although the event is free, we will be accepting voluntary donations for the Myers Park Trinity Softball program.

Please RSVP by email to softball@mptll.org if you plan to attend this clinic. Stay tuned to MP Twitter and Facebook, or the MP Blog for any future announcements or weather-related changes.

Register Online for the 2014 Spring Season

Online registration for spring baseball, softball and tee ball has begun at Myers Park Trinity. Today is only the first day of winter, but baseball and softball season will be here before you know it. Sign up today at the newly designed MPTLL.org. The registration information is here and an updated league calendar is here. Little League tryouts are scheduled for February 22nd and 23rd.

Please help us spread the word about MPTLL as we kick start our 2014 registration drive. We hope to bring in many new families every year so that we can continue to grow and do great things.  Sharing this message or the registration flyer on the left is an easy and effective way to spread the word. Thanks for supporting Myers Park Trinity.

New Little League Boundary Rule Involving Schools

There is a new Little League regulation for parents to be aware of. Beginning this year, a player's geographic school location may be used in determining which local Little League he or she is zoned for. In the past, a player's home residence was the only factor involved - if your address was within our league's boundary, you could sign up at MPTLL. That regulation still applies. However, players may also now register if their school is within our boundary, even if their residence is not. Keep in mind that this applies only to our Little League baseball divisions (TB, AL, NL, ML). Our softball program is not affiliated with Little League.

This new regulation means that players who might have been previously considered "out of territory," but attend school inside the MPTLL territory, may now register with us. This option may come into play in the case of students attending various private schools within our boundary, that have no boundary of their own, like Charlotte Country Day, Providence Day or Charlotte Christian, or magnet schools like Myers Park Traditional, Elizabeth Traditional or Chantilly Montessori. Or it may apply to some students attending neighborhood schools near the edges of our territory like Selwyn, Greenway Park or Olde Providence.

If you know of any families in this situation who may want to play at Myers Park Trinity, please share this information with them. Our online registration for the spring 2014 season begins very soon. It will include a new question regarding where each player attends school.

For more information, here is the article from Little League on this subject. And here is the amended regulation itself, relating to eligibility requirements. Click here to see the MPTLL boundary map. Please contact someone with the league with any questions.

Calling All Volunteers

MPTLL is run 100% by volunteers. We are always looking for additional help. Currently, we are seeking a Photography Coordinator, an Assistant Treasurer, an Assistant Sponsorship Coordinator and a Tryout Coordinator. We are also in need of additional grounds crew members and marketing help for our upcoming registration drive.

Please send an email to mptllpres@gmail.com if you would like more informtion about these important roles. Thanks!

Leaf Day 2013

This Saturday, December 7th, is the annual MPTLL Leaf Cleanup Day at the fields at Randolph Park. The festivities will begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue into the early afternoon. This event calls for any and all Myers Park Trinity supporters - moms, dads, coaches, players, siblings, board members - anyone who can work a rake, gas blower, tarp, etc. The more the merrier.

The work we accomplish on Saturday will pay dividends down the road and free up time for our volunteer grounds crew to work on other projects. Please plan to attend and bring the entire family. Don't forget to bring any rakes or other tools that may be helpful. Make sure to mark your name on anything you bring.

The weather forecast for Saturday is iffy. Any changes will be announced on MP Twitter, Facebook or Blog. If necessary, the make up date would be the following Saturday, December 14th.

Much To Be Thankful for in 2013

2013 has been a big year for Myers Park Trinity. We are truly blessed to have so many great people supporting our kids. A big "thank you" goes out...

To Tony and Boyd for always being there, morning, noon or night, working hard to make our park so nice; and to Paxton, Harrison, Kip, Hank, Preston and our entire volunteer grounds crew for their help that often goes unseen;

To Kaaren and Ashley for ensuring the continued service of our concession stand, whether or not their kids are playing games at the time; and to Barbara for doing it for so many years;

To Rich, Steve and Kris for guiding our ship with a steady hand;

To Tom and Kip for representing MPTLL behind the scenes to ensure that we have a firm footing in our community for years to come - we wouldn't have our park without these guys;

To Jake, Robert, Barry, Barbara and others for holding us true to the traditions that have made our league work for over 60 years;

To Rex and Kevin for being our tech guides and creating so much convenience for us all;

To Lauro for placing a priority on taking the MP experience to our closest neighbors and the kids who need it so much;

To Steve for keeping us financially secure today, and to Ed, Rich and Joe for leading us into the future;

To our loyal sponsors for believing in MPTLL and providing for our players;

To the coaches for, whether they know what they're getting into or not, becoming dedicated and passionate teachers of the game and positive role models for our children;

And to the parents, for entrusting their kids with us, cheering them on and supporting us all in so many ways;

It takes a village... so that moments like these are possible....

Keep Battling, Adam

We have a parent and coach in our league who has taken a turn for the worse. He has been fighting cancer valiantly for two years. He is a great guy and has a nice family, like we all do. But he has been battling for two years, although holding his head high with a smile on his face. I tell my players, "Keep your head up." Adam Schmitz has done that.

I've spent time with Adam and his son at the batting cages. Adam watches closely as his son hits ball after ball, making an adjustment here and there. Adam's eyes are bright and wide. He soaks it all in, loving every minute of it - just as he does any time he's at the park, either watching Zeke play or just talking to friends. He has the perspective on life that allows him to take in and appreciate his experiences. He wants more knowledge, more friends, more swings, more time.

Adam loves to talk and he is a good listener too. We discuss hitting and pitching, Majors and Minors, McGwire and Sosa, the Mets and Yankees, dogs and cats, whatever. We want to talk for longer, but I can't match his enthusiasm. And it's getting dark and the lights aren't coming on.

It's hard to know that someone like Adam with so much goodness in his heart and so much enthusiasm for life is struggling. It doesn't seem fair. But he is battling. That's another thing I tell my players: "Keep battling. Battle to the very end. No matter the outcome, you'll be proud that you did." Adam Schmitz has done that. He will continue to do it. And we are all proud.

Adam's family needs our help. Myers Park Trinity is a larger family of sorts. We support our own when they need us. If you would like to help the Schmitz family, please go to the following link and show your support. Show them how much we all appreciate Adam. Please visit:

The Adam Schmitz Cancer Fund