Rec Travel Tryouts Coming Soon | Check With The Travel Coach Today

All but one of our 10 rec travel teams now have a coach and are making plans for their rec travel season. We hope your ballplayer will join us for this competitive all-star season in 2023!

We offer two rec travel programs — Bombers for baseball, Red Storm for softball — which offer a more competitive experience for interested ballplayers seeking additional game opportunities on Sundays and after the rec league season ends.

These teams are formed in late March and early April based on player participation at tryouts hosted at OYO. So, discover the coach for your child’s age group — and ages are based on the player’s age as of January 1, 2023 (for softball) and April 30, 2023 (for baseball). Bomber Up! Go Storm!

As the spring season is about to begin, so is our rec travel/all-star program.  As parents of a ballplayer between the ages of 6-12 and in either baseball or softball, who might be seeking even a more competitive experience throughout the season, then the rec travel/all-star program is right for you.

 

ABOUT REC TRAVEL PROGRAM

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 intended to participate 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 2021 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.

 

TRAVEL TRYOUT PROCESS

Here is how OYO will manage the rec travel tryouts for age groups we’re able to support this season (based on eligible coaching volunteers):

  • Only players who were registered at OYO, are eligible to tryout for a Bombers or Red Storm rec travel team.
  • Players must attend a tryout to be eligible for a team. If a player cannot attend the scheduled date(s) and time(s), then they may request an alternate tryout date within two weeks of the posted tryouts for the respective age group.
  • OYO will seek to accommodate multiple teams in any age group where the interest from players is supported by qualified and eligible coaching candidates.
  • No fees are required to participate in any tryout session.

 

RED STORM TRYOUT OVERVIEW | SOFTBALL

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, 2023. Attendance is mandatory, 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 15 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.

A full list of Red Storm rec travel coaches and tryout schedules appears below.

AGE GROUPCOACHEMAILPHONETRYOUT 1TRYOUT 2
08U RT Red StormStill Seeking Coach
Applicants
Email for more details at curtisindy@sbcglobal.netTBA upon selecting a coachTBA upon selecting a coach
10U RT Red StormRyan Barkerrcbarker@gmail.com317.413.3853Sunday, April 2
12-2 p.m.
Field 9
Monday, April 3
6-8 p.m.
Field 13
12U RT Red StormGrant Idlewinegeidlewine@gmail.com765.661.8112Sunday, March 26
1-3 p.m.
Field 6
Sunday, April 2
6-8 p.m.
Field 7
14U RT Red StormMario Covarrubiasmcovar3@gmail.com463.237.8704Sunday, April 23
Time TBA
Field TBA
Sunday, April 30
Time TBA
Field TBA

 

BOMBERS TRYOUT OVERVIEW | BASEBALL

To be eligible for an age group in Bombers, the player must not be older than the team’s age as of April 30, 2023. Attendance is mandatory, 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 15 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.

A full list of Bombers rec travel coaches and tryout schedules appears below.

AGE GROUPCOACHEMAILPHONETRYOUT 1TRYOUT 2
07U RT BombersShannon Ligonsligon91@gmail.com317.294.3253Sunday, April 2
2-4 p.m.
Field 11
TBA
08U RT BombersJoe Viglianojvigliano@gmail.com317.517.3013Sunday, April 2
4-6 p.m.
Field 10
TBA
09U RT BombersBranden Williamsbrandendw82@gmail.com317.366.8003Sunday, March 26
4-6 p.m.
Field 4
Sunday, April 2
4-6 p.m.
Field 4
10U RT BombersKe'Shawn Barkerkbarker716@yahoo.com317.658.0385Sunday, March 26
4-6 p.m.
Field 1
Sunday, April 2
4-6 p.m.
Field 1
11U RT BombersErika Learyeleary@iu.edu317.260.9168Sunday, April 2
11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Field 3
Sunday, April 23
10-11:30 a.m.
Field 3
12U RT BombersJen Wilkinsonjensellsindy@gmail.com317.506.9566Sunday, April 16
2-4 p.m.
Field 12
Sunday, April 23
2-4 p.m.
Field 2