Baseball Team

Invitation: Dartmouth Club Baseball Team Tryouts - Fall 2025 !!!!

Dear Dartmouth Parents and Students,

Exciting news for Dartmouth Middle School! This fall, get ready to hit the field because for the very first time, we are forming a Dartmouth Club Baseball Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for students in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade to play competitive baseball and represent Dartmouth.

The team is sponsored by the Dartmouth Home and School Club, but it is not directly affiliated or connected to Dartmouth Athletics.The team will be registered as a Juniors fall ball team in Almaden Little League and will compete against other local middle schools, including Bret Harte, Castillero, and Hoover. 

We have included several details below about the plan for the season and look forward to having you register your players!!!

ELIGIBILITY

• Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade Dartmouth students, including those currently playing on travel ball teams.

REGISTRATION

• Registration for tryouts is now open. See the link below for the online registration form.

• Registration Form

• Please note that registration does not guarantee a spot on the team.

• Registration for tryouts closes Friday, Aug 22. 

TRYOUTS

• Tryouts are required for team selection.

• Players will be evaluated on a range of skills during tryouts.

• We encourage all interested and eligible students to participate!

• Tryouts will be held on Wednesday, Aug 27th at Challenger Field 4-6pm (19950 McKean Rd., San Jose, CA 95120)

• Coaches Brett Lotz and Jason Hull will select the players.

• Those who don’t make the team are encouraged to join their Little League fall program.

COST

• $150 per player for the season.

• This fee covers field usage, uniforms, and shared equipment.

PLAYER PROVIDED EQUIPMENT

• Players will need to provide their own glove, helmet, and bat.

SEASON DURATION / SCHEDULE

• September 2nd through November 7th, 2025.

PRACTICES AND GAMES

• Practices will be held 2 to 3 times per week for 1.5 to 2 hours per practice at Challenger Field (19950 McKean Rd, San Jose, CA 95120) and Castillero Middle School (6384 Leyland Park Dr, San Jose, CA 95120)

• Games will be scheduled for Saturdays or Sundays.

• Schedule will be forthcoming with more details.

COACHES

• Coaches Brett Lotz and Jason Hull have volunteered to organize and coach the team.

• With a strong passion for baseball, several years of little league coaching experience under their belts as well as coaching other sports for their kiddos, they are excited for this opportunity.

IMPORTANT DATES

Informational Meeting

• Monday, August 25, 2025

• 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

• Dartmouth Baseball Field

Tryouts

• Wednesday, August 27, 2025

• 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

• Challenger Field

First Practice

• Friday, August 29, 2025

• 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

• Challenger Field

We look forward to an exciting season of Dartmouth Club Baseball! Please email Brett Lotz with any questions coachbrett77@gmail.com

Sincerely,

Brett Lotz and Jason Hull

Dartmouth Club Baseball Coaches

Coach Brett Lotz has been coaching his two sons in baseball for the past 9 years, and have been on the Almaden Little League board for the past 3 seasons. Two of our neighboring middle schools, Castillero and Bret Harte, have had a baseball team that plays in fall for a number of years. There has been a bunch of positive feedback from coaches, families, and players of those teams, so Dartmouth HSC decided to put together a Dartmouth team. Our team will play as a "club team" within Almaden Little League. The team will be registered through Almanden Little League in their fall ball program. The team will be made up of only Dartmouth players wearing jerseys that say "Dartmouth" on them. We will play against other middle schools with teams (like Bret Harte and Castillero), and other little league teams in the Almaden Little League district. The season runs Sept 6 - Nov 7. The team fees are $750 paid to Almaden Little League, as well as the cost for jerseys and hats.

Dartmouth has a lot of great baseball players, and this would be a fantastic opportunity for these players to play as a "Dartmouth" team.