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Tryout Details

For the 2024-2025 season each individual team will conduct their own tryouts. Tryouts will be held at a variety of locations depending on weather and availability. Locations include Don Edwards Park (429 Ohio St. Newark, OH 43055), Kiwanis Park (9688 Butler Rd. Newark, OH 43055) Ohio State Newark (925 Sharon Valley Rd. Newark, OH 43055), or if a tryout is moved inside it will be hosted at our indoor facility The Herd Athletic Facility (1000 Brice St Newark, OH 43055) . Trying out for our program is free, fees for age groups are listed at the registration page for each respective age group.  



To register for tryouts please scroll down and register for the age group you would like to tryout for! For updated tryout information regarding weather or field changes please check our social medias. For any additional information or questions please reach out to the contact person for your listed age group or Program Director Adam Jenkins at [email protected] or 740-588-3076.



Thank you. 

8U Baseball Developmental Team

This team will only play 2-4 tournaments and a league schedule. It will be heavily focused on development through practices and team workouts. 

July 8th 6:00-8:00pm Field 1

July 10th 6:00-8:00pm Field 4

Location: Kiwanis Park Field 1 & 4

Contact: Brad Verhovec at [email protected] : 614-354-5371

Private Tryouts Available



9U Baseball

June 26th 6:00-8:00pm 

July 10th 6:00-8:00pm

Location: Kiwanis Park Field 1

Contact: Matthew Barrick 614-257-8342 : [email protected]

Private Tryouts Available

10U Baseball

July 9th 6:00-8:00pm (10U Zuspan) Field 1

July 12th 6:00-8:00pm (10U Zuspan) Field 3


July 10th 6:00-8:00pm (10U Myers) Field 3

July 13th 4:00-6:00pm (10U Myers) Field 3

July 14th 2:00-4:00pm (10U Myers) Field 3


July 8th 6:00-8:00pm (10U Corwin) Field 3

July 11th 6:00-8:00pm (10U Corwin) Field 3

July 20th 1:00-3:00pm (10U Corwin) Field 3


July 3rd 6:00-8:00pm (10U Glosser) Field 2

July 15th 6:00-8:00pm (10U Glosser) Field 4

July 25th 6:00-8:00pm (10U Glosser) Field 2


Location: Kiwanis Park Field 1,2,3

Contact: William Zuspan 304-840-6091 : [email protected]

Contact: Jeremy Myers 740-877-7134 : [email protected]

Contact: Travis Glosser 740-899-6377 : [email protected]

Contact: Todd Corwin  419-631-0006  : [email protected] 

Private Tryouts Available


11U Baseball

July 15th 6:00-8:00pm Field 1

July 17th 6:00-8:00pm Field 3

July 19th 6:00-8:00pm Field 1


Location: Kiwanis Park Field 1, 2 or 3

Contact: Brad Verhovec at [email protected] : 614-354-5371

Private Tryouts Available


12U Baseball

July 1st 6:00-8:00pm (12U Pittman) Field 3

July 8th 6:00pm-8:00pm (12U Pittman) Field 2

July 14th 1:00-3:00pm (12U Pittman) Field 2

July 20th 1:00-3:00pm (12U Pittman) Field 2

July 10th 6:00-8:00pm (12U Allen) Field 2


July 12th 5:00pm-7:00pm (12U Allen) Field 2

July 15th 6:00-8:00pm (12U Allen) Field 2

Location: Kiwanis Park Field 2 & 3

Contact: Nathan Pittman (740) 213-1838 : [email protected]


Contact: Derek Allen (740) 641-7945

Private Tryouts Available


13U Baseball

July 1st 6:00-8:00pm (13U Barber)


July 10th 6:00-8:00pm (13U Brewer)

July 13 10:00am-12:00pm (13U Brewer) 


Location: Ohio State Newark Field 

Contact: Ajay Barber [email protected] : 740-616-2672

Contact: Steve Brewer [email protected] : 740-973-9969

Private Tryouts Available



14U Baseball

July 7th 2:00-4:00pm

July 12th 6:00-8:00pm

Location: Ohio State Newark

Contact: Kyle Dygert 614-595-1470

Private Tryouts Available



15U Baseball

Private Tryouts By Request Only

Location: TBD

Contact: Mike Kopachy: 330-502-4234 : [email protected]


16U Baseball

July 24 6:00-8:00pm 

July 31 6:00-8:00pm 

Location: Ohio State Newark

Contact: Tom Larason: 614-551-7122

Private Tryouts Available



17U/18U Baseball

July 20th 2:00-4:00pm

July 29th 2:00-4:00pm

Location: Ohio State Newark

Contact: Shane Kurelic 614-935-8109 : [email protected]

Private Tryouts Available





10U Softball

July 18th 6:00-8:00pm

July 26th 6:00-8:00pm

Location: Kiwanis Park Field 1

Contact: Josh Taylor 740-334-3480 : [email protected]

Private Tryouts Available

11U Softball

July 15th 6:00-8:00pm

July 21st 6:00-8:00pm

Location: Kiwanis Park Field 3

Contact: Courtney Turner 740-506-2330 : John Turner 740-507-3965 : [email protected]


Birthdays:A player whose 12th birthday is Sept. 1 2023 or later is eligible. 

Private Tryouts Available


12U Softball

July 11th 6:00-8:00pm (12U Taylor)

July 19th 6:00-8:00pm (12U Taylor) 

Location: Kiwanis Park Field 3

Contact: Josh Taylor 740-334-3480 : [email protected]

Private Tryouts Available



13U Softball

July 20th 4:00-6:00pm Field 2

July 27th 2:00-4:00pm  Field 3

Location: Kiwanis Park Field 2 & 3

Contact: Katie Hill 740-973-4328 : [email protected]

Private Tryouts Available



14U Softball

July 28th 2:00-4:00pm Field 2 (14U Queen)

July 31st 6:00-8:00pm Field 2 (14U Queen)

August 3rd 5:30-7:30pm Field 3 (14U Queen)

August 10th 12:30-2:30pm Field 2 (14U Queen)


July 26th 6:00-8:00pm Field 3 (14U Taylor)

August 2nd 6:00-8:00pm Field 3 (14U Taylor)

August 4th 2:00-4:00pm Field 3 (14U Taylor)

August 9th 6:00-8:00pm Field 2 (14U Taylor)

Location: Kiwanis Park Field 2 & 3

Contact: Bryce Taylor 740-644-6270 : [email protected]

Contact: Eryn Queen 614-202-4215 : [email protected]

Private Tryouts Available


16U Softball

July 25th 6:00-8:00pm Field 3

July 27th 10:00am-12:00pm Field 2

July 28th 5:00-7:00pm Field 2

Location: Kiwanis Park Field 2 & 3


Contact: Cameron Bates 740-764-1221 : [email protected]

Private Tryouts Available


18U Softball

July 26th 6:00-8:00pm

July 27th 2:00-4:00pm

August 2nd 2:00-4:00pm

Location: Kiwanis Park Field 2

Contact: Andy Gostrue 740-334-8540 : [email protected]

Private Tryouts Available


Tryout Registration

2025 Bison Baseball Season

Welcome! You are registering to tryout for The Ohio Bison Baseball youth travel program. For the 2025 season we plan to offer ages 9U - 18U. We are a competitive travel baseball program based out of Licking County, Ohio.

Mission Statement and Purpose: The Ohio Bison Baseball Program is a travel organization based out of Licking County, Ohio. The program consists of positive coaches with the right experience, whose goal is to promote development and character so that players will be prepared to take their game to the next level on and off the field. We are dedicated