We will have our first field work day of Spring 2024 this Saturday 2/24/24 starting at 10am. This day will be spend cleaning up and preparing the field for the season. Here are the planned work activities:

1. Painting the bathroom interiors and all the blue doors and trim. Paint, roller covers, brushes and tray liners have been donated by Modern Woodmen. We need about 3 rollers with extension handles, and another paint tray.
2. General “yard” maintenance. Leaf/pine needle removal. Trim hedges and shrubs. Bring appropriate tools. Blowers, trimmers, rakes, yard saws, gloves, etc.
3. Field Edging. Bring muscles.
4. Build water runoff in front of third base dugout. Bring shovels or a trencher if you have one.
5. Secure protective net to backstop wall. Bring pliers, concrete drill.
6. Build surface for small batting cage. A tractor would be ideal.
7. Application of field conditioner and mound clay.
8. Pressure Washing of buildings. If someone had a high pressure washer to bring, we could clean the outside of the stand, as well as the steps. Its pretty bad right now.
9. Rebuild dugout fence. Hammers, drills, hole shovel.

The more the merrier, we need all hands on deck this year. Last year we didn’t have a work day. The one day planned was rained out. This year should be fair weather. We will also plan another date soon. So much work needs done that it cannot all be done in one day.

Its now time to start gathering business (and personal) sponsorships from our community. Our target is to start selling now and to be completed end of January. However, we will accept sponsorships and donations at any time during the season.

The preferred method is to push everyone to madisonmustangs.org/baseball and tell them to click on “Become a Sponsor”, especially if they want to use a card to make the payment. They can provide all the relevant information we need to be able to recognize them throughout the season. Please push using the website even for companies who want to pay by check. Checks are usually better for the larger amounts due to the bank fees for processing credit cards.

Click here to download this season’s sponsorship flyer.

While everyone is encouraged to seek out sponsors for our program, we are happy to have Ashley Gerler (mother of freshman Gavan Thomas) volunteer to lead the charge. If you have a prospect you are unable to pursue yourself, please pass that name along to Ashley who will follow up. Ashley’s email is ashleygerler@gmail.com and her cell is 731-697-6384.

Here is a list of some of our needs and wants for the team and the facility:

Artificial Turf for our batting cages – 2@ $1200
Replace leaky mound/home plate tarps – $3000
Pitching Machine – $4000
Used John Deere Gator (or equivalent) – $4000?
New Man Doors for bathrooms and Concession Stand – $3300
New Rollup Windows for concession stand – $3000
New fencing behind home dugout – $1000?
Concrete slab under visitor bleachers – $5000
Build roof over batting cage – $10,000

Stang Gang Car Wash Fundraiser

Parking lot by Sonic on Vann Drive in The Columns

September 9, 2023
9am-1pm (First Shift Players arrive at 8:47am)

You have received and are expected to sell 10 tickets for $10 each.

You are expected to return this envelope with $100 cash/checks inside by September 9.
If you do not sell all 10 tickets, return any unsold tickets and cash/checks for what you did sell.

Don’t wait to start selling. Get started right away. This should be an easy fundraiser for you.

We have a big trip planned for the Spring and without your full effort fundraising we will not be able to go.

Players will work on the day of the carwash split into two shifts as follows:

First Shift (8:47-11:15am)	Second Shift (11:00am-1:30pm)
Aiden Alexander Brock Browning Carson Billingsley Carter Noble Dylan Stranak Garrett Clark Gavan Thomas Layne Cannon Noah Greene Ryker Stegall Ty Laffoon Tyler Murphy Wilson Putnam	Allen Meek Braylon Klyce Cameron Butler Conner Puckett Eli Lutz Gage Dillon Garrett Pickens Isaac Jones Jaden Sorensen Nico Udovich Stephen Coleman Zac Littrell

If you aren’t yet subscribed to the Booster Club Remind, please join it by texting “@madisonbbb” (no quotes) to 81010.

We held our first parent meeting of the school year on September 11, 2023 at 6pm in the Madison HS Cafeteria. We will discussed the upcoming season. Topics included fundraising and the spring team trip among other topics. Handouts are attached below:

Fall Parent Meeting Handout

Hit-A-Thon Player Pledge Form

Baseball Messaging via Remind

Stang Gang Car Wash Fundraiser

Parking lot by Sonic on Vann Drive in The Columns

June 17, 2023
10am-2pm (Players arrive at 9:47am)

(Pool Party afterwards – Putnam’s @ 43 Eaglecrest – Bring your own towel)

Each player has received 20 tickets. Each ticket should be sold for $10. You are expected to return this envelope by June 17 with $200 or cash and unsold tickets totaling $200 value. Don’t wait to start selling. Get started right away. This fundraiser is specifically targeting artificial turf for the batting cages. This project is for your benefit. Work it accordingly.

If you aren’t yet subscribed to the Booster Club Remind, please join it by texting “@madisonbbb” (no quotes) to 81010.

Our coaches and booster club frequently sends out information via the “Remind” system. This system is commonly used by educators to communicate with students and parents. You can receive the messages via text or via the mobile app “Remind”.

To join these groups so you don’t miss any important messages, simply text the codes below.

For the coach’s messages to parents text “@stang1p” (no quotes) to the number 81010.

For the coach’s messages to players text “@stang1” (no quotes) to the number 81010.

For the booster messages text “@madisonbbb” (no quotes) to the number 81010.

Here is a link to the Concession Stand work schedule.

We held our 2nd parent meeting on February 9, 2023. We discussed the upcoming season. Topics included the Oxford trip, fundraising, concession stand responsibilities, etc. The handout is attached below.

Spring Parent Meeting Handout