ELL Families, now that our Spring season is officially underway, we wanted to send a full update on all things baseball so you have all of the relevant information in one place-
Spring Season
We have close to 800 players and 64 teams across the 8 divisions (WeeBall-Juniors). We've dealt with some rain but have been able to get teams out on the fields and players practicing. We're really looking forward to games starting soon.
Opening Day
As a reminder, the Opening Day parade is next Friday, March 1st at 5pm on the Majors Field. Teams are to arrive at 4:30pm to line up and get ready. Our favorite snack food Sunnies will be on hand to provide snacks for the festivities. The first official games of the season will start Saturday, March 2nd.
Snack Stand Hours
Our two snack stands (The main one by the Majors Field and the small one behind the Minors Field backstop) will be open on game days, Monday-Thursday from 4:30pm-7:30pm and all day on Saturdays from 8am-7pm. We will also have our fresh fruit stand back on Saturdays around the complex too!
Recent Field & Complex Upgrades
Through your generous donations, you will notice that we have been able to make many upgrades to our complex for our community. Also, our scoreboard fundraiser is still ongoing- if you would like to donate towards the cost of new scoreboards that work, please do so below. Thanks to very generous families in our community, we are approaching $10K of a $30K target-
Below is a link to donate:
https://ellstore.square.site/product/scoreboard-donations/425
Sponsorship Opportunities
We have a wide variety of Sponsorship Opportunities available to our families! From field billboards to a scrolling ticker on our live game feed to more bespoke sponsorships like our Galpin Player of the Week Award and our Fat Sal's Home Run Club. And don't forget that each team is asked to fundraise $1,000 from local business or families to help offset the cost of running the league and the field upgrades that come with each season. If you or anyone you know would be interested in supporting your team and our league with a donation, please let your coaches know ASAP so we can get a banner made for the start of the season. You can also email [email protected], he is handling Sponsorships this season.
Live Game Feed
We are very excited to offer GoDog GameStream live streaming again in 2024!
Not only can you can you watch live games for free, GoDog GameStream enables you to catch up on past games OnDemand at no charge. The platform also allows you to create highlight clips of your favorite moments and download full games.
Note: all users will need to create a new account in GoDog Streaming each year.
Register at enc.godogsports.com and then click REGISTER to create a free account. During registration, you will need to enter our league's passcode to access our games. You will only need the passcode during your initial registration. Please do not confuse our league passcode with your own individual password that you create.
Our league's Passcode is: 2024ENC1
On game days, simply go to enc.godogsports.com to login and watch!
Board Positions Needed
As a completely volunteer community, we are always in need of parents who are interested in joining the board. This group of 8-10 of us are involved in every aspect of your family's experience at ELL and we are hoping that members of the community who are interested in being involved in such an important aspect of your child's childhood will apply. If you have any question on what being on the board entails or which positions we may need to fill, please email us at [email protected].
Spring 2024 Calendar
3/1 - Opening Night Parade
3/2 - First Day of Games
3/25-3/31 - Fields Closed for Spring Break
4/7 - Picture Day
5/11 - Last Day of WeeBall Games
5/11 - Mother's Day of Fireworks and Home Run Derby
5/8-6/1 - Playoffs for Kid Pitch's Divisions
5/13-5/16 - All Star Selection Meetings
5/17 - Last Day of Rookie and AA Games
6/1 - Championship Saturday
Thanks everybody, see you at the fields!
ELL