Baseball
Baseball Information
The FHS baseball team is a high school varsity program that provides homeschooled athletes the opportunity to compete at the JV and Varsity level.
All homeschool players grades 8-12 are welcome to try out for a roster spot. We offer a junior varsity program for younger players. The JV and Varsity teams practice concurrently, allowing both groups to work together, growing and developing alongside one another with the coaching staff. Once the season begins the two teams will play separate game schedules.
Winter Workouts: Starting in December all prospective athletes have the opportunity to work together in organized training sessions which include strength and conditioning, speed and agility, and baseball skills development. 7th graders, while not eligible to try out for the team, are invited to participate in the winter workouts. These training sessions will take place weekdays in the evening and on Saturday mornings. They are conducted at indoor school gyms and baseball fields in Fairfax County. The exact days of the week, times and locations are not known until the beginning of December (they are dependent on facility permits from the county) They run from December through late January. Winter workouts are voluntary, but strongly encouraged. They are designed to help prepare the player for tryouts and the spring season. Typically, these training sessions will take place 3 – 5 days a week.
Tryouts: Tryouts are held in late January. They are conducted in a college combine format. Players are given the opportunity to run a 60-yard dash, infielders and outfielders field and throw from designated positions, catchers demonstrate pop-time, and pitchers throw a short bullpen. All players will hit a round of BP and have their exit velo measured. Players will be notified the day after try-outs if they are being offered a roster spot. Upon notification the player has 24 hours to accept the spot on the team.
Cost: The preseason registration fee is $50 and it must be paid before an athlete can participate in winter workouts or tryouts.
Season fee: The final fee for the season will be based upon the overall season budget. In years past this cost has run between $300 - $400.
Each player also will purchase uniform items (jerseys and hat), the estimated cost of which is about $150.
Select players from the team will be invited to play in the Homeschool World Series in May of each year. This tournament is held just outside of Orlando, FL. The players selected to play in the HWS will incur the additional cost of the travel and tournament entrance fee.
Season: Mid-March to mid-May
Varsity plays 25-30 games. The opponents are private schools and other homeschool teams located from northern Maryland to southern Virginia. Games consist of a week day games and Saturday double headers. Week day games typically start at 4pm.
The junior varsity team will play 12-15 games.
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