The BC Baseball Academy, which is a part of the BC Baseball League, will be holding tryouts for its fall 2008 and its spring/summer 2009 Starpath Baseball Club teams on Thursday, August 21, 2008, beginning at 6PM.  The tryouts will be held at BC Baseball's Twin Oaks Complex, which is located at 351 North Purdy Lane in Columbia.  These tryouts will take place in good weather or bad.  If the weather is inclement, the tryouts will be moved into BC Baseball's Indoor Facility, which also is located at the Twin Oaks Complex.

Players are to provide their own baseball equipment for the tryouts (gloves, bats, helmets, spikes, baseball pants, etc.).  Players also should bring turf, basketball or tennis shoes, in case the tryouts are moved indoors.  The tryouts will not be intensive, as players will be asked to run, throw (from several stations) and hit.

Players and parents should arrive a few minutes prior to the starting time to complete player information so the tryouts can begin on time.  Players and parents will meet under the pavilion located between fields 2 and 3 at the Twin Oaks Complex before beginning the tryouts.  Players which have gone through evaluations this fall for the current fall Starpath Baseball Club teams DO NOT need to go through tryouts!  Also, players which played for the Starpath Baseball Club teams during the 2008 spring/summer season DO NOT need to go through tryouts!

The Starpath Baseball Clubs are run by the BC Baseball Academy.  The Starpath teams will play in the BC Baseball League, in BC Baseball tournaments, the appropriate USSSA state tournament and world series.  There are openings at every age group.  The Starpath Baseball Clubs will have teams at the following age groups for the 2009 season:

14 & Under:  This team(s) is for players whose birthday falls between May 1, 1994 and April 30, 1995.

13 & Under:  This team(s) is for players whose birthday falls between May 1, 1995 and April 30, 1996.

12 & Under:  This team(s) is for players whose birthday falls between May 1, 1996 and April 30, 1997.

11 & Under:  This team(s) is for players whose birthday falls between May 1, 1997 and April 30, 1998.

10 & Under:  This team(s) is for players whose birthday falls between May 1, 1998 and April 30, 1999.

 9 & Under:   This team(s) is for players whose birthday falls between May 1, 1999 and April 30, 2000.

NOTE: Players may play up to a higher age team, but are not allowed to play down.

For Fall of 2008 there also will be a High School Team:

High School: This team(s) is for players who are Sophomores or Freshmen in High School in the 2008-2009 school year

The BC Baseball Academy and Starpath Baseball Clubs also will hold evaluations for players who are 7U and 8U for the spring/summer 2009.  Following evaluations, these players will be placed on 8 & Under and 7 & Under Player Pitch teams for those families looking for a more competitive and instructional situation for these players.  In the spring/summer of 2009, players on these teams will be put into a 4-sesssion pitching clinic in additional to being coached by BC Baseball Academy staff.  These teams are for:

8 & Under:  These teams are for players whose birthday falls between May 1, 2000 and April 30, 2001.

7 & Under:  These teams are for players whose birthday falls between May 1, 2001 and April 30, 2002.

NOTE:  Players of these ages may be combined into a 7U/8U team or teams, depending upon the number of players signing up. 

Any players unable to make this tryout should contact BC Baseball Academy Director Nick Schwieder to schedule a time for a tryout.  Most likely, these tryouts will be held during the week (while the fall Starpath Baseball Club teams are practicing), although it also would be possible to have a weekend tryout.