2026 Cardinals Baseball & Canton Nitro Fastpitch Travel Team's Tryouts
2026 Canton Cardinals Travel Baseball & Canton Nitro Fastpitch Tryouts
GCYBSA will be hosting tryouts for our Canton Cardinals Boys Baseball & Canton Nitro Girls Softball Travel Teams. The season runs from mid-April of 2026 through end of July 2026. Teams typically start indoor practice in winter months. These teams are separate from the GCYBSA fall recreational league.
Baseball
Baseball - Players should try out for their age as of April 30, 2026. Our Cardinals 2025 Tryouts are on the below dates, times, and locations:
All players trying out should pre-register to avoid a long line at tryout by fill either copying and pasting the below link into your internet browser or by clicking the tryout link below or clicking on Tryouts under our sponsor box on the home page.
Baseball Registration Link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmwKZTXP_6ab_sc5L_NC1OXH7-bVZUa5Y5W5nZcEofzQRKuQ/viewform
8U Cardinals-Peszko Monday, June 30, 2025, at 6 pm at Plymouth Township Park #1
& Monday, July 14, 2025, at 6 pm at Heritage Park #1
John Peszko johnmpeszko@gmail.com
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9U Cardinals-Dingman Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 6 pm at Plymouth Township Park #2
if necessary a second date will be posted at a later time.
Chris Dingman cdingman87@gmail.com
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10U Cardinals-Wright Monday, July 21, 2025, at 6 pm at Heritage Park #1
Coach Jimmy Wright jimmywright7@yahoo.com
10U Cardinals-Cacciola Monday, July 21, 2025, at 6 pm at Heritage Park#1
Coach Dino Cacciola dino.cacciola@gmail.com
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11U Cardinals-Malvitz Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at 6 pm at Heritage Park #1
Coach Lee Malvitz leemalvitz@hotmail.com
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12U Cardinals-Altizer Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 6 pm at Heritage Park #1
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12U Cardinal-Neal/Gilbert Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 6 pm at Heritage Park #1
Coaches Jim Neal/Terry Gilbert jimneal97@gmail.com and terry@secondstorycollection.com
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13U Cardinals - Harding Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 6 pm at Heritage Park #1
Coach Robbie Harding robertharding416@gmail.com
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14U No team at this time
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15U Cardinals-Hoffmeyer Private tryout available - please reach out to Coach Hoffmeyer.
Coach Chad Hoffmeyer cghoffmeyer@gmail.com
Softball
All players trying out should pre-register to avoid a long line at tryout by fill either copying and pasting the below link into your internet browser or by clicking the tryout link below or clicking on Tryouts under our sponsor box on the home page.
Softball Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3XYMcuv9U Nitro - Ryan Chittaro July 16 & 17, 2025 6 pm Plymouth Township Park
email: chittarr@msn.com
10U Nitro - Bryan Dixon July 16 & 17, 2025 6 pm Plymouth Township Park
email: bdixon@onelineage.com
11U Nitro - Andrew McInnes July 15, 2025 6 pm Heritage Park (Canton)
email: andrew.r.mcinnes@gmail.com
12U Nitro - Bryan Boyd July 15, 2025 6 pm Heritage Park (Canton)
Please note in the event of weather, please call the weather line at 734-394-5489 after 4 pm. The weather line will either announce if tryouts are on or if they are postponed to another date.
A payment of $250 is expected within 48 hours of commitment to the team. The Nitro team may take non-residents to fill in gaps.
There is no fee. Evaluations will be performed by each coach.
If you have any additional questions, please contact either the coach for the team your child is trying out for or Wendy Mullen at Wendy.Mullen@canton-mi.org.
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