Parents,
This is an informational letter to let you know about our upcoming Summer Baseball Program we will be offering here at Norman North. We are trying to get the information out to you as soon as possible so you can be prepared. There will be more information to come as we get closer to summer. I hope this letter helps you have a better understanding of what we will be doing this summer.

WHO: The summer baseball program is for our incoming 8 th graders and freshmen who will be selected from the tryout on May 7th.

**Note** There will be a tryout for all incoming 8 th graders and freshmen May 7 th at the NN Baseball facility.

To be 8 th graders will try out at 5pm

Incoming freshman will try out at 7pm

We will determine at that time which players we will be bringing into our summer program. After we have made our decision, we will post the names of those who made the team on the Norman North Baseball Website at www. Normannorthbaseball.org. There will also be additional information on the website for parents in regard to a mandatory parent meeting to answer any questions they might have as well as meet the coaches and members of the booster club.

WHAT: Our teams will play in the Red Dirt League. We will have 2 teams in the summer program.

Freshman Team— those who will be entering their freshman year

Middle School team—incoming 8 th graders at Whittier and Longfellow Middle Schools

The cost of Summer Baseball will be 300 dollars. Payment instructions will be given on the post tryout
letter given after the tryout.

The cost for summer baseball will cover our summer budget which includes, but is not limited to:

League Entry Fees and Insurance, field rental fees,, coaching stipends, equipment, field materials, field maintenance, and uniforms and apparel.

The only thing you will need to purchase is a good pair of white game pants. We will provide the rest.

WHEN: The season will begin May 28 and end June 26. We are asking that you make a serious commitment to be present at every game if you are going to play for us this summer. If there are conflicts, please communicate those to the coach in charge of your team. League games will be double headers. We will get the finalized schedules to you once they are completed and we get closer to summer. All games will be Monday-Wednesday each week.

WHERE: All summer games will be played at Norman North or the away site for the team you are traveling to play. Almost all games will be played locally in the metro area.

WHY: We feel summer baseball is all about development. It is imperative that the young men in this program play summer baseball for Norman North to continue to grow and develop as an individual and as teammates. This has to occur for us to continue to compete at such a highly competitive level in 6A. The summer is the best time to teach the game as well as be able to evaluate the players coming into our program as we get ready for the 2025 season.

We look forward to a great summer and feel free to email me at baylor@normanps.org if you have any questions as we move forward.

Sincerely,

Brian Aylor
Head Baseball Coach
Norman North High School