2025 SEASON PREVIEW
ARE YOU READY TO EXPERIENCE
THE DIAMOND DAWG DIFFERENCE?
The 2025 Pittsburgh Diamond Dawgs will field teams in the 8u-18u age groups. Teams will be selected from returning players from the 2024 season and new players added through the tryout process beginning in July. The Dawgs will field multiple teams in each age group.
The 2025 season will consist of three parts.
1. Fall Practice
2. Winter Practice
3.Spring practice/tournaments
PRACTICE
(Player Development)
*Fall Practice: Fall practice will start at the beginning of September and continue every week until the end of October outdoors at the 5 field Meyer Middleton (CIT Baseball) Complex in Crafton. Fall practice will focus on the introduction of “The Dawgs Way” fundamentals. We will conclude our Fall workouts with our very own Dawgs Black and Gold WORLD SERIES the last weekend in October. Players will be put on teams for a weekend of Dawg v Dawg games!!!!!
*Winter Practice: Winter indoor practice will begin in early December at the Dawg Pound and continue every Sunday (excluding holidays) until the weather breaks in early spring and we are able to practice outdoors. Winter practice will continue to stress the fundamental repetition of hitting, pitching, fielding, throwing and base running.
*Spring Team Practice: Team practice will take place during the tournament season beginning in early April on Wednesday evenings out doors at the Meyer Middleton Baseball Complex.
DAWG STRONG:
Dawg Strong is our very own comprehensive Strength and Speed program led by Dawgs certified strength coach Chip Hunter. The program is a combination of various training sequences including heavy weights, speed and explosive power training, med balls, sleds, ploys and more. The program begins in October and is twice a week until the end of February. This intense one of a kind program is included in the 2025 player fees for all players in 8th-12th grade.
We also offer Dawg Strong Jr as an option to our players 9-13.
**All players for the 2024/2025 season should have a bucket of balls, a batting tee, 2lb hand weights, 5lb hand weights and a net set up somewhere INSIDE their house or garage for some of the programs we will be implementing in the winter**
TEAMS
Developmental Teams:
Dawgs teams in the 8u-13u age groups will play in 5 tournaments beginning in April and concluding in late May. Developmental teams will participate in a combination of tournaments in Western Pa and events within a 2 hour radius of Pittsburgh. Travel is not extensive and players are encouraged to participate in their local rec leagues as well as playing for the Dawgs.
Prospect Teams:
Players in the 14-16 age groups that aren't quite ready to play on one of the Showcase teams will play on one of the Dawgs prospect teams. Prospect teams will play in 6 tournaments beginning in late May (after HS season ends) and finishing in mid July. The goal of the prospect teams is to allow players who are not quite physically ready to compete at the Showcase level to continue to improve their skills and get bigger and stronger while playing against good competition.
Showcase Teams:
Top players in the 15-17 age groups will play on one of the Dawgs Showcase teams. These teams compete in the top tournaments against the best teams in the East, South and Midwest. Travel is extensive and the competition is excellent. The goal of the Showcase teams is exposure to college coaches. The Pittsburgh Diamond Dawgs have an excellent reputation with college coaches at all levels and our teams are very heavily scouted. Our Showcase teams attract some of the best players in the region and are very competitive. Dawgs teams played have played in front of dozens of college coaches and multiple players received college scholarship offers.
What you can expect from Diamond Dawgs Baseball:
-Full time owners
-Year round training
-Year round access to the Dawg Pound at no extra cost
-Professional instruction and coaching
-Organized, skill specific practices
-Indoor and Outdoor practice
-Multiple coaches at every Dawgs practice
-Very competitive environment and culture
-Players compete for roster spots on each team
-Consistent coaching philosophies at all age levels
-No nonsense approach that instills discipline and promotes team
-Competitive tournament schedules
-College exposure and recruiting for HS age players
-Unmatched commitment from the Dawgs staff
-all inclusive program (Fall-Winter-Spring) practices are all included
Also the option to participate in the “DAWG STRONG” strength and speed program
Also included
-Game hat
Practice shirt
-Insurance
-Tournament fees
-Discounted pricing on lessons, camps, clinics etc
ARE YOU NEXT?
