Opening Day – Saturday 04/11/26 – Dover Middle School Football Field

Event Overview:       PREPARE FOR WEATHER!

8:45am- Player Arrival Time (Please do not be late!)
9:20am- Start time 

Parking at the Middle School and High School

**SPRING FUNDRAISER- Meat Raffle Tickets will be available for purchase and pick up!**

**DDS Apparel Sale- Table will be open with New Items! Cash or Paypal Accepted**

**All online apparel orders and coaches online orders can be picked up at the Apparel Sale Table!

**We will have Give & Grab tables that anyone may drop off donated TeeBall, Baseball, or Softball items and anyone may help themselves to anything that is on these tables (see list below)



Timeline:

• 8:00 Coffee truck arrival
• 8:15 Coaches arrive (Meet at the snack stand to check-in and get your sign)
• 8:45 Player arrival (sneakers only)
  • Parents/guardians will take their player to the coach.
  • After players are with the coach, parents will find a seat in the stadium
• 9:10 Start lining up players within teams (coaches)
• 9:20 Star Spangled Banner played, Parade begins
  • Coaches names will be announced.
  • Players walk around the track to opposite 50 yard line, then back to original spot.
• 9:45(ish) Everyone back in original position.
  • Special Speaker
• 10:00(ish) Parents/guardians go to coach to pickup players.

•  Scrimmages will be scheduled by coaches, please refer to your teams Gamechanger for Game information

• Special notes:
  • Players wear jerseys, hats, and sneakers
  • We are planning some scrimmages for teams to play after the parade. Coaches will inform parents/guardians

Donations for Give and Grab:
We are currently looking for the following donations.

If you are donating items, please make sure they are still in good enough condition for another player to use:

• Cleats
• Bats
• Fielding Gloves
• Batting Gloves
• Red Belts
• Other Baseball/Softball Equipment