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2025 Tryouts

Swarm Divisions - BASEBALL

DivisionAge Cut offDetails
 9U
60' bases | 42' pitching 

$400 (includes summer league fee)
9 on or before April 30, 2025


  • This age division will play a modified travel schedule AND will also play for an in-house 10U team.  All travel players may not end up on the same in house team.
  • Will play approximately 15 travel games
  • Tournaments requiring overnight stay: 0
10U
65' bases | 46' pitching
$450
10 on or before April 30, 2025


  • This age division will have the option to play on a 10U in-house team
  • Will play up to 25 travel games
  • Tournaments requiring overnight stay: no more than 1
12U
70' bases | 50' pitching
$450
12 on or before April 30, 2025


  • This age division will have the option to play on a 12U in-house team
  • Will play  up to 35 travel games
  • Tournaments requiring overnight stay: no more than 2
14U
80' bases | 54' pitching
(Jr. High Distances)
$500
14 on or before April 30, 2025


  • This age division will have the option to play on a 14U in-house team
  • Will play up to 35 travel games
  • Tournaments requiring overnight stay: no more than 3
16U
90' bases | 60' pitching
(High School Distances)
$600
 16 on or before April 30, 2025 
  • Season will start after the conclusion of high school baseball.
  • Tournaments requiring overnight stay: no more than 5

Swarm Divisions -SOFTBALL

DivisionAge Cut OffDetails
 10U
60' bases | 36' pitching

$450
10 on or before September 1, 2024


  • This age division will have the option to play on a 10U in-house team
  • Will play up to 25 travel games
  • Tournaments requiring overnight stay: 0

12U
60' bases | 40' pitching

$450 
12 on or before September 1, 2024


  • This age division will have the option to play on a 12U in-house team
  • Will play up to 35 travel games
  • Tournaments requiring overnight stay: no more than 1

 14U
60' bases | 43' pitching

$500
14 on or before September 1, 2024


  • This age division will have the option to play on a 14U in-house team
  • Will play up to 40 travel games
  • Tournaments requiring overnight stay: no more than 2

 16U
60' bases | 43' pitching

$600
16 on or before September 1, 2024


  • This age division will have the option to play on a 16U in-house team
  • Will play up to 35 travel games
  • Tournaments requiring overnight stay: no more than 3


Fees

Tryouts

  • You MUST register online in order to attend tryouts.
  • You are only allowed to attend one tryout session per age level.
  • These are open tryouts.
  • On the day of the tryout, please arrive at the field, sign-in and be warmed up at least 15 minutes prior to your scheduled start time.

Dates

Softball
July 18, 2024
Registration Closes July 14
Heyworth Grade School
14U: 5-6:30 pm
10U: 6:30 -8pm
12U: 8 -9:30 pm


July 17, 2024
Registration Closes July 14
Heyworth Grade School

16U: 6:00-7:00 pm


18U tryouts date to be determined.



Baseball
July 7, 2024
Registration Closes June 30th
Centennial Park Field 4
9U/10U: 1-3pm
12U: 3-5 pm
14U: 5-7 pm

Check in table will be at field 4

July 16, 2024
Registration Closes July 14

Centennial Park Field 3
16U: 6pm


Evaluations
  • Tryout participants will be assessed by independent evaluators that will score the player on fielding (infield and outfield), throwing and hitting and attitude/focus/hustle.  
  • The evaluators’ scores will be tallied and averaged to result in an overall combined score.  The team will consist of the 6 highest tryout scores.
  • The coach will then pick the remaining roster spots from registered. 
  • The coach or board may choose to extend an offer to 1 additional player from those that participated in the tryout as an alternate. If selected, this player will pay a reduced rate and will attend games on as an needed basis. 

Team Makeup

  • 1 Team per division
  • Each team will have a minimum of 10 players on the roster at the time the team is established.
  • If at least 10 players remain in the tryout pool after the first team is established, a second team may be selected at the discretion of the board, and will play at the age division of the oldest player. For example, if the oldest remaining player is age eligible for 12u, then the second team will play a 12u schedule.  This will be at the sole discretion of the board. 

  • Each coach will be allowed to choose 1 player as an alternate (at a reduced registration cost).  This player will only be allowed to play when their are 9 or fewer rostered players available to play on game day.

Fundraising

  • The Swarm Travel teams are financially self-sustaining with the registration fees the primary source of funds. Should the team's projected expenses exceed their budget, team fundraising may be required.


Communication Timeline

  • Offers for positions on the team can be made anytime after the first tryout day.  The participant will be given 24 hrs. to accept or decline the offer.
  • The goal is to have All notifications regarding positions communicated 96 hrs. after the final tryout date.

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Phone : 815-274-6126
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