Baseball fans: Get readybrto root for the Dragons and crown an inaugural champion at the first-everbrDragon Baseball Palooza. Themed “Dragons United,” the event, which is open tobrDYB players, unfolds at Bicentennial Park on February 18 from 10 a.m. to 1:45brp.m. Hosted by the Southlake Carroll baseball program, the Palooza will be thebrfirst official player event of the spring 2017 season.
Southlake Carroll head baseballbrcoach Larry Vucan has offered clinics to DYB coaches for the past three years.brHe's excited about bringing all Dragon baseball enthusiasts together. “Givingbrback to the youth league here in Southlake is just our way of paying itbrforward,” he said in a press release. “The better our youth players are, thebrbetter our program will be. Working together to achieve those goals just makesbrsense.”
The day will kick offbrwith a photographer capturing the Dragons United in a panoramic group picturebrof all players from age four to high school seniors and alumni. Players willbrthen be grouped by age for baseball clinics led by high school players andbrcoaches who will provide instruction, encouragement, autographs and photo ops.
Carroll cheerleaders andbrcrew will be on hand to entertain players and fans, and be sure to check outbrthe sponsor booths with giveaways, a silent auction and event T-shirts forbrsale. The event will culminate with the alumni-varsity game at 2:30 p.m. onbrField 10. This will be a nine-inningbrgame where former Dragon players will take on the varsity team for the title ofbrinaugural Palooza champion. Concessions will remain open throughout the day.
Visit DragonYouthBaseball.org for more information.