Hello Lakeshore
Minor Baseball Parents!
We are so excited
to announce that our opening day is June 7th, 2025. This
event is held at Ladouceur-Lions Diamond in Belle River and will start promptly
at 9am. Below you will find important information about that day
including maps. Please read carefully. Your coaches will be there to direct the
team to where they need to be, and you will find others in green vest that will
help during that day if there are any questions.
Please remember cash for the concession stand and the 50/50 draw!!
ARRIVAL
·
Players should arrive in full uniform between 8:30am-8:45am.
·
Signs will be posted on the fence near Lions 1 diamond to meet with your
team and coaches.
·
Coaches will have grab bags for each player.
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In the grab bags will be a PINK ticket for the concession stand combo.
Additional combos for non-players can be purchased for 6$ CASH at the
concession stand. Concession stand opens at 9:30am
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There is a PASSPORT in each bag. This will allow you to keep your score
and times at each station. Please fill these out for a chance to win the raffle
prize and to receive a certificate for best time or highest points in your
division. RETURN PASSPORT ONCE ALL STATIONS ARE COMPLETED TO THE SIGN IN TABLE. If the passport in not
returned, your player will not be eligible for the raffle.
·
If you are waiting on a uniform, please come to the sign in/information
table.
OPENING
CEREMONY – 9:00 AM – LIONS 1
Ceremonial Walk in
with teams/players that are present
-
Each
team will be announced as they walk up. Starting with 5U
-
Each team is
presented and will line up along the second and third base line
National
Anthem sung by Juliet Lewsaw(Umpire)
Ceremonial
First Pitch:
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Storm player (under
pitch) to LMBA Member
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Rep/HL (over pitch)
to Deputy Mayor
MINI-GAME STATIONS
There will be
mini-game stations available all day for those players who choose to
participate. It is completely optional,
but we do encourage those players attending to participate. You will receive a
LMBA Passport to record your times, points and distances of each game. We would
like for you to write down your players name, team and age group. These cards
will be handed in when you leave, and the winner will be announced during the
following week. (A winner will be chosen from each division group, and a certificate
will be given to the coaches)
Base Running
Challenge – Starting at 9:30 AM
Target Throwing
Challenge – Starting at 9:30 AM
Hitting Distance
Challenge - Starting at 9:30 AM
SHOWCASE - FASTPITCH & BASEBALL
GAMES
●
10:00
AM – Diamond 3 - REP 8ULakeshore Whitecaps VS Essex
●
1: 30
PM – Diamond 2 - Lakeshore Storm Girls Fastpitch Team 1 VS Lakeshore Storm
Girls Fastpitch Team 2
●
1:00 PM
– Diamond 3 – 13U HL Lakeshore Team 1 VS 13U HL Lakeshore Team 2
PICTURES
All House League
and Storm players will have their picture taken during the day. You will
receive a card with a QR code to order your picture package after the
photoshoot.
PICTURE
DAY SCHEDULE
|
Time
|
Division
|
Team
|
|
9 :30am
|
5u
|
1, 2
|
|
10 :00am
|
5u
|
3, 4
|
|
10 :30am
|
9u Storm
|
1
|
|
10 :30am
|
11u Storm
|
1
|
|
11 :00am
|
13u
|
1, 2
|
|
11 :30am
|
7u
|
1, 2
|
|
12 :00pm
|
7u
|
3, 4
|
|
12 :30pm
|
9u
|
1, 2
|
|
1 :00pm
|
13u Storm
|
1, 2
|
|
1 :30pm
|
15u
|
1
|
|
1 :30pm
|
15u Storm
|
1
|
EVENT PARKING
Parking is allowed
in designated areas around the park as noted below:
●
Chisholm
Street
●
St.
Peter St
●
Belle
River High School
No EVENT PARKING is permitted on
any portion of Ouellette Street or at the Fire Hall to enable these businesses
to run effectively and to allow Fire Emergency Services to operate if
needed.
Please allow extra
time to find a parking spot in the designated areas.