UBC Thunder 2019 PBL Tryouts

The UBC Thunder PBL organization will be hosting tryouts in January 2019 for the Bantam Prep (U15), Junior (U16) and Senior teams (U18). Players will participate in a series of drills to showcase their athleticism and baseball skills. 

Tryouts For Bantam Age Players Will Take Place Over Two Days 

(Any player who is currently in grade 7 but has aged out of little league is NOT eligible for tryout out for the bantam team)

January 12th & January 13th 

@

8:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

Tryouts for Junior & Senior Age Players Will be on 

January 12th 

@

6:00 P.M - 8:00 P.M

All Tryouts Will Be Held At:

The Rose Indoor Baseball Training Centre & Tourmaline West Baseball Stadium, 3085 Wesbrook Mall, UBC Campus.

LINK TO REGISTER:

http://www.ubcthunder.pointstreaksites.com/view/ubcthunder/tryout

FORMAT FOR THE TRYOUT: 

*** All Infielders will be expected to field and throw from shortstop 

*** All outfielders will be expected to field and throw from right field 

*** Batting Practice will take place both inside & on field

PBL coaches conducting the tryout:

SR:

Head Coach: Mitch Hodge – mitch.hodge@ubc.ca

Assistant Coach:  Justin Orton – justin.orton@ubc.ca

JR:

Head Coach: Vinny Martin - vinny.martin@ubc.ca

Assistant Coach: Kyle McComb – kyle.mccomb@ubc.ca

Bantam:

Head Coach: Jeremy Newton - jeremy.newton@ubc.ca

Assistant Coach: Tyler Enns – tyler.enns@ubc.ca

General Information:

Roster size is limited to 16 players at the Bantam Prep level, and a total of 38 players combined between junior and senior rosters. For example, 18 players at the junior team and 20 players have to senior team. Our goal is to identify the 54 players that will represent the UBC Thunder PBL organization for the 2019 season. Furthermore, all previous 2018 UBC Thunder players will have to re-tryout for the 2019 season. 

We understand that this can be a stressful time for players and parents alike.  Please remember that while the goal of our program is to take the best players and prepare them rigorously to play in the Premier Baseball League for the UBC Thunder, we also want to provide an enjoyable experience for a group of talented players. 

Every player should make effort to participate in all tryout sessions; this increases their exposure to the coaches and rationalizes the evaluation process and team’s selection. However, the organization realizes that players can get sick or injured, or may have other emergencies or conflicts that prevent them from participating in one or more tryout sessions. 

If you know in advance that you have to miss one of the tryouts, if you are in grades 8 or 9 please make sure you notify Jeremy Newton (jeremy.newton@ubc.ca), if you are in grades 10,11 or 12 please contact Mitch Hodge (mitch.hodge@ubc.ca) ASAP. 

At the conclusion of the Final day of the evaluation, the coaches will meet and start the selection process for each team. Announcement for each the team will be posted on our team website, www.ubcthunder.pointstreaksites.com by January 15th, 2019.