Welcome to the website for the Downers Grove Dragons. We are a 11U baseball team in the West Suburban Baseball League.
Welcome to the website for the Downers Grove Dragons. We are a 11U baseball team in the West Suburban Baseball League.
Our tryouts will be August 17 and 18 from 5:30-7:30 at O'Neill Middle School on the baseball field. We highly recommend attending both days.
Your son is eligible to tryout if he does not turn 13 before 4/30/2010. Please fill out this form and bring it with you. Please contact us with any questions.
Our spring/summer schedule is posted. There may be some changes and times for the weeknight games need to be filled in. Warmups will start one hour before game time so please have the kids arrive at least 5 minutes before then.
Congratulations to our players on a well played tournament and fourth place finish in a competitive Summer Slam tournament.
Our spring/summer schedule is posted. There may be some changes and times for the weeknight games need to be filled in. Warmups will start one hour before game time so please have the kids arrive at least 5 minutes before then.
Roselle Rumble 9, Dragons 8
An extra-inning classic ended in the bottom of the eighth and the tying run on third. I have never been part of a game that was more suspenseful or fun to be a part of. A great effort by both teams.
Elmhurst Green 10, Dragons 7
We were in the drivers seat until we gave up nine runs in the top of the sixth. I am not much for excuses but we looked like a team that had played 14 innings in 90 degree heat.
Season Summary
Fall ball is not about win-loss records. We had a lot of fun and I was very proud of the kids as they improved each week. I am already looking forward to what next season will offer and I am confident that we will be a fun and competitive team.
Thanks to everyone for their help especially the best coaches I have ever had the privilege of working with: Kelly, Mike, Rich, Carl. And thanks to Bob for keeping score. But most of all, thanks to the players. You guys make baseball the best part of my week and it is a joy to be around you and share this fantastic part of your lives with you.
Dragons 14, DTA Yankees 5
Our pitchers provided 5 innings of no-hit shut-out pitching and our bats provided more than enough run support in this game. Most impressively, every player scored at least one run in this game.
DTA Travel 11, Dragons 10
A well played game that slipped away from us in the last inning, giving up seven runs in the top of the sixth.
Season Summary
Our record is 4-4 for the fall and we finished in fourth place for the four week regular season. Next Sunday has playoff matchups against the undefeated 6-2 Roselle Rumble and the 5-3 Elmhurst Green.
DH Cubs 12, Dragons 8
Our bats kept us in this game as we fought back from an 8-3 deficit but a big fifth inning from the Cubs was enough to give us a loss.
Roselle Rumble 10, Dragons 3
After the Rumble scored seven runs in the first two innings, our pitchers helped us battle back by holding the Rumble to only four hits over the remaining four innings. We could not come up with the big hit with runners in scoring potion though and came away with the loss.
Season Summary
The losses drop us to 3-3. Next weeks games against the two DTA squads will be suspenseful as our play will determine whether we make the championship playoffs or not.
Elmhurst Green 10, Dragons 9
We fought from a six run deficit in this game but fell a run short. The score does not do our effort justice as we out hit the Green 19 to 5. But we probably need to cut back on the 19 walks we gave up.
Dragons 21, Blue Devils 5
21 Runs on 13 hits. Wow. And our pitchers gave up a combined four hits in five innings and only five walks.
Season Summary
Our record is 3-1 for the fall and we are tied for second place with Elmhurst Green. Next Sunday has match ups against the undefeated 4-0 Roselle Rumble and the 2-2 Cubs.
Dragons 12, DuPage Training Academy 6
We started off the fall ball season well with 12 runs on 14 hits. Our pitchers held DTA to 6 runs on 6 hits over seven innings with an impressive 9 strikeouts.
Dragons 13, Roselle Rangers 10
Game two brought 13 runs on 14 hits. We continued our aggressive approach at the plate while only having three team strikeouts in 35 plate appearances.
Season Summary
Our record is 2-0 for the fall and we are tied with two other unbeaten teams. Next Sunday has matchups against the undefeated 2-0 Blue Devils and the 1-1 Elmhurst Green.
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