New Opportunity Available in 2023 – Tournament Team Franchise Form Can be Requested!

A growing number of community-based local leagues are playing other local leagues through an interlocking schedule to make a league viable and more enjoyable. Each local league/community must franchise separately and pay for a minimum of two teams before participating within an interlocking league. DBB remains fully committed to ensuring all youth have opportunities to take part in league play!

Recognizing that some of the smaller leagues are at a competitive disadvantage, Dixie Boys Baseball has developed a policy that further accommodates leagues that participate in the program through interlocking schedules. A separate tournament team could be formed from all players that participated in a current year through an interlocking league. Furthermore, (based on established criteria) a boundary as defined by: (district, county, parish, school, region, etc.) will have added tournament privileges. Players located within a defined boundary as established by the state director (district, parish, etc.) would be eligible to play together on a single tournament team. The added tournament participation clause compliments the local league structure by allowing more youth the opportunity to compete in tournament play. Local leagues will retain their rights to their tournament privileges (two events per division) with no changes!

A “Tournament Team Franchise” designation requirement includes filing an application form with the DBB National Office. Upon approval of the state director and the Commissioner, the national office issues a tournament franchise number. The absolute deadline to apply for a tournament team franchise is June 15th. Tournament teams must also submit a non-refundable franchise fee of $300. All franchised tournament teams must adhere to the requirements as found in the tournament rules as well as the policies of DBB, Inc.

Contact your State Director for further details!

Professional Baseball Scout Makes Stops In Singer and DeQuincy
March 20th, 2018

Professional Baseball Scout for the Colorado Rockies stopped by to watch a little baseball In Singer and DeQuincy. Dave McQueen and his wife Dianne McQueen are great friends that I have met through Dixie Majors baseball many years ago and since then it has been a friendship that has lasted for many years. Dave came and spoke last year at the Athletic Banquet at Singer High school and although his career is to get Kids on to the next level of baseball his ambition in Life is to reach out and help kids through baseball and make sure they are headed in the right direction in life. Dave along with his sweet wife travel the country doing what he has always done and that’s reaching one young person at a time and living the dream through the baseball fields across this land. The visit was great and we were able to share a meal with Mr. Dave and Wife Dianne at Dairy Queen in DeQuincy when games were finished. Joining us for the meal and fellowship time was DeQuincy resident and Louisiana Dixie Majors State Director Jason Parker and His wife Laurie Parker along with Grandkids Jaila Parker and Hunter Parker both athletes at DeQuincy High School. As well DeQuincy resident and Principal of Singer High School Mrs. Denise Maddox joined us for a time of fellowship at Supper as well. A great time was had and we said our good byes to a great man and his wife till we meet again on the baseball diamond where many memories are made in this life with lasting friendships that go far beyond the field of play.

CARLESE ARMSTRONG
STATE UMPIRE-IN-CHIEF (Majors)
18330 S – I-12 Service Road
Ponchatoula, LA 70454
(985) 969-8180 ©
Carlesejr@aol.com