Rec Travel Tryout Dates and Times Set for 2020 Squads

NOTE: All tryout schedule dates and times will be updated once season’s revised schedule is announced. Thank you!

At OYO, we offer a wide range of programs to help players of all levels of skill, interest and passion experience more baseball and softball.  As a registered family, you’re already participating in our primary and most popular program — Spring Ball recreational league.  However, we also offer a rec all-star/travel program for all our rec league baseball and softball players who are seeking even more baseball and softball development and competitive game opportunities against teams from across Central Indiana.

From experience, we know when families hear “rec travel” the misconceptions quickly follow. We’d like to set the record straight on our travel program before you and your ballplayer miss out on a tremendous opportunity this spring and summer.

 

BACKGROUND

Our baseball travel program is named the Oaklandon Bombers. Our softball travel program is named the Oaklandon Red Storm. And we offer two different levels — full-time travel (FTT) and recreational travel (RT). The full-time travel teams were selected last August and are all set for the 2019 season.

Our RT squads are the same as “all-star” teams selected in other leagues. The minor difference is these teams are formed during the practice season. Then, they practice or play games on Sundays during the recreational league season before coming together to play in local tournaments against similar clubs from other regional youth baseball and softball programs in June and July. A typical RT Bombers/Red Storm regular season runs from April through July in which the team will participate in 4 to 5 tournaments (again, all in Central Indiana).

Only those players who play in our recreational program can tryout for and be selected to play for the RT Bombers or Red Storm. These teams do require families to pay an additional fee to participate, and those fees vary from team to team.

 

RED STORM TRYOUT OVERVIEW

To be eligible for an age group in Red Storm, the player must not be older than the team’s age as of January 1, 2020. Attendance is mandatory at a minimum of one tryout, unless other arrangements have been made with the team’s coach prior to the tryout to schedule an alternate time. There is no fee to participate in tryouts.

Players should arrive 30 minutes prior to the scheduled tryout time and should not wear any hats or uniform apparel affiliating them with any past travel team involvement (at OYO or elsewhere). However, a team-branded batting helmet is acceptable.

For a full list of Red Storm rec travel coaches, click here.

TEAM   TRYOUT DATE 1  TRYOUT DATE 2 FIELD
 08U Red Storm  TBA | Apply to Coach Here  TBA | Apply to Coach Here  8
 10U Red Storm  March 22 | Noon-2 p.m.  April 5 | Noon-2 p.m.  7
 12U Red Storm  April 19 | 2-4 p.m.  April 26 | 2-4 p.m.  6
 14U Red Storm  June 7 | 2-4 p.m.  June 14 | 2-4 p.m.  6

 

BOMBERS TRYOUT OVERVIEW

To be eligible for an age group in Bombers, the player must not be older than the team’s age as of April 30, 2020. Attendance is mandatory at a minimum of one tryout, unless other arrangements have been made with the team’s coach prior to the tryout to schedule an alternate time. There is no fee to participate in tryouts.

Players should arrive 30 minutes prior to the scheduled tryout time and should not wear any hats or uniform apparel affiliating them with any past travel team involvement (at OYO or elsewhere). However, a team-branded batting helmet is acceptable.

For a full list of Bombers rec travel coaches, click here.

 TEAM   TRYOUT DATE 1  TRYOUT DATE 2 FIELD
 07U Bombers  March 29 | 1-3 p.m.  April 5 | 1-3 p.m.  10
 08U Bombers  April 5 | 1-3 p.m.  On demand, contact 8U coach  9
 09U Bombers  April 5 | 6-7:30 p.m.  April 12 | 6-7:30 p.m.  1
 10U Bombers  March 22 | 10 a.m.-Noon  April 12 | 10 a.m.-Noon  4
 12U Bombers  April 5 | 2-4 p.m.  April 12 | 2-4 p.m.  2

 

TRAVEL COMMITTEE CONTACTS

For more information about our rec travel/all-star program, contact:

Thanks for your continued interest in OYO. We appreciate you choosing OYO as your place for baseball and softball! We look forward to seeing you and your ballplayer at tryouts.