Gene Burrus
The Gene Burrus Opportunity Grant provides registration fee forgiveness to local athletes, who, without financial assistance, would not otherwise be able to participate.
Each year, pending financing and with Board approval, DPYB will allot a designated amount of grant funds to sponsor ballplayers that are in need of financial assistance. The money awarded will be used to cover standard registration fees only. Grants are not available for post-season All-Star participation.
The criteria used to evaluate and ultimately award grant funds will be based off demonstrated financial need and an applicant essay of 100-500 words . Neither will hold a more significant value than the other, however both are required to be considered for nomination and subsequent award. The DPYB Executive Board will review only fully completed applications. All submitted information will be held in strict confidence by the DPYB Executive Board for sole purposes of determining qualification need for the grant program. Interested applicants should complete the grant application online.
DPYB expects each grant participant (and their families) to maintain good sportsmanship, leadership and citizenship throughout the season. We ask that the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the player make a commitment for their child to attend all practices and games and that they provide/arrange timely personal transportation for their child. DPYB staff consists of volunteers who have obligations outside baseball, therefore getting your children to and from league functions and on time is very important.
Grant families will most likely be required to volunteer additional time for the season or the grant and any future playing opportunities at DPYB may be forfeited. If you are approved for a grant you may be required to fulfill the following, in whole or part:
IMPORTANT GRANT INFORMATION
Nicknames for a home run include "homer", "round tripper", "four-bagger", "big fly", "dinger", "long ball", "jack", "shot"/"moon shot", "bomb", and "blast", while a player hitting a home run may be said to have "gone deep" or "gone yard".
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13U SELECT |
10U SELECT |
NONE
NONE
PONY DIVISION HR CHAMPS |
.....2022 Hudson Doss-8 Bombs |
.....2023 Tanner Jennings 4 Dingers |
BRONCO DIVISION HR CHAMPS |
.....2022 Alex Sadayasu-4 Jacks |
.....2023 Wyatt McKinney 6 Bombs |
MUSTANG DIVISION HR CHAMPS |
.....2022 Wyatt Blain-3 Round Trippers |
.....2023 Neptune Watson-2 Bombs |
PINTO 8 KP DIVISION HR CHAMPS |
.....2022 Levi Moncton- 5 Dingers |
.....2023 Mikey Nelson- 2 HR's |
.....2023 Tyler Jepson- 2 Big Fly's |