The 2025 season will consist of three parts.
1. Fall Practice
2. Winter Practice
3.Spring practice/tournaments
PRACTICE
(Player Development)
*Fall Practice: Fall practice will start at the beginning of September and continue every week until the end of October outdoors at the 5 field Meyer Middleton (CIT Baseball) Complex in Crafton. Fall practice will focus on the introduction of “The Dawgs Way” fundamentals. We will conclude our Fall workouts with our very own Dawgs Black and Gold WORLD SERIES the last weekend in October. Players will be put on teams for a weekend of Dawg v Dawg games!!!!!
*Winter Practice: Winter indoor practice will begin in early December at the Dawg Pound and continue every Sunday (excluding holidays) until the weather breaks in early spring and we are able to practice outdoors. Winter practice will continue to stress the fundamental repetition of hitting, pitching, fielding, throwing and base running.
*Spring Team Practice: Team practice will take place during the tournament season beginning in early April on Wednesday evenings out doors at the Meyer Middleton Baseball Complex.
DAWG STRONG:
Dawg Strong is our very own comprehensive Strength and Speed program led by Dawgs certified strength coach Chip Hunter. The program is a combination of various training sequences including heavy weights, speed and explosive power training, med balls, sleds, ploys and more. The program begins in October and is twice a week until the end of February. This intense one of a kind program is included in the 2025 player fees for all players in 8th-12th grade.
We also offer Dawg Strong Jr as an option to our players 9-13.
**All players for the 2024/2025 season should have a bucket of balls, a batting tee, 2lb hand weights, 5lb hand weights and a net set up somewhere INSIDE their house or garage for some of the programs we will be implementing in the winter**
TEAMS
Developmental Teams:
Dawgs teams in the 8u-13u age groups will play in 5 tournaments beginning in April and concluding in late May. Developmental teams will participate in a combination of tournaments in Western Pa and events within a 2 hour radius of Pittsburgh. Travel is not extensive and players are encouraged to participate in their local rec leagues as well as playing for the Dawgs.
Prospect Teams:
Players in the 14-16 age groups that aren't quite ready to play on one of the Showcase teams will play on one of the Dawgs prospect teams. Prospect teams will play in 6 tournaments beginning in late May (after HS season ends) and finishing in mid July. The goal of the prospect teams is to allow players who are not quite physically ready to compete at the Showcase level to continue to improve their skills and get bigger and stronger while playing against good competition.
Showcase Teams:
Top players in the 15-17 age groups will play on one of the Dawgs Showcase teams. These teams compete in the top tournaments against the best teams in the East, South and Midwest. Travel is extensive and the competition is excellent. The goal of the Showcase teams is exposure to college coaches. The Pittsburgh Diamond Dawgs have an excellent reputation with college coaches at all levels and our teams are very heavily scouted. Our Showcase teams attract some of the best players in the region and are very competitive. Dawgs teams played have played in front of dozens of college coaches and multiple players received college scholarship offers.
What you can expect from Diamond Dawgs Baseball:
-Full time owners
-Year round training
-Year round access to the Dawg Pound at no extra cost
-Professional instruction and coaching
-Organized, skill specific practices
-Indoor and Outdoor practice
-Multiple coaches at every Dawgs practice
-Very competitive environment and culture
-Players compete for roster spots on each team
-Consistent coaching philosophies at all age levels
-No nonsense approach that instills discipline and promotes team
-Competitive tournament schedules
-College exposure and recruiting for HS age players
-Unmatched commitment from the Dawgs staff
-all inclusive program (Fall-Winter-Spring) practices are all included
Also the option to participate in the “DAWG STRONG” strength and speed program
Also included
-Game hat
Practice shirt
-Insurance
-Tournament fees
-Discounted pricing on lessons, camps, clinics etc
ARE YOU NEXT?
