Athens Dixie Youth Baseball

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Athens Dixie Youth Baseball

AthensDixie Youth Baseball established 1972

2009 Alabama AA State Tournament

Greetings to all!

As the President of the AthensDixie Youth Association, I would like to welcome each one of you to the Inaugural AA State Tournament at our Athens Sportsplex.

Congratulations to each of you for this exceptional accomplishment! We will strive to make this tournament a lifetime memory for you and your family. This is a historic event for the Dixie Youth Baseball and your teams as the first participants in this AA State Tournament. No matter win or lose, you should be proud of how far you have come.

We hope you enjoy your stay here and look forward to your return. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any assistance. My email address is miles.athensdyb@yahoo.com and my phone number is (256) 216-9842.

Good Luck and God bless each of you!

Sincerely,

Miles A. Craig
President

Congratulations !!! to the 7/8 Athens National league! They lost their first game in the District tournament but came away as Champions last night by beating Hartselle both games! We look forward to having both our 7/8 teams in the State tournament on 7/17!

GO ATHENS!!!!!!

Over The Fence Club. View here.

For first time parents of Athens Dixie Youth Baseball, welcome to the program! We hope your experience, both for you and your child will be a very good one! You will find this site to be very informative and up-to-date, so check it often!

Great opening day article in Sunday April 5th Athens News Courier. (read here)

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Concerned about your kid pitching too much? Check out this article. >click here

Dixie Youth approves use of "big barrel bats" for "O" Zone (11-12) league. Read article here.

Makeup games

Will normally be scheduled for the Saturday following the week in which they were postponed.

Catcher’s masks must be worn by all players and coaches when warming up a pitcher. The catcher’s mask must have a throat protector regardless of what type they are.

Protective equipment must be worn by all catchers while squatting (7/8, 9/10, and 11/12).

Batting helmets must be worn at all times when batting or running the bases (practice and games). These batting helmets must have a face mask attached.

No warm-ups at the North and South entrances. Also the area between fields 6 and 7 should not be used to allow safe access to the batting cages. This does not apply to pitchers and catchers warming up in the bullpens.

No soft-toss into fences.