Wildcat Softball

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Wildcat Softball

• Welcome to the 2008-2009
• Wildcat Softball Season
• October 21, 2008

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Wildcat Softball

• Coaches for the 2008-2009 Season
• Varsity Head Coach Courtney Dully
• Varsity Assistant, hitting coach Roman Foore
• Varsity Assistant, JV, Sophomore, and Freshman
  Coaches TBD.
• Your 2008 State Champions

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Wildcat Softball

• Your 2009 Wildcat Captains
• Junior, Kelly Wood
• Junior, Sarah Moulton

2009 Wildcat Quote Respect All, Fear None
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Wildcat Softball

• Meet your Booster Club Officials
• President Mike Blanchette
• Vice President Open Position
• Secretary Laura Wood
• Treasury Brad Haus
• Fundraiser Chairman Chris Holmes
• If you are interested in becoming a member of
  the booster club please email Mike Blanchette or
  myself.
• Please mark your calendars Our next Booster
  Club meeting is Monday, November 3, 2008 at 630
  in Conference Room D. Everyone is welcome!
  Please come and stay posted on what's happening
  in the Wildcat Program!
• Thanks for your continued support to the Wildcat
  Softball Program!!

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Wildcat Stadium

• The last three years
• A new Wildcat backstop, new netting, new stadium
  seating, new security fencing going around the
  stadium.
• New outfield fencing, a new scoreboard, pitching
  areas for both home and visitor teams, new
  concrete by the dugouts to assist with rain, a
  large amount of ag to cover the infield as well
  as much, much more.
• Our Banner Program is our biggest fundraiser.
  (See handout and Chris Holmes for more details)
• Many more projects to complete, also looking at
  redoing much of the JV field as well.
• Wildcat Clean-up day, Saturday, October 25
  starting at 900. Please come and help out. We
  need to take down the padding and the banners.
  If you are available, please come out and help!!

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Wildcat Stadium

• New Stadium Seating, backstop, padding, concrete
  walkway to backstops, scoreboard, and pitching
  areas (both home and visitor side)

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Banner Program

• The banner program is our largest fundraiser for
  the Wildcat. (Refer to handout.) If you have
  any additional questions please talk with Chris
  Holmes.

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Wildcat Softball

• Welcome to the program.
• Current changes
• 7th 8th graders are able to try-out for the
  high school softball program. Middle school fast
  pitch programs have been removed.
• 7th and 8th graders are able to play at any level
  at the high school. There is no longer gifted
  athlete program in softball. What does this
  mean?
• Each 7th and 8th grader will be required to hand
  in their grades on the first day of try-outs. If
  they do not have adequate grades, attendance or
  classroom performance there is no need to try
  out.
• With these changes, what should we anticipate
• Having 4-5 teams at the high school level.
  This may include a 9th grade A and 9th grade B
  team.
• We will be having a week try-out with the
  possibility of cutting players. This will depend
  on the numbers in the overall program and how
  many teams we can form.

• With the times that the middle school releases
  students, all practices will begin later. We
  will be making sure that all players will attend
  practices. Tentatively all practices will begin
  at 330.
• All freshman teams and the sophomore team will
  practice at the Northview wheel. JV will be at
  the JV field and the varsity will have practices
  at the varsity field.
• Games The sophomore team and freshman teams
  will have games at the JV field and the varsity
  field, alternating. All players will get to use
  both the JV and varsity field for competition.
  All teams will participate in at least one
  tournament, possible two.
• It will be critical to have parent help in
  assuring that all players from the middle school
  have transportation to the high school for
  practices as well as games. The high school
  will NOT provide transportation to the high
  school for practices. Players will also need
  transportation to the high school for games. I
  will provide transportation to all away games,
  leaving from the high school. Anticipate
  transportation to games only being one-way at
  times. I will provide transportation both ways
  when games are further away than 30 minutes.

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Region 3AAA Tournament

• Region Committee
• Eagan will be hosting the 3AAA Region Tournament
  again this year at Lexington Diffley!! This will
  be starting on Monday, May 18th and ending on
  Thursday May, 28th. Mark your calendars!!
• Current Committee Members
• Patty Blanchette, Mike Blanchette, Renee Vogt,
  Linda Holmes, Chris Holmes, Brad Haus, Laura
  Wood, Ty Wood, Kim Seipel, Mike Carpenter, Jack
  Carlson and Jeff Karel.
• WE NEED ALL OF YOU TO HELP OUT!!!
• We are in charge of
• Preparing the fields, including putting up and
  taking down fencing, water jugs on each bench,
  concessions, selling of t-shirts, tickets sales
  at three openings, blocking off other entrances
  (Portable fencing), some field maintenance,
  security, etc.
• PLUS MORE!!!
• I will be asking ALL parents and players from
  freshman to seniors to help out in some
  particular way. This committee will be meeting
  frequently to discuss items.

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Region 3AAA Tournament

• Participating Teams Apple Valley, Jefferson,
  Kennedy, Burnsville, Eagan, Eastview, Henry
  Sibley, Lakeville North, Lakeville South, Park,
  Rosemount and Simley
• Lexington/Diffley Fields
• Day One 4fields Mon., May
  18th 300
• Day Two 4 fields Wed., May
  20st 1-300
• Day Three 4 fields Fri., May
  22rd 4-600
• Day Four 2 fields Tues.,
  May 26th 1-300
• Day Five 2 fields Thurs.,
  May 28th 4-600
• Rain Days are always the next day. These days
  and times have been set and approved by both the
  Region and the city of Eagan.

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Wildcat Booster Club

• Booster Club Fee
• Where does the money go? Refer to handout to
  reflect on what had been paid and what has yet to
  be paid. Your money is going towards the
  entire program, not just one level.
• If you join, your name will be added to the Eagan
  Softball Web-Page.
• It costs 75.00 and checks can be made out to
  Eagan High School Softball Booster Club.
• THANKS to all those that are joining this
  evening!!
• Our web-page is www.eaganfastpitch.com

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Wildcat Softball

• Before you leave tonight
• 1. Make sure you ask any questions you may
  have.
• 2. Make sure you have filled out all your
  information regarding your address, email, phone
  numbers, etc.
• 3. Be sure and sign up to be a member of the
  Eagan Softball Booster Club. Checks written out
  to Eagan Softball Booster. These can be handed
  to Laura Wood. Thanks for your support.
• 4. If you are interested in becoming a member
  of the Board, please email Mike at
  plblanchette_at_aol.com or Michael.D.Blanchette_at_wells
  fargo.com.
• 5. Please take a Banner program with you. If
  you know of anyone that would be interested in
  buying a banner, please give them information
  regarding the program.