Panthers Dugout Inc.

10/04/2026

Help us support our Panthers! 🐾🩶❤️

Panthers Dugout Inc. is an independent organization providing competitive baseball and softball opportunities for local middle school athletes.

Community sponsorships help make our seasons possible by offsetting the cost of fields, umpires, training, equipment, tournaments, and more—allowing us to keep player fees affordable for our families.

We’re looking for sponsors for our 2027 season! If you or a local business would like to support our players and help us continue growing this program, we’d love to have you on our team. Please share and help us spread the word!

08/30/2026

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘋𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘯.

A year ago, there were no former teams. No seasons to remember. No players who could say, “I was there when it started.” There was simply an idea, a lot of hope, and a group of kids willing to take a chance on something none of us knew exactly what would become.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 2026 𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴. They gave Panthers Dugout its first games, first wins, tough losses, unforgettable moments and more lessons than we ever expected to learn in one season. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺. 𝘐𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵. But it was 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬.

Somewhere between the celebrations and the struggles, those kids turned an idea into a program. Some of them have already moved on to high school. ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇʀꜱ: chase whatever comes next with the same heart and grit you gave us. Wherever life takes you, know that you will always have a place here. Come back. Visit the dugout. Help on the fields. Cheer from the fences. Encourage the younger kids now following a path you helped create.

𝘛𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺, 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳, 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 who believed in this program before there was a history to believe in - 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 for helping us create one.

And now, we begin again. Some players will return a little older, stronger and wiser from everything last season taught them. Others will put on a Panthers uniform for the very first time. But they won’t be starting from nothing. The 2026 teams made sure of that.

As we turn toward Season Two, we’re proud to welcome the coaches who will lead the next chapter:

🥎 𝙎𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 — 𝙍𝙮𝙖𝙣 𝘽𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙨, 𝙅𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 & 𝙈𝙞𝙮𝙖 𝘿𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙧
⚾ 𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 — 𝙅𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙞𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙧 & 𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝘿𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙮

📣 𝑭𝑰𝑵𝑨𝑳 𝑺𝑷𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮 2027 𝑻𝑹𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑻𝑺 —
𝑻𝑶𝑵𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻 𝑨𝑻 6 𝑷𝑴
🥎 Softball — WABO Fields
⚾ Baseball — TVS HS Practice Football Field

Season One laid the foundation. Now, we build on it. 2027 Panthers, it’s your turn. Let’s get to work. ❤️🩶

08/29/2026

Tryouts are this weekend! 🥎

Join us for the spring 2027 South JH Panthers Softball season!

📅 Saturday, August 29 | 12 PM
📅 Sunday, August 30 | 6 PM
📍 WABO Fields

Attend one or come to both! Meet your coaches, be ready to work and show us what you’ve got. 🐾🥎

08/28/2026

🚨 LOCATION UPDATE 🚨

Due to soccer games, our South JH Baseball tryouts will now be held at the Twin Valley South High School Practice Football Field.

📍 New Location: TVS High School Practice Football Field

📅 Tryout Dates & Times:
• Saturday, August 29 – 10:00 AM
• Sunday, August 30 – 6:00 PM

Thank you for your understanding and support of South JH Baseball! 🐾⚾

08/06/2026

🥎 Planning for the Spring 2027 season is underway, and we're excited to kick off our second season of South JH Panthers Softball!

Tryouts are open to all 7th and 8th grade softball players. Join the JH Panthers on the field this spring, continue developing your game, and prepare for high school softball.

Pre-register by scanning the QR code on the flyer or using the link below:

https://forms.gle/tAXNn49of9KWVmU27

Go Panthers! ❤️🖤🐾

08/04/2026

⚾ Another season of South JH Baseball is on the horizon!

Tryouts for the Spring 2027 South JH Panthers Baseball Club are coming up! If you plan to try out, be sure to complete the pre-registration form using the link below or by scanning the QR code on the flyer. We can't wait to see everyone back on the field. Go Panthers! 🐾

https://forms.gle/MgEzo2QmJqvfmbmm8

01/24/2026

11/08/2025

Congratulations to our JH Club Baseball & Softball players for the upcoming 2026 season! ⚾🥎

This group is already full of talent - we can’t wait to get to work, grow together, and see all they’ll accomplish this season! 💪

09/29/2025

📣 Exciting News for students within the TVS school district! ⚾🥎

We’re forming new club baseball and softball teams for middle school students in grades 6–8!

Organized & operated by a nonprofit organization.

These are club teams – not school-sponsored and not affiliated with OHSAA – created to give student-athletes more opportunities to play, grow, and compete against other local middle school club teams.

👉 Tryouts will be held soon: all players and positions are welcome! Players must attend tryouts to be considered for the team! Stay tuned for official dates and details.

💥 We Need Your Help!
• Baseball Organizers & Coaches Needed: Help us build a strong program for our players.
• Sponsors Needed: Community support makes this opportunity possible for our athletes.
• Those possibly interested in umpiring for home games.

This is a great chance to support our students, encourage teamwork and responsibility, and grow youth sports in the West Alexandria community.

📌 Open to all students in the Twin Valley South School District (Grades 6–8).

If you’re interested in coaching, organizing, or sponsoring – or if you’d like more info about tryouts – please reach out!

SOFTBALL athletes/parents: Please fill out the Google Form so we know you are interested! Also, this way we can be sure you know when a parent meeting & tryouts are officially scheduled! (Aiming for the third weekend in October) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScu5YPq4kuA2eEpMbk8R2egglZtwPpGsNjmaMdWwzS2mjyjsw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=105950145222911616907

BASEBALL athletes/parents: As soon as we get the coaches and team managers together and they set a time/date for tryouts - we will be posting that!

Let’s build something special together for our kids! 🐾⚾🥎

P: 937-409-8225
Email: [email protected]