At long last… The first 5 Tool baseball newsletter is here! We here at 5 Tool are very excited to announce that we have begun this weekly newsletter to improve our reach and communication to our players, parents, customers and fans. This blog-style newsletter page will allow us to put out daily and weekly posts detailing future training sessions, travel tournaments, merchandise opportunities as well as a week-in-review section that outlines everything that went down with 5 Tool over the past week! Scrolling down to the very bottom of the newsletter page will allow you to submit your email address to receive the newsletter via email whenever they are posted! Everything you need to know about the week that was with 5-Tool, straight to your inbox! Now, without further ado…
Current Events - 5 Tool Fall Ball is well underway! The Fall Ball league is made up of only 5 Tool players and coaches, featuring four 10U teams and six 13U teams. Teams and players were drafted by the coaches and play in a round-robin format until playoffs begin. Ranging from ages 9-13, fall ball has been a huge success so far with players and coaches fueling a compact, high-energy style of baseball on Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays. Fall Playoffs start this upcoming weekend so be sure to be at Latrace field in Richmond for some action-packed youth baseball!
Fall Ball Standings:
13U 10U
Los Azules 5-1 1. Angry Birds 5-0
Black Sox 4-2 2. Golden Eagles 3-2
Green Monsters 4-2 3. Parrots 1-4
Big Red Machine 2-4 4. Penguinos 1-4
Homestead Grays 2-4
Fightin Phils 1-5
Winter Training - 5 Tool winter training registration is open! Every year 5 Tool runs our indoor training season out of The Ballyard at Sport Central and offers multiple different options of 1.5 and 2 hour sessions to be able to work with our coaches in small and large groups throughout the winter! We will be running training sessions for 11U (birth years 2012-2013), 13U (birth years 2010-2011) and 15U (birth years 2008-2009) with sessions running at different times on Sundays-Thursdays (see times/sessions below). Our focus during these winter training sessions is to help improve and further player’s hitting, fielding and pitching abilities while also keeping them in shape with basic strength & conditioning over the sluggish winter season! Unfortunately, our 11U winter training registration is completely full, but there are still spots available in certain timeslots for 13U and 15U so please scroll down for information on registration and contact info, we hope to see you at The Ballyard soon!
Available (Open) Timeslots
13U - Sundays 12:30-2:30
13U - Sundays 4:30-6:30
13U Private Hitting Sessions (included with purchase of Sunday sessions only) - Tuesdays 5-6pm & 6-7pm
Thursdays 5-6pm & 6-7pm
15U - Sundays 3:30-5pm
15U - Sundays 5-6:30pm
15U - Mondays 7-8:30pm
If you or your child wishes to register for 5 Tool Winter training, or simply want some more info on scheduling, pricing and details, please email 5toolwintertraining@gmail.com with any questions you have, and we will get back to you with information asap!
Merchandise & Gear - Merch orders coming soon! Jack and Matt are putting together gear order sheets to send out to parents and players so we can kickstart the ordering process for the winter and new year! Gear order sheets will become more accessible in the near future once we have finalized the items we want to release on the catalog, for now sit tight and get excited, more 5-Tool gear is coming your way! Have any merch ideas and styles that you want to see 5 Tool release? Golf Shirts? Socks? Toques? Leave a comment with your ideas below and we’ll check them out! If you have any pressing gear or merchandise inquiries, feel free to email 5toolgear@gmail.com with your questions!
Travel Tournaments - A staple favorite event in the 5 Tool universe, 5 Tool baseball runs tryouts throughout the year and takes selected teams to USSSA travel tournaments in Phoenix (March), San Diego (September) and Las Vegas (November) every year.
Ranging from ages 10U-13U, 5 Tool travel teams have had great success in 2022, winning the 12U tournament in Phoenix this March, as well as a 12U second-place finish in San Diego. Travel Tournaments are especially exciting for our players, as they get their first chance to play high level baseball in the United States and receive a brand-new jersey+hat combo that they get to keep after every tourney! Every tournament we create new jerseys and hats with the style based on a significant professional team from that city (eg Phoenix Suns). Tryouts for Phoenix in March 2023 have completed and the teams have been selected, so please keep an eye out for those announcements soon. But first, the 5 Tool gang heads to the Cranberry Classic over the (American… weird) Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 24th-27th!! Register your emails to our newsletter before the tournament so you can cheer on the kids and keep up to date with final scores and stats while the teams are down south!
Teams have been selected and will start training together soon, we are very excited and looking forward to travelling to Vegas for another succesful tournament but more importantly, return home with some new bling…
2, 3, 4… 5 TOOL!!!
Ahead on the Schedule -
Fall Ball is still fully underway, and playoffs begin soon! The final 13U round-robin games are this Wednesday, September 28th at 5:30, with 13U and 11U playoffs beginning Sunday, October 2nd.
Winter training spots are still available for registration! Stay warm and train with 5 Tool indoors over the winter months! Scroll up to the winter training section of the newsletter for more info. Tr
Merchandise order sheets coming soon! Keep your eye on the newsletter updates for more info…
Travel Tournament in Las Vegas, NV is coming up quick! Updates and tryout information for next year’s select team tryouts will be released in the coming months, as the Las Vegas 2022 and Phoenix 2023 teams have been finalized. The teams are ready to ROCK, Vegas style…
Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page and register your email to receive our newsletter straight to your inbox! Tell your parents! Tell your kids! Tell your coaches and fans! The 5 Tool Baseball Newsletter is HERE!!!