Night at the A's and Practice

Hello everyone.
The Night at the A's is not going to work for either Sunday or the 30th. With us being gone for the tournament, our options are very limited.
We are going to shoot for Sunday August 3rd - a double header against Madison - same type of deal - show up around 11 AM for a 1 PM start. Please let me know if you can or cannot make it. If it ends up that we can't field a team for this date either, we just won't have a night there.
Also, there will be one practice next week in preparation for the Mosinee tournament. We will practice on Wednesday July 23 from 6-8 PM at Roosevelt park.
Keith

Upcoming Schedule

Hello everyone,
Here's the schedule for the upcoming weeks and Plymouth tournament and practices:
July 3 - game 6 PM at Kuehne Court vs Rattlers - be at park at 5:15.
July 8 - Practice 6-8 PM Vets North - Coach Johnson to run practice.
Plymouth Tournament Schedule - All games at Lions Park
First of all, I have to apologize as I will not be there for the first game. I am taking my son Trevor to the National Bowling Championships in Detroit next week. The bowling schedule was supposed to allow me to be back in time for Friday games, but Plymouth went and scheduled us for a Thursday night game. I thought about asking them to change it, but it is a game under the lights which is still a cool thing. Coach Johnson is more than capable of handling the team (and is 1-0 to boot)!
Thursday July 10 - 8 PM vs Plymouth Black - lower diamond (same one we've played on before) - be at park by 7:15
Saturday July 12 - 11 AM vs Rattlers - lower diamond - be at park at 10:15
Saturday July 12 - 6 PM vs Random Lake - be at park by 5:15
If by chance we happen to go 3-0, we would play another game on Sunday at 1 or 3 PM.
Additional Practices in preparation for Mosinee Tournament:
Tuesday July 15 - 6-8 PM - Vets North
Thursday July 17 - 6-8 PM - Horace Mann NE
And don't forget WEDNESDAY JULY 16th - NIGHT AT THE A's
Be at Wildwood Park by 5:15 p.m.
FULL UNIFORMS REQUIRED (Including CUPS!)
We will shag fly balls between 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Our players will get introduced with an A's player.
2 Diamonds players as batboys per inning.
Players and Parents get to sit in the Skybox!
Pizza for the "Diamonds Players Only" is compliments of the A's.
We must purchase our own beverages.
No Gum or Sunflower Seeds in the Skybox
Any questions, please let me know!
Keith

Diamonds Upcoming Schedule

Here's the schedule for the upcoming weeks:
Tonight - 6/12 (weather permitting - please check hotline for last minute updates) - practice 5-7 PM at Horace Mann NE
Monday 6/16 - at Plymouth - Lions Park. We will NOT be meeting at the P&R. Please have all kids to the park by 5:10.
Tuesday 6/17 - at Kohler - Ebben Field - same thing - be there by 5:10.
If you need directions, check the Lakeshore League website link (you can get there from the Diamonds site).
Thursday 6/19 - Practice - 5-7 PM at Horace Mann NE
Howards Grove Tournament Schedule - June 20-22 (if anyone is not going to be there, or has already told me they weren't going to be there, please let me know again ASAP). Tournament is at Memorial Park, take 42 into HG and turn right just past the overflowing river.
Friday June 20 - 8:30 PM - be at the park by 7:45
If we win, we play Saturday June 21 at 12:00 PM, if we lose we play at 4:00 PM on Saturday
As long as we don't lose the first two games, there will be a game on Sunday.
Monday June 23 - at Plymouth again - Lions Park 5:10
Tuesday June 24 - Home vs Random Lake - Horace Mann SW - 5:00 BP, Game time 6 PM
Wednesday June 25 - Home vs Howards Grove - Horace Mann NE - 5:00 BP, Game time 6 PM
Any questions, please let me know.
Keith

Diamonds Update

Hello everyone,
Wow! Are we off to a great start or what? As great as it is to be 3-0, the results we see as coaches from the little things that our kids are willing to do to put it place at a game impresses us more than anything. I am very pleasantly surprised and thoroughly enjoying teaching this group of kids who really want to learn more about how baseball is really played.

For the next couple of weeks, there are some things that you need to be aware of as it relates to games, practices, etc.

Thursday May 29 - game at Oostburg Veterans Park. P&R at 4:45 or Vets Park by 5:05 - let me know if you are not meeting at the P&R

Following that game, I will be out of town until Sunday June 8th.

We will continue to have Saturday optional drop in practice at South High from 9-11 on May 31st and June 7th. However, Coach Aicher from the U11 Diamonds will be conducting these practices. Feel free to drop in and get some extra hitting and fielding practice with Coach A. Please check the 11 year old message instead of our message on the hotline (by pressing 22 instead of 44) for any updates due to weather or other cancellations.

On Monday June 2, we'll have our home opener. The game is at Kuehne Court and we ask that all the kids be at the park at 5:00 for warm-ups and batting practice. Coach Johnson will be running the team in my absence. We'll need some additional help on the bench and scorekeeping and please make sure you give Coach all the support you give me.

Thursday June 5, we will have MANDATORY practice at South High from 5-7. Coach Johnson will run this practice as well.

If you have any issues, please communicate them to me before Friday or feel free to call me on my cell phone while I am gone and I will pass them along to Coach Johnson as necessary.

GO DIAMONDS!
Keith

GREAT WIN - UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Sorry for the lateness of this update……
Well, another great comeback - never give up game by the boys last night. I think I'm getting more grey hair though :)
Tonight's practice is cancelled because I have to leave town for a business meeting today and I don't know if I will be back in time and Coach Johnson is also out of town on business.
Optional practice on Saturday at South High - 9 to 11 AM. If you come, please make sure you pick up your kids at 11 - I have to leave immediately.
Big "ROAD" game this Tuesday - we play the other Sheboygan team. I don't think we need to meet at the Park and Ride :) Game is at 6 PM at Kuehne Court - please make sure the kids are at the park at 5:00. I would like to get a little more extended batting practice in prior to the game.
Thursday game at Oostburg. We will meet at P&R at 5:00. Or be at the park by 5:15.
Any questions, give me a call!
Keith

Practice Cancelled

Hello everyone,
Due to several of our players not being available on Thursday due to other functions, we are going to cancel Thursday's practice.

We will have optional practice from 9-12 at South High on Saturday May 17th.
Our next mandatory practice will be on Tuesday May 20th from 5-7 PM at Washington School. Please note the the location change due to field availability.

The next scheduled game is against Kiel in Kiel on Wednesday May 21st at 6 PM. We will be leaving the P&R at 4:40 PM again. If you're not meeting us there, I expect everyone at the ballpark in Kiel at 5:15.

The next scheduled practice after that is Thursday May 22nd from 5-7 PM at Roosevelt Park.
Any questions, please let me know.
Keith

EXCITEMENT!

Wow, what an exciting game last night! I can't say enough about how proud I am that the boys kept battling back when being down. That's a great quality to have in a team and will go a long way to making this a fun season. There's a lot of good things to take away from last nights game and of course a lot of things that we have to work on yet. And we will continue to get better and keep learning about how the game is to be played.

Make sure you check out our team web page on the Diamonds site - its got the highlights listed from the game!

Practice tonight - Vets Park North 5-7. See you there.

Coach Yonan