• Welcome to Arcola Baseball    

    Spring, 2025  

     

    Coaches - New Coach for 7th grade - Coach Austin Leitham - aleitham@methacton.org

                     Coach Patrick Smith for 8th grade - psmith@methacton.org

     

    Spirit Wear Orders - Please use the following link to order your Arcola and Methacton baseball spirit wear. Orders will be availabe until Monday, March 31st. https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/zRQe1Zru7B 

     

    Winter Workouts - We will be starting winter workouts for the 7th and 8th grade baseball players on Tuesday, February 11th from 3-5 pm. We will be meeting in the boys gym. Players will be coached by high school players in various skills and drills.

     

    Please use the following link to fill out player information (players have to use their chromebook to access the form)

    https://forms.gle/dp2o8qp1rinqjDgw9

     

    Tryouts - Tryouts for the 8th grade team will be on Monday, March 10th and Tuesday, March 11th from 3 pm - 5 pm at Arcola. Due to the time of the year, we may be inside or outside, so players should be prepared and dress according to the weather. Pitchers and catchers may be asked to stay until 5.45 on Tuesday.

    Tryouts for the 7th grade team will be on Wednesday, March 12th and Thursday, March 13th from 3 pm - 5 pm at Arcola. Again, due to the time of the year, we may be inside or outside for tryouts, so dress appropriately. Pitchers and catchers may be asked to stay until 5.45 on Thursday.

    There is a possibility of a tryout on Friday for the 7th grade at the discretion of the coaches and parents will be notified the day before.

     

    Schedules - Please note that the schedule is tentative and some dates are likely to change the closer we get to the season. I will be updating the schedule as it changes.

                         Thursday, March 27th vs Spring-Ford

                         Tuesday, April 1st @ Phoenixville

                         Thursday, April 3rd vs Boyertown East

                         Tuesday, April 8th vs Upper Perk

                         Thursday, April 10th @ Pottstown (7th grade only) - Date Changed

                         Friday, April 11th vs Owen J Roberts - Cancelled for weather

                         Wednesday, April 23rd - 8th grade @ Pottstown

                                                              - 7th grade @ Arcola (Arcola campus)

                         Thursday, April 24th vs Boyertown West

                         Thursday, May 1st vs Perk Valley West

                         Monday, May 5th @ Upper Merion

                         Tuesday, May 6th @ Norristown

                         Wednesday, May 7th @ Colonial (P-W school district)

                         Thursday, May 8th vs Pottsgrove

                         Tuesday, May 13th @ Perk Valley East

                         

    All games will begin at 3.45 pm.

    7th grade home field is at the Township building. 8th grade home field is at Arcola.

     

    Practice times during the season - Monday - Thursday from 3.00 pm - 5.10 pm

                              Fridays will be the coaches decision for practice

     

    What to bring

    • water bottle (that cannot be shared)
    • both sneakers and spikes
    • baseball pants
    • baseball hat
    • normal baseball equipment including glove, bat, and helmet
    • catching equipment (if you are a catcher, including athletic supporter)

     

    Important notes for tryouts

    • Make sure that you go to the https://studentcentral.bigteams.com/  website and fill in all of the appropriate information for the physical forms. Players cannot tryout or practice until those forms are completed and they are cleared by the trainer.
    • Please make sure you are following directions quickly and paying attention to what is going on. Not listening to directions can make a HUGE DIFFERENCE.
    • Do your best, but do not try to overthrow to impress with your arm strength. Making the team in March but not being able to play games in April because your arm is sore is no fun.
    • Making the team is based off of what the coaches see over the two / three days of tryouts. Do not think that because you are on a travel team or you take private lessons that you automatically make the team. Come prepared, work hard, follow directions, and do your best.
    • Please note that players trying out for pitching and catching may be asked to stay longer on the tryout days. We will do our best not to keep the players past 5.45 pm.
    • As coaches, we will try to keep as many players on the team as possible, but we will likely have make cuts for the purposes of playing time and helping players to improve their skills. We only get to see players for a few days, so we can only make decisions based on what we see in those few days.
    • Players will be informed if they have made the team or not by Sunday before the first official practice.