A group of Chatham baseball players are set to live the dream of anyone who has laced up a ball glove, slapped pine tar on a new maple bat or bragged about a big scrape on their leg after sliding safely into home - they’re heading to Cooperstown.
No, the kids are not being inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, which is housed in Cooperstown, but 12 of the 13 players on the Chatham Minor PeeWee travel team will be taking part in a week-long tournament in the small New York State town.
“The kids are really excited and ready to go,” Terry Oulds, head coach for the team, told the Chatham-Kent Daily Post.
Oulds said after an application process, the Chatham team got accepted into the tournament, which will include 96 teams from across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Oulds said the tournament is a part of 13 different tournaments taking place at the Cooperstown Dreams Park throughout the summer, each with 96 teams taking part.
He said the complex features 22 ball diamonds and the kids and coaches get the chance to sleep in “army-style barracks” during their stay.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun,” Oulds said.
The team is going to be taking a trip the National Baseball Hall of Fame during their stay as well, Oulds said.
“We’re planning on getting a team picture in front of Fergie’s (Jenkins) plaque,” he said. “(Jenkins) came down and participated in our golf tournament, so we thought this might be a gift to give back to him.”
Friends and family of the team, which consists of players who are or will be turning 12 this year, will have the opportunity to stay up to date with all the games the boys will be playing, Oulds said.
“They have webcams behind home plate at every park,” he said. “They film each game and stream it on to their website. So everyone’s family will be able to check out the games.”
Check out the Cooperstown Dreams Park website for more information and to check out the live streaming feature.
Watch for updates on the CKDP from the tournament, as the team heads out on August 7 and stays in NY for a week.
No, the kids are not being inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, which is housed in Cooperstown, but 12 of the 13 players on the Chatham Minor PeeWee travel team will be taking part in a week-long tournament in the small New York State town.
“The kids are really excited and ready to go,” Terry Oulds, head coach for the team, told the Chatham-Kent Daily Post.
Oulds said after an application process, the Chatham team got accepted into the tournament, which will include 96 teams from across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Oulds said the tournament is a part of 13 different tournaments taking place at the Cooperstown Dreams Park throughout the summer, each with 96 teams taking part.
He said the complex features 22 ball diamonds and the kids and coaches get the chance to sleep in “army-style barracks” during their stay.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun,” Oulds said.
The team is going to be taking a trip the National Baseball Hall of Fame during their stay as well, Oulds said.
“We’re planning on getting a team picture in front of Fergie’s (Jenkins) plaque,” he said. “(Jenkins) came down and participated in our golf tournament, so we thought this might be a gift to give back to him.”
Friends and family of the team, which consists of players who are or will be turning 12 this year, will have the opportunity to stay up to date with all the games the boys will be playing, Oulds said.
“They have webcams behind home plate at every park,” he said. “They film each game and stream it on to their website. So everyone’s family will be able to check out the games.”
Check out the Cooperstown Dreams Park website for more information and to check out the live streaming feature.
Watch for updates on the CKDP from the tournament, as the team heads out on August 7 and stays in NY for a week.
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