Pembroke Hill Baseball

Pembroke Hill Baseball

DR Trip – March 10 - 16, 2024

Trip Itinerary and Other Important Information

Click here to watch a summary video of the week. The video was created by Seabastian A, ‘25.

 Contact information:

Jeff Diskin

Cell: 816.589.6525

Email: jdiskin@pembrokehill.org

Host Group:

Dominican Baseball Camp

Owner: Sam LeBeau

Email: sam@dominicanbaseballcamp.com

Cell: US – 434.466.2128; Dominican Republic: 829.505.3605

Hotel:

Magic Tropical

Avenida Valenzuela 2

Boca Chica, Dominican Republic

809.523.4254

Owner – Camelia Papa

Note: This is the same hotel where I stay when I travel for the Kansas City Royals

Flight Information – American Airlines:

Confirmation #: LUXQSP

·       Sunday, March 10:

o   Kansas City => Miami: AA0892 // Departure 5:10am – Arrival 9:16am

o   Miami => Santo Domingo: AA0987 // Departure 10:30am – Arrival 1:08pm

·       Saturday, March 16:

o   Santo Domingo => Miami: AA1481 // Departure 4:13pm – Arrival 6:44pm

o   Miami => Kansas City: AA0670 // Departure 9:31pm – Arrival 11:57pm

Itinerary:

Sunday, March 10:

·       Afternoon: arrival, hotel check in, lunch, Dominican workout on a local field

o   Live BP

·       Evening: Dinner, daily debrief – Highlight, Hardship, Hope (last night = Hero)

Monday, March 11:

·       Morning: Beach workout (20 minutes); breakfast; team fundamental practice with Pembroke Hill (1 hour) at Willy’s field; 2-hour intra-squad game – 4 Dominican players on each team

·       Afternoon: Lunch; 1-hour Dominican practice (Dominican and Pembroke Hill players) followed by a youth clinic

o   Dominican coaches lead 1-hour workout with both teams

·       Evening: Dinner; daily debrief

Tuesday, March 12:

·       Morning: Beach workout (20 minutes); breakfast

·       Late Morning: Baseball competitions/games against Dominican team at Ozoria Field

o   In and out on the clock

o   Around-the-horn on the clock

o   HOGS

o   Bunting Game

o   RF Hitting Game

o   Work-Up

·       Afternoon: House painting and candy distribution in sugar cane village near San Pedro de Macoris

·       Evening: Dinner; daily debrief; group 1 restring gloves

Wednesday, March 13:

·       Morning: Beach workout (20 minutes); breakfast; 2-hour American-Dominican practice (Dominican and Pembroke Hill players and coaches)

·       Turn in laundry after workout

·       Afternoon: Lunch; Casa Amor orphanage visit and cook out

·       Evening: Daily debrief

Thursday, March 14:

·       Morning: Beach workout (20 minutes); breakfast; Speedball: 6 on 6 on 6 with Dominican players in Gautier?

·       Afternoon/Evening: Juan Dolio beach and bachata/dance lessons

·       Evening: Daily debrief; group 2 re-string glove

Friday, March 15:

·       Morning: Beach workout (20 minutes); breakfast; team fundamental practice with Pembroke Hill (1 hour)

·       Afternoon: Lunch; Royals Academy clinic (Royals players led) followed by a two-hour game against team from New Hampshire followed by inter-active activities with Royals Academy players

·       Evening: Dinner; Daily debrief

Saturday, March 16:

·       Morning: breakfast and pool time

·       Afternoon: lunch at hotel and depart for airport

Items to Bring:

·       Passport

·       3 paper copies of passport – hotel will need a copy, player keeps a copy on him throughout the trip, and Coach Diskin will keep a copy

·       Spending money for souvenirs

·       2 pairs gray baseball pants

·       4 practice jerseys (red T-shirts will work; Seniors can wear their blue shirts)

·       Sliders

·       Cup

·       2 pairs baseball socks

·       Belt

·       Red hat

·       Red sleeves (light)

·       Pembroke Hill baseball collared polo – for travel

·       Khaki pants/nice pants/slacks – for travel

·       Pair of jeans

·       1 - 2 pairs of nice shorts

·       1 – 2 pairs of gym shorts

·       Glove

· Bat (metal and wood (only if you have wood))

·       Batting gloves – if used

·       Baseball bag

·       Spikes or cleats or turf shoes

·       Sunglasses

·       Tennis shoes

·       Swim suit

·       Sunscreen

·       Towel (optional)

·       Bag of donation items – can be old baseball equipment, clothes, toys, food items, hygiene products, anything really

·       Toiletries and hygiene products

Community service Activities:

·       Clinic

·       House painting

·       Glove re-stringing (at night at the hotel)

·       Orphanage visit

·       Russell Stover candy delivery

·       Academy – English help

List of Traveling Party:

Players:

Alcazar, Sebastian

Baker, Joey

Berning, Beckett

Chiu, Nico

Jaffe, Pierce

Minton, Landon

Nutter, Reece

Passan, Jack

Seaton, Beckley

Sitzer, Eli

Smith, Langston

Sotta, Brendan

Soulis, Austin

Stigger, Josiah

Terrill, Finnegan

Von Uckermann, Alex

Washington, Miles

Weber, JP

Coaches:

Jeff Diskin

Joe Diskin

Ethan Berning

Rooming List:

Sebastian Alcazar – Jack Passan

Nico Chiu – Pierce Jaffe

Reece Nutter – Miles Washington

Eli Sitzer – Langston Smith

Joey Baker – Beckett Berning

Brendan Sotta – JP Weber

Finnegan Terrill – Landon Minton

Austin Soulis – Beckley Seaton

Josiah Stigger – Alex von Uckermann

Diskin, Jeff – Diskin, Joe – Diskin, Leann

Berning, Ethan – Chamo (Dominican Assistant)