EHS Baseball Boosters Annual Membership Meeting January 16th, 2018 Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. George Will
AGENDA Welcome and Introductions EHS Booster Club Financial Report/Annual Budget Fundraising Committee Update 501(c)(3) Status Coach Lipka: Introduction of Coaches, Baseball Program overview, try-outs, Spring Season Spring Break Trips to Arizona Baseball Apparel Field Improvements. Thanks, Cougar Nation! Cougar Diamond Sports Elevate in 2018 Board Elections Volunteer Positions
Financial Report Attached xls. Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand. Leo Durocher
COUGAR BASEBALL FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE Since May, 2017 over $8K has been raised Ted Schlaebitz and Dan Setlak spearheaded the project All information is located on the ehscougarbaseball website Welcome to new committee members Do you know of a potential sponsor? 2017-18 Sponsor Info
501(c)(3) Status for Cougar Baseball OK you guys, pair up in threes! Yogi Bera
Coaching Staff Varsity: John Lipka, Connor Gardiner Junior Varsity: Level III: Scott Stiles, Brian Shields, Matt Smith Boys, I m one of those umpires that miss em every once in a while so if it s close, you d better hit it. Cal Hubbard
- Coach Lipka: EHS Cougar Baseball Program 2018
Arizona Spring Break Trip - V/JV Departure: Sunday, March 25th approx 7 am (arrival Sunday evening) Return: Saturday, March 31st, early morning (Depart Friday late afternoon) Accommodations: Double Tree - Phoenix North (Formerly the Radisson) ** We may have 1 or 2 extra rooms for parents. Deadline Feb 16th. $199 Q/Q Varsity Schedule: practice Monday, Tues/Wed 1 pm at Greenway HS, scrimmage Thursday, Fri 10 am at Peoria HS JV Schedule: practice Monday, scrimmage Thurs, games tba
Spring Equipment/Clothing Items Clothing orders are due by midnight tomorrow, January 17th!! All orders are placed individually. https://cougarbaseball17.itemorder.com/ In addition, visit our Cougar Fan Shop on the ehsbaseballcougar website. Dozens of items!! Cougar Fan Club Life is full of unfair calls, bad plays, and missed catches.
King Soopers Cards 5% of card sales is returned to EHS Baseball Boosters. This is a great source of revenue for the ballclub - just by buying groceries! It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. It took one afternoon on the golf course. Hank Aaron
Field Improvements/Projects MAJOR PROJECTS completed since spring 2017 Bleacher platform (behind home plate) redone Replaced the knee wall behind home plate Right Field fence replaced Installed new facia boards, both dugouts Repaired chain link fence on-field batting cage, enclosed small area COUGAR halo Installed a 10 swing gate in LCF Built a garden behind Cougar dugout with irrigation How can you think and hit at the same time? Yogi Berra
Installed a high volume hose connection behind pitcher s mound Built out a batting tunnel (net) 14 x 55 under the garage door overhang at the school Built a new roof on our field dirt storage box Installed a 4 x 8 fundraising signage board General clean-up and painting; landscaping Purchased and assembled 3 on-field protective screens
2018 Projects Finish the new Home Plate Turf Halo. Cut concrete pad, glue down turf, dirt work, escort contractors Three Batting Tee Stations. Hang three 3 x 4 rubber mats (Big R) on the field batting cage chain-link fencing down the LF foul line. Set 3 turf mats (Hiwan). Two Stationary On-Field Protective Bullpen Screens. Poles are already set. Need to construct two swing pipe frames; order HD black pillow style nets. On-field aluminium Storage Shed Garage Door. Need to find a service provider that will donate a new garage door. The old one is worn and dented.
2018 - PM, Mentors needed Garden area behind Cougar dugout. Get garden planted. Team Manager Stats, Official Scorebook, MaxPreps, PItch Count Team Manager Video (player development, college recruiters/scouts)
Cougar Diamond Sports A combined EHS Softball/Baseball effort to improve the facilities for both programs
Cougar Baseball - ELEVATE in 2018
Board Elections Positions are for one year Monthly Board meetings Dedication is expected for all 3 seasons (spring, summer, fall) Trust me. My son never loses. He either wins or learns.