Check for updates and registration for the upcoming baseball season in early February.

Thanks!

We are working on importing these games to your Sportsengine account, but until they are in there, here's the list for you overachievers. 

Thanks for your patience!

Practices start on Tuesday, May 26th.  Each team has one weekday practice scheduled, and one weekend practice scheduled before games start on June 1.

Please take note of which field your practices are on and what times they are at.  Please understand that parents and siblings are not allowed to attend practice.

Thank you very much for your attention to this matter.

Here's the info you want for the upcoming season!  It's starting NEXT WEEK!

Hello baseball families.  The board met on 4/28 via Google Meet and discussed the possibilities of baseball with our current situation.  We have agreed that a season of baseball this year is going to look heavily modified, but it’s still not an impossibility.  There is a demand for baseball in the valley, even if it’s modified, so we are still being patient and trying to move forward with a season.  Here are the things that we know to be true at this point.

1. We must align with, and stay aligned with, the direction that the city of Kalispell is taking with not opening Kidsports until Phase 2 of Governor Bullock’s re-opening plan.  This does not have a date yet, and until we know the date, we cannot anticipate an opening time.

2. Phase 2 requires that groups of less than 50 be maintained with social distancing protocols in place.  This will mean that the upper complex of fields and lower complex of fields will not host more than a single game at a time, and concession stands, seating, and restroom facilities will be very limited.  We are looking at a players/coaches only scenario on the fields, and family groups that are spectating being limited to the outfield only with social distancing protocols in place there.

3. With such limits on play at Kidsports, we have been in discussions with Whitefish who would like to play on a limited basis as well, and we could host a game on their site.  Discussions with Columbia Falls and Bigfork are going to get underway shortly.  The idea is that if we can possibly combine forces with other Flathead Valley programs, we can spread baseball out and limit interaction and stay aligned with Phase 2 regulations.

4. Nationals, regionals, and the state tournament have been canceled so our travel baseball (all-stars) programs will not be playing any tournaments this season.  In addition, the Firecracker tournament will not be held for any teams outside of the Flathead Valley.  The possibility of holding the Firecracker as a season ending tournament over the 4th of July weekend is still a possibility.

5. Discussion of moving the Tball and Rookies programs to much later in the summer have also occurred, however, no decision has been made regarding this.

We understand the frustration that you must be feeling, and we are trying our best to keep you in the loop with communications.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns you’ve got.  Furthermore, if you need a refund, we are still happy to offer that.  We will alert anyone that we have refunded of the possibility of playing the season and ability to sign back up to play if we wind up able to do so.  Please send your questions, concerns, and requests to info@kalispellbaseball.org and we will do our best to accommodate you as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this very unique time in our lives.

Sincerely,

The KPWB Board

Hello league parents and players,

The board met digitally on April 14th to discuss our plans for the season this year.  We are still holding on to hope for a modified season.  If we are totally honest, like everything else these days, we aren't entirely sure what that looks like yet.  The governor has issued a stay at home order until April 24.  We are intending as a board to meet again on April 28 to evaluate what a modified season will look like.  Our plan is to follow state health requirements and gatherings requirements when and if we are able to have a baseball season.  If we are only allowed groups of ten, obviously that won't work for baseball.  But until we know further, we can't make those decisions at this point.  Please know that we will follow the Governor, local officials, and CDC guidelines, as appropriate.

If we haven't yet started a regular season by the first week of June, we will forego baseball this season.  That said, we are still optimistic.  Latest numbers show us improving really well in the Covid-19 department so continue to do your part to help our baseball season by staying home, and keeping everyone safe.  

As a board, we understand that many people are struggling financially at this time, so we have agreed to refund dues (minus processing fees charged to us by Sportsengine) if it is requested.  We will scratch your child from a roster, but you will be contacted if a season does get the green light to see if you would like to add your child again.

Thank you very much for your patience during this unique time.  We appreciate your understanding and assistance as we navigate through it.  

In the case of having to do a mass refund, please be patient with us, as this is uncharted territory and it will take time to manually process 409 registrations.

If you are a sponsor, our plan is to contact you to discuss what you would like to do with regard to your sponsorship fee.

Please don't hesitate to ask questions, please email them to info@kalispellbaseball.org.

Sincerely,

The Board

Hello baseball families,

As a league, we are still holding out hope for a baseball season, even if it's a modified version from our normal.  Thankfully, as a summer sport, we are able to wait a little while to see how Covid-19 shapes our near futures.  We don't want to cancel a season when there might still be a possibility of playing a modified season from the original plan.  As far as dues are concerned, we will make it right with you if that time comes.  Considerations are being made for that as we speak.  We are discussing the possibility of applying your fee to next year, or refunding your money (minus the charges we have to pay to process the cards).  If you are in a particularly challenging financial situation, we invite you to reach out and let us know so that we can help as best as we can.  We wish you the best in this challenging time, and we want to let you know that we have not forgotten about you and intend on keeping you up to date as things progress.  Please keep an eye on kalispellbaseball.org and find us on Facebook for more updates.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.  Please go wash your hands.

Love,

The League

Congratulations to those of you that made the team!  Thanks to all that attended tryouts.  It was a wonderful turnout!

The Roster:

Jackson Bowler
Tristian Bise
Garrett Edgren
CJ Graaf
Jake Hale
Gavin Knapp
Dominic Mavrogianis
Fletcher Pittard
Jacobe Sullenger
Ryelin Rodriguez
Jace Wheeler
Dillon Wink

It's that time again!  Lakers baseball camp coming right up.  Details online or below in the linked document.  Hope to see you out there!