Our final weekend of KiwiBall for the 2017-18 season is upon us! We really hope your KiwiBall superstars and their support crew have really enjoyed their season running around on the diamonds each week. This being the final weekend, we will be doing things a little differently for our older players.
The Junior Sluggers will meet as usual for their game on Saturday morning on the No.1 outfield. Our Sluggers grade will be making their way down to the U11 diamond (behind the No.2 diamond outfield) to get a taste of the bigger diamond. This is a great opportunity for our older players to see what is in store for them next season when they graduate up to U11 baseball.
Run times will be the same as usual (although we may have a little overrun on the Sluggers game), both grades starting from 8:30am.
We have yet to set a date for the prizegiving, but it will be towards the end of April, once our National competitions are complete.
We are also planning to have a "pick up" game on the U11s diamond during the NZ National Premier Club competition, being held at Lloyd Elsmore Park over the Easter weekend (30 March - 2 April). This will coincide with a HP Hawks game and will be an opportunity for our kids to see the big boys play in what is the pinnacle of baseball in New Zealand (and then get to emulate their heroes!). Details on this event will be forwarded once the draw has been released for the Nationals - which is likely to be the during the week prior.
To finish, a couple of acknowledgements. Firstly, a huge thank you to Lone Star Botany for providing the Player of the Day vouchers to our kids. I know we've enjoyed a bang up meal courtesy of their kind generosity.
And finally, thank you to all of our coaches and parents/caregivers who have gotten involved and helped out with our teams over the season. Whether it's putting out/putting away gear, helping out with catchers gear or just standing by a base to help the kids find 1st! We really appreciate all the help and hard work to provide our kids with such an awesome time on the diamonds!
Here's to seeing out the season with a bang this weekend!
