Tryout Information
TRYOUTS FOR 2025 SUMMER TEAMS WILL BE HELD IN AUGUST
SPECIFIC INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED BELOW IN JULY
2024 Team Tryout Dates!
Tryout Dates for 2024 Summer teams
- Players are recommended to attend all tryout sessions and if they are unable to they must be excused ahead of time
- Players must be registered ahead of time with tryout directors to attend the tryouts as times and locations may change. Information for registration can be found on the invite letters on this web page.
- If you have any questions please reach out to tryout coordinator for appropriate age or reach out to Ryan Haus at 920-517-3017 or dochaus@charter.net
- Tryout locations are being finalized but will be at Youth Baseball Complex or at 4th Street Complex
8U- Tryouts dates- will be held Tuesdays August 15th and August 22nd from 6pm-7:30pm at Pier South Diamond (Players entering 2nd grade)- Email dochaus@charter.net to register
9U- Tryouts will be Thursday, August 24th from 5-6:30pm and Sunday, August 27th from 9am-10:30am. (Players entering 3rd grade), e-mail Josh Wolter to register at j-wolter@hotmail.com
10U- Tryouts will be Thursdays July 20 and July 27 from 5-7pm at the 4th street baseball fields (Players entering 4th grade)- e-mail Eric Rebedew to register at erebedew@yahoo.com
11U- Tryouts will be on August 27th from 10am-noon at the 4th Street Complex (players entering 5th grade)
12U- Tryouts will be on August 13th and 20th from 4pm-5:30pm at the 4th Street Complex (Players entering 6th grade)
13U- Tryouts will be on August 13th and 20th from 2-3:30pm at the FDL Youth Baseball Complex (Players entering 7th grade)
14U- Tryouts will be on August 20th from 2pm-3:30pm at the FDL Youth Baseball Complex (Players entering 8th grade)
15U-19U Legion Tryouts- TBD Email dochaus@charter.net to register. Legion baseball is open to players from these high schools; FDL, NFDL, WLA, Oakfield.
More information will be made available as tryouts approach on how to register for tryouts.
To be eligible for 8U to 14U teams, players must live within the FDL school district or attend a private or public school within the FDL school district.
All players currently in 1st grade leagues or older are eligible to tryout for next year's summer teams
All players must register for tryouts. Info for each age group is included in invite letter below
To be eligible players must live within the FDL school district or attend a private or public school within the FDL school district.
* Players MUST try out for the grade they are in. NO player may play up an age group or down an age group unless their age makes them ineligible for their grade.
Fox Valley Youth Baseball League
Fox Valley Youth Baseball League website that our 13U and 14U teams compete in.
Overview
Fondy Youth Baseball offers travel baseball experiences for ages 8U, 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U, and 14U. Younger age groups are tournament teams that play in our recreation leagues during the week and compete in tournaments on the weekends. The older travel teams compete in a travel league during the week and tournaments on the weekends.
RESIDENCY ELIGIBILITY- Players are eligible to compete on Fondy youth travel baseball teams if they live within the Fond du Lac School District boundaries or attend a school within that boundary
AGE REQUIREMENT-Players must compete in the age group with their present grade unless they are too old to compete with that grade. They would them be allowed to try out for the team one age group older. Summer after 2nd Grade-8U, 3rd Grade-9U, 4th Grade-10U, 5th Grade-11U, 6th Grade-12U, 7th Grade- 13U, and 8th grade-14U.
COST- Playing travel baseball has an additional cost beyond the cost of recreation leagues.
TRYOUTS- Tryouts for the following summer's teams occur in August of each year. Players may try out every year. There is no guarantee to any player to make the team each year as it changes with player development as well as new players trying out.
COMMITTMENT- Travel baseball is known to have a higher level of competitiveness than recreational baseball. A lot of players considering to make the jump to travel baseball should be made aware of the following:
- Travel ball is significantly more expensive than recreational. It can incur costs from tournament fees, practice fees, travel expenses, uniforms, equipment, etc.
- The season is longer and players are expected to make travel baseball there first priority from April 1st to end of July.
- There is no guarantee of playing time. The best players play. There is no guarantee as to what positions each player gets to play.
- A higher expectation will be expected with more games/practices more frequently each week and often on weekends.
- You will be required to try out and will be placed on a team.
- Rules are generally more closely related to high school baseball.
GOALS- Focus of travel teams is on player development. Goal is to further player experiences to help them better achieve their dreams as high school players as they go on to compete at Fond du Lac High School, St. Mary's Springs Academy, and Winnebago Lutheran Academy.
