Pine Plains baseball tryouts Feb. 25

PINE PLAINS — The town’s Recreation Department is preparing for baseball tryouts on Saturday, Feb. 25, starting at 9 a.m. Tryouts will be held at Cold Spring Early Learning Center in Stanfordville; they are open to boys ages 5 through 12.The day’s activities will focus on skills such as batting, fielding and hitting.“It will be a pretty good day to get kids going,” said Stissing Mountain Middle/High School Coach Jim Jackson, who also sits on the Pine Plains Town Board and the Recreation Committee.“It gets kids out of the house and they learn the techniques from some quality coaches, so it’s a very good thing. It teaches the kids teamwork and about playing together,” he said.Tryouts are expected to run until around 1 p.m. There is no fee for residents of Pine Plains; nonresidents will be charged a $5 fee for the day. Registration is required. The deadline for registration and medical forms is Saturday, Feb. 18. To register, call Recreation Director Catherine Prentice at 518-398-7207 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Forms may be dropped off at the Stissing Mountain High School lobby outside of the gymnasium on Saturdays, Feb. 4, 11 and 18. Those with questions may stop by between 9 and 10:30 a.m.The team levels are:T-Ball — ages 4 and 5Rookie — ages 6 and 7Minor Division — ages 8 - 11Majors Division — ages 9 - 12The town’s Recreation Department is also seeking volunteers to serve on the Recreation Committee. Meetings are on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Call Prentice at 518-398-7207 or email dcfi20@optimum.net for more information.

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