2023 Northwest Summer League

Information Guide

Updated: March 30, 2023

We are very excited to have your athlete attend the 2024 Northwest Summer League. Baseball tournaments for 9U-18U in the Pacific Northwest conclude on July 21, 2024. This leaves a gap for many players to play baseball from July 22nd to Fall 2024. The Northwest Summer League will provide incoming 7th graders (2030) thru incoming Seniors (2025) competitive baseball during the summer, giving players additional innings of baseball against some of the top players in the Northwest. There will only be 25 position roster spots and up to six Pitcher Only (PO) positions players at each division/camp.

The Northwest Summer League will be for individual players only; it will not be for teams (club/organizations) to participate. Lastly, the Northwest Summer League will not be affiliated with a youth baseball club or youth baseball organization. It will be coached/instructed by Division I-III college coaches only at their respective team camps.

The Northwest Summer League is not intended to replace or conflict with PAC Northwest, or Prep Baseball Report events in late July and Baseball Northwest Championships mid August. The older age group’s schedules has been developed to help athletes be prepared for the those events.

NW Summer League Verbal Commitments:

NW Summer League Committed Players: https://nwsummerleague.com/committed-players

Northwest Summer League Goals:

  • Provide athletes an opportunity to play more baseball in August (great weather).

  • Provide athletes a college experience by playing on Division 1 college fields and to be coached/instructed by Division I-III college coaches.

  • Provide players high quality baseball in the Pacific Northwest: 12 games/eight practices between the Spring and Fall Seasons.

  • Reduce the cost for families who travel out of state to play baseball during the summer (August).

  • Provide playing time for players to properly prepare for Baseball Northwest event.

  • Provide playing time for players to properly prepare for USA Baseball events (If selected).

  • Provide the opportunity for top players to play with/against each other.

  • Develop athletes in the practice and game setting.

Northwest Summer League Schedules - 2023:

NW Summer League Media Day (August 3rd):

  • We will conduct a media day on August 3rd before all of the practices take place. The Northwest Summer League Media day will begin at TBD and conclude around TBD at the University of Portland. This is where all of the athletes photos will be taken. Your athlete will be required to attend.

Playing Conflicts:

  • Each of you have stated that your athlete can attend all of the practices and games. This was part of the selection criteria to participate in the NW Summer League. We have minimal rosters so your athlete can get the most playing time possible. This is not a program were you can pick and choose when to attend. We will support athletes attending the USA Baseball: NW Regional Team/USA Baseball ADP or USA Baseball National Team Trials and PAC NW; however, we will not support athletes attending other baseball functions when they are scheduled to attend the NW Summer League practice or games. There are no exceptions other than attending USAB events and PAC NW. An example of a potential conflict will be the Perfect Game All-State Games August 13-14 during the Youth Camp weekend. I understand that there are conflicts; however, an athlete’s absence will cause a problem for scheduling and mostly pitching. We understand that there maybe conflicts with personal situations and we can work through those conflicts.

2023 NW Summer League Staff:

  • Aaron Schoolcraft: Organizer

  • Brian Pollard: General Manager

  • Kory Casto: Baseball Support

  • Varies College Coaching Staff

2023 Special Guests:

  • Will Taylor: Baseball Bat Bros

  • Ifo Ekpre-Olomu: NCAA Football All American at University of Oregon/Former NFL Player/Team Alpha 7v7

  • Dan Jurik: Prep Baseball Report NW Scouting Director

  • More coming

NW Summer League Gear:

All athletes will receive their NW Summer League gear at our NW Summer League Fund Raiser event. Once issued the gear, no other club team gear can be worn.

Each athlete will receive:

  • NW Summer League Hat

  • Three NW Summer League Jerseys

  • One Batting Helmet with Raised Decal (New Athletes)

  • One EvoShield Shorts

Athletes Bring:

  • White Knickers with Navy Pipping

  • Navy Belt

  • Navy Socks

  • Metal cleats are acceptable on the turf

NW Summer League x Prep Baseball Report:

  • Prep Baseball Report (PBR) plans to attend games for the Underclassman and Upperclassman. PBR is the No. 1 resource for amateur baseball in each state that cover a variety of events, boots-on-the-ground scouting staff, daily coverage, and multimedia platforms. Their multimedia platforms and events work in tandem, ultimately creating the most powerful source of high school baseball promotion in each state. The NW Summer League has worked with PBR in the past at local events and they do an outstanding job covering NW athletes.

  • Discount Codes will be provided for NW Summer League athletes attended selected PBR events throughout the year. An example is the PNW Preseason ID that was held in February 2023 in Centralia, WA.

NW Summer League Rosters:

  • Rosters will be sent out prior to the first practice. There is a lot of talent at all levels of the age groups.

Bats:

  • Youth

    • 2029 - USSSA

    • 2028 - BBOR

  • Underclassman

    • BBCOR

  • Upperclassman

    • BBCOR

New for 2023

NW Summer League Testing Day (August 3rd):

  • Test Day is new for 2023.

  • We will conduct a Northwest Summer League Player Test day on August 3rd in conjunction with the Media Day. The Northwest Summer League Media Day will begin at TBD and conclude around TBD at the University of Portland. All of the testing will be filmed and put into your athletes “Player Locker” and updated throughout game play. Tests that will take place are:

    • 90 Yard Dash

    • Pitching (Command and Velocity)

    • Hitting (Velocity)

    • Infield or Outfield (Velocity)

Player Lockers:

  • Player Lockers are new in 2023.

  • Player Lockers are a virtual area where all of your athletes information will be stored.

  • Athlete information that will be stored is:

    • Player Information such as hometown, high school, height, position(s) to name a few but not limited too

    • Player Data

    • Player Write-Up

    • Player Achievements

    • Additional Information such as Prep Baseball Report profile, Twitter and Instagram links

    • Player Videos from the Player Test Day

Demarini Bat Demo

  • New for 2023.

  • We plan to have a Demarini Bat Demo during the NW Summer League event. This will provide your athlete the opportunity to hit with the 2024 bats. We are working to provide a discount when you purchase a Demarini Bat.

We are excited to kick off the 2023 NW Summer League. Please let me know if you have any questions. There will be other information provide in the near future. Thank you.