Baseball Blast

Directions to Middle Creek Community Center

123 Middle Creek Park Ave.
See area map.

From the North: From Cary, head south on Kildaire Farm Rd.  Turn left onto Ten Ten Rd.  Turn right onto West Lake Rd.  Turn right onto Optimist Farm Rd.  Take first right onto Middle Creek Park Ave. (at the Middle Creek School/Park Town of Cary Sign).  Take first right into Middle Creek Community Center parking lot.

From the East: From Garner, take US 401 South; Turn right onto Ten Ten Rd.  At McCullers Crossroads, turn left onto West Lake Rd.  Turn right onto Optimist Farm Rd.  Take first right onto Middle Creek Park Ave. (at the Middle Creek School/Park Town of Cary Sign).  Take first right into Middle Creek Community Center parking lot.

From the West: From NC 55, turn left onto Sunset Lake Rd.  Turn left onto Optimist Farm Rd. Turn left onto Middle Creek Park Ave. (at the Middle Creek School/Park Town of Cary Sign). Take first right into Middle Creek Community Center parking lot.

From the South: From US 401, turn left onto Ten Ten Rd.  Turn left onto West Lake Rd.  Turn right onto Optimist Farm Rd.  Take first right onto Middle Creek Park Ave. (at the Middle Creek School/Park Town of Cary Sign).  Take first right into Middle Creek Community Center parking lot.

 

  Additional notes about the Baseball Blast

 

·         Coaches’ shirts will be available. Please go up to the tower when you arrive to pick up your shirt.

·         You will receive from one of our staff a bundle of 15 NCAA Division II Championship schedule cards. The NCAA Division II Baseball Championship is held annually at the USA Baseball National Training Center in Cary. Please give one card to each of your players. Each card is good for one free admission for a Town of Cary youth baseball participant (kids only) to the Championship. Instructions for using the card will be included.

·         If you haven’t already, please make arrangements for one of your team’s parents to go to the tower ten minutes before your game to announce lineups. They’ll need players’ first and last name and number, as well as the head coach’s name. Lineups will be announced five minutes prior to the game.

·         Please plan on taking advantage of the amenities available this weekend, including the concession stand, child ID’s by New York Life, the large playground adjacent to the ballfield complex, and the opportunity to see other leagues in action all at the same time.

·         Warmups will be in the outfield, beyond the temporary fence, out of the way of the photographers.

·         Team pictures for Mustang will be on Field #1, Mite will be on Field #3, and T-Ball and 10 & Under will be on Field #4.

·         Please make sure your parents know…no dogs are permitted in the Middle Creek Park ballfield complex.

 
RE: Baseball blast next week

The Baseball Blast is a great chance to see all the different leagues we offer in the 5 through 10 age groups. There will be a concession stand open the entirety of the event. There will be free Child ID’s offered by New York Life. There will be opportunities to learn more about the Cary Police Department and the Cary Fire Department. The Rotary and Lions Clubs, who are integral to the success of our instructional baseball program, will be represented. There are great recreational opportunities throughout Middle Creek Park, including a Community Center, a large playground right out the back gate of the ballfield complex, basketball and tennis courts, and an 18-hole disc golf course.

Another way we make the Baseball Blast a special event is by arranging for every team’s lineup to be announced on the P.A. system. No later than ten minutes prior to your game, you should send a parent from your team to the tower, with a roster (and a knowledge of how to pronounce everyone’s name). The facility supervisor in the tower will direct them. Announcements will begin five minutes prior to game time. The announcer will call out the team name, the head coach’s name, and each player by name and number. As the coach and each player are announced, they should line up on the baseline nearer your dugout, beginning at home plate and extending out toward first/third base; facing your fans. The announcer should feel free to have fun with the announcements. If your team is announced first, have them stay on the field until after both teams are announced.

Each field will have a temporary fence. Please plan on conducting your pre-game warmup on your field beyond the temporary fence, on the opposite side of the field from the photographers. Warmup on the infield will not be permitted between games.

Arrive by 4:00 in full dress uniform. We have our team picture being taken at 4:15 at station #1 on field 3. Look for the white tents in the outfield.   

For the "before" game photos the photographer will take any requested individual photos as the players arrive. The team photo will be taken when all the players are present.

For the "after" game photos we will take the team photo first followed by any requested individual photos.

An order form is also attached. The photographer requests payment at the time the photos are taken and will accept cash, checks and credit cards. All photos are backed by a full money-back guarantee.

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Mite photographer:

Herlong Photography, David Herlong

dherlong@pipeline.com

919-649-3395