Hoosier Diamond
518 Sunset Dr.
Noblesville, IN. 46060
317-773-1411
Email:
Hoosiermaba@aol.com
**IMPORTANT FALL LEAGUE INFORMATION**
PLEASE READ
Dear Fall League Participant,
I would like to welcome you to the Hoosier Diamond Fall Baseball League.
I’ve been involved in promoting high school, youth, and college baseball for
nearly 16 years. I do not know of any other fall league in the Midwest, and
possibly anywhere in the United States, that draws players from a larger
geographical area, or has more participants than Hoosier Diamond’s Fall League.
We’re proud of our fall league and we are proud to have you as a participant in
this exciting baseball opportunity.
Please review the rosters to find your team assignment. Rosters are now being
posted on our website and are subject to change prior to the start of the
league. Actually with the large amount of late registration we have received the
rosters are changing daily. Everyone should check our website
www.hoosierdiamond.com throughout the week and also on Saturday August 23rd for
a final roster.
If you are a player that requested to be teamed with another participant…we have
made every attempt possible to honor your request, however, we very strictly
follow guidelines set forth by the Indiana High School Athletic Association
regarding the number of players that can be assigned to the same team that are
enrolled in the same high school (this only applies to high school students). We
also make every attempt to equal out the number of positions on each team.
Because of this, not all requests could be honored. I apologize if we were
unable to honor your request.
You will find a schedule on the website. The schedule for the Central Region is
for Week 1. Very soon you will receive a schedule for the remainder of the
entire season. The schedule for the Northern Region is for the entire season.
You will find it beneficial to check Hoosier Diamond’s website weekly for fall
league announcements. Please make sure to check our website on Saturday, August
23rd for the final version of the roster and schedule.
Hoosier Diamond is well respected in promoting baseball talent to college
coaches and pro scouts. We’ve been conducting “showcase and exposure camps, and
providing recruiting information to college and pro scouts for more than 16
years.
Reporting Your Weekly Statistics: Each fall league participant will have the
opportunity to submit their weekly fall stats. To do this simply log on to
www.hoosierdiamond.com and click the link to the stat form. Remember the stats
you submit are weekly stats and not season statistics. Statistics must be
submitted by 11:00 p.m. on Monday of each week. Each week Hoosier Diamond will
be providing nearly 300 college baseball coaches and pro scouts with fall league
reports. Your weekly statistics will be a portion of this report. In addition
every high school baseball coach that has a player from his community
participating in the fall league will receive a fall league report. Reporting
your statistics is important for players in each division (JV, Open, Select).
For JV players it is an opportunity to provide the high school coach in your
community with some “early” information on your abilities. Also, college coaches
really enjoy the opportunity to follow “younger upcoming players.” For players
in the Open and Select divisions it is very important that your high school
coach has the opportunity to follow your weekly performances. If you have a
desire to play college baseball…your weekly statistics are a great opportunity
to receive additional exposure to nearly 300 college baseball programs. Again, I
will stress that reporting your weekly statistics is very important. Reporting
accurate statistics are even more important. You do not want your creditability
affected by reporting incomplete or inaccurate stats. It is important that you
report your stats no matter how good or poor your performance was. High school
and college coaches understand that every player does not have a stellar
performance every game. Hoosier Diamond will be posting weekly statistics on our
website so that you can compare your performances to other fall league
participants.
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING POTENTIAL RAINOUTS / RAIN DELAYS: Our
preferred method for you to find playing conditions at each facility is to
simply send an email to playingconditions@hoosierdiamond.com You do not need to
put anything into the subject area of your email (a blank email is fine). Within
just a couple of minutes of you sending your email you will receive an automated
response email from us listing playing conditions. Our automated response is up
and running. We encourage you to test this system prior to August 24 (Be aware
that sometimes our automated responses are flagged by your spam folder. Please
check your spam folder in the event you have not received our email response).
Keep in mind that it may not be raining at your house, but may have rained at
one of our facilities. Please do not hesitate to check conditions prior to you
leaving home. Playing conditions for each facility will be posted immediately
upon a report from the grounds keeper at each field. Sometimes these reports
come in the night before the games. Sometimes our grounds keepers are working
hard to avoid rainouts and do not make a determination until shortly before game
time. Please understand that we will do everything possible to avoid rainouts,
as well as, post playing conditions immediately upon Hoosier Diamond being
notified by the facility. It is important that you do not call facilities or
call the cell phones of league directors regarding playing conditions. These
numbers must stay available for grounds keepers and league directors to
communicate with each other regarding playing conditions.
ALL PLAYERS SHOULD CHECK HOOSIER DIAMOND’S WEBSITE wwwHoosierDiamond.com FOR
ROSTER CHANGES PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SEASON. ROSTERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SEASON. FINAL ROSTERS WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE ON
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23.
Attention High School Open and Select Division Players: Hoosier Diamond will be
conducting our fall showcase on Saturday, September 20. Players must report to
Trinity Field no later than 9:00 a.m. Evaluations will be conducted in the
morning and showcase games will be conducted immediately following the
evaluations. In the event of rain… evaluations will be conducted inside
Trinity’s indoor facility.
I sincerely hope that your Hoosier Diamond Fall League experience is enjoyable.
Like I said earlier…we are very proud of our fall league. We are proud of the
quality of facilities that have been made available to the league. We are proud
to use some of the finest high school umpires in Indiana. We are proud to have
you as a participant.
If during the fall league you have any questions or concerns please do not
hesitate to call me during normal business hours at my office 317-773-1411 or
send me an email to Hoosiermaba@aol.com I’d also encourage you to visit
www.hoosierdiamond.com each week to view weekly fall league announcements and
league stats.
Sincerely,
Jeff Jellison
Hoosier Diamond
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