DawgNation 

December ‘25

The Northwest Diamond Dawgs Baseball and Softball Academy Program Wide Newsletter

Welcome to DawgNation! We could not be more thrilled about the upcoming season. NWDD has continued to grow year over year to a record 10 teams. Furthermore, we wanted to create a newsletter that keeps families, athletes, and coaches up to date on all things Dawgs. Additionally, we don’t want those associated with NWDD to be confined to one team. We are all one. We ARE DawgNation!

 

The Hot Corner (Fundraising):

As a not-for-profit organization, fundraising is critical for NWDD to operate while keeping our player fees to a minimum. Therefore, each team has a $4000.00 fundraising responsibility. These fundraising opportunities can come from:

• Corporate Sponsorship
• Super Bowl Pool (on sale beginning 12.16.25) – For a team with a 12-person roster, each family is asked to sell (8) tickets. There will be (4) leftover tickets that will need to be sold.
• NWDD Golf Invitational – Date of event 5.8.26 at Lewis River Golf Course. Teams will be asked to provide one themed ‘Team Basket’ for auction.
• Monthly Dinner Events – An opportunity to have dinner with other NWDD families. 10% of the proceeds are returned back to NWDD.

*If you have any questions about these fundraising opportunities please consult Taylor Fabela and/or your team Mom.

A review of the last 60 Days:

The November and December months are an introduction to the upcoming season. The following is what has been accomplished:

• 10-12U – Practicing 2x a week as they prepare for their upcoming season starts during the holiday season.
• 13U-HS – Practices have been optional during this time.
• NWDD concluded a 5-week clinic series of hitting, fielding, pitching along with a catching series for catchers.
• 10-12U Participated in NWDD exclusive Rapsodo League. NWDD’s offseason indoor hitting and fielding league. A big congratulations to:

• Champions: Flying Squirrels (11U), and Tincaps (12U).
• 12U Awards: MVP – Alex Eckhardt, Batting Champ – Landon Poffenroth, Silver Slugger– Casey Tierney, Def MVP – Leyton Cyrus
• 12U-SB Awards: MVP– Charlie Hahn, Batting Champ– Audrey Miller, Silver Slugger – Avery Shaffer, Def MVP – Clara Andrell
• 11U Awards: MVP– Dylan Christman, Batting Champ – JJ Bertran, Silver Slugger – Jagger Smith, Def MVP – Cortez Fabela
• 10U Awards: MVP– Daylen Bowyer Batting Champ – Theo Vizcaino, Silver Slugger – Fred Osborn, Def MVP – Dillon Blancas

 

Practice Schedule:

All organization – All NWDD Teams will move to a 2x a week practice schedule for January and February. Your coach will be in contact with you for your date and time. The schedule will then change again for the months of March – July.

Upcoming events (Circle your calendar for these dates):

• 10U Tournament – Santa Slam
• NWDD all teams – move to practice 2x/week.
• No NWDD Practices during the holiday break. Practices will reconvene 1.5.26
• 10U-12U will begin their tournament seasons in January.
• Uniforms are estimated to arrive the week of 1.26.26
• NWDD Picture Day is tentatively scheduled for 3.2.26
• Super Bowl Fundraiser (Tickets on sale now)
• NWDD Golf Invitational – 5.8.26
• NWDD Dinner Night – Farrars 1.20.26
• NWDD Dinner Night – Mahoneys 2.11.26

 

New Software:

NWDD has gone live with our new software TeamSnap One. TeamSnap ONE is a next-generation, all-in-one platform and app designed specifically for youth sports clubs, leagues, coaches, families, and players. It unifies everything from club administration to family engagement in a single, streamlined experience. This allows NWDD the ability to communicate to the entire organization from one location. If you have not received your TeamSnap One login please ask your Team Mom.

Code of Conduct: Families/Coaches/Athletes:

NWDD wants to uphold the highest standards, in the dugout and stands, on the field and in the community. More importantly, if you are a NW Diamond Dawg you are always representing DawgNation. Items to remember:

• NWDD sets a high level of integrity both on and off the field.
• Athletes – Are reliable, communicative, have a positive attitude, selfless, and hardworking. Therefore, they should not communicate negatively with the competition, fans, and umpires.
• Families and fans – Are to be supportive, positive role models, focused on the effort and growth, respectful of boundaries (let the coaches coach), do not hang around the dugout, encourage resilience, and last but not least…, they should not communicate negatively with the competition, fans, and umpires.
• Coaches: Our coaches come from a wide variety of high-level backgrounds both on and off the field. Our coaches are here to help our athletes develop on the field and in life. Our coaches will set an example.

The NWDD Academy Process:

NWDD places a large emphasis on development vs. results. Therefore you will likely see multiple teams practicing together, coaches from other teams to help implement different skillsets (pitching or catching as example), and in program scrimmages. This philosophy allows us to maximize our program development. Therefore, NWDD will actively float athletes to different teams. We believe in providing all of our athletes opportunities at all levels. Keep in mind that the athlete needs to earn these opportunities.

Athlete Health:

Nothing is more important than the health and wellbeing of our athletes. From the beginning of our seasons we will be closely managing arm care health. Therefore, pitchers will be on short pitch counts early in the season. Both pitchers and catchers will be expected to run after games during the season. These runs will help with muscle soreness by flushing lactic acid out of the body.