Three 2009 McKinney Marshals Give Verbal Commitments for college ball
Three mainstays of the 17U Mckinney Marshals baseball program have given verbal commitments to high-profile college baseball programs to play collegiate baseball.

17U Marshals pitchers Mason Leavitt of Frisco Legacy Christian and Jake Feckley of Wylie HS have given verbal commitments to attend Texas A&M University to play collegiate ball.  Leavitt, a crafty LHP, and Feckley, a RHP, were among area leaders this spring for their respective high school programs, and have both enjoyed strong summer performances.

Staying closer to home will be Austin Elkins of Coppell HS, who has given his verbal commitment to play baseball at Dallas Baptist University, where he will play infield for the Patriots.

Feckley, Leavitt and Elkins were all members of the 17U McKinney Marshals team that won the Fall Perfect Game World Series championship in Fort Myers last Fall. All three of these players have been with the McKinney Marshals program for three-plus years, and we are very proud of them.

At right: Jake Feckly (top), Mason Leavitt (middle) and Austin Elkins (bottom) are the latest McKinney Marshals for agree to college scholarship offers.

9U and 10U Marshals capture Super Series National Championships
The 9U and 10U McKinney Marshals won the Super Series National Division National Championships in Memphis, TN and McKinney, TX  the week of July 21, 2008.  It was a long week for both clubs, but both Marshals teams pulled out victories in impressive fashion. The 9U team beat the Arkansas Seminoles and the 10U team beat the South Texas Fully Loaded.

Two more 18U Marshals sign letters of intent
The McKinney Marshals are proud to announce that two more 18U Marshals have signed collegiate letters of intent. 18U Marshals pitcher/outfielder Colton Court, a senior from Rockwall Heath High School, signed a letter of intent to play collegiate baseball with Weatherford College in Weatherford, Texas. Second year Marshal Andrew Johnson, a senior from Rowlett High School, signed with SW Oklahoma State University. Andrew is the son of Calva and Preston Johnson of Rowlett.

METRO SCOUT LEAGUE ANNOUNCES TRYOUTS

The second season of the DFW Fall Metro Scout League, hosted by The Dallas Mustangs, DBAT (Dallas Baseball Academy of Texas), and the McKinney Marshals will commence on September 7th and run through October 5th at a local DFW venue.

We will be selecting through scout and college coach recommendations, 102 of the best 17 and 18 year baseball players in the Metroplex to play in a Sunday league. There will be 6 teams in the league that will play each other in a round robin, 12 inning, wood bat contests that will be witnessed by college coaches and pro scouts from in and around the region. Last year we had over 60 coaches or scouts attend our 5 week program and have estimated this years figure to be over 100.

During the next 3 weeks, we will be contacting the “recommended” ballplayers, so if you are not contacted by the league hosts by 8/8, please attend the tryout.

Teams will be selected by a random drawing, meaning kids will have teammates from other teams and organizations from around DFW. The focus will be on the kids as individuals, not if their team wins or loses. Teams in the league will be the Orioles, Pirates, Royals, Reds, A’s and Giants.

An open tryout will be Saturday, August 23 at 10am for outfielders only, 11am for infielders only and 12:30pm for pitchers only and catchers. The tryout will be at:

DBAT of Dallas
15605 Wright Brothers Drive
Addison, TX. 75001
972-387-3228

The cost to play in the league is $675 per player.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the following league directors:

Cade Griffis at 972 387 3228

Sam Carpenter at 214 707 3680

Shayne Currin at 214 551 1979