Additional Info

Practices: 

All practices are held at our park located at 1140 Fish Hatchery Rd Lakeland, Fl. 33801

Practices are held twice a week until the season begins. When games begin, practices can be lowered to one practice a week. All schedules including practices will be placed in your schedule in the app. Your Team Manager/Coach will have your schedule before games begin. Depending on the child's age and division they are in, practices may last from 1 hour to 2 hours. Field number will be posted in the app and/or your Team Manager will relay this information. 

Games:

Games may be held at our home fields or other fields that include, Polk City Baseball. Addresses and field numbers will be posted in the app and relayed by your Team Manager. 

Games will be held 1-2 times a week. If you have two games in a week, you will practice once that week. If you have one game in a week, you may practice twice that week. Your Team Manager/Coaches will confirm this with you and may ask for a team input.

Fall Season is our instructional season. Every team will designate a volunteer(s) to be scorekeeper and someone to keep pitch count (if applicable). There will be a meeting for the scorekeepers before games begin. No experience neccessary.

If you ever have any questions or concerns, ask your Team Manager or please stop by the board room during practice or games, a board member will be present at all times. You can also send us an email: eastlakelandbaseball@gmail.com

WEATHER GUIDELINES:

We live in Florida, so we are all aware of the weather changing quickly and frequently year round. We have multiple rules in place when it comes to weather, to ensure safety for all.

1. Both the President and Vice President have lightning radars/alarms set on their phones at all times. If lightning is within 10 miles of our fields an alert will sound. Someone will immediately announce over the sound system for ALL players/coaches/fans to retreat to the covered building. Noone will be permitted back on the fields until given the all clear. Rules state there must be NO lightning strikes within 10 miles within 30 minutes before an all clear is given.
2. Because of the unpredictable weather, practices or games will not be called until 5:30pm day of. (Unless the County shuts the Parks down ahead of large storms) Please check your TeamPass app and/or Facebook, Instagram for cancellations due to weather. We understand this isn't ideal so close to time, BUT always expect to play, just know the chance of cancellations are there. We can't always get it right, weather; but we will always try our best!
3. If it starts raining during a game, unless it is a downpour with lightning, we will try to play. What kid doesn't like to playin the rain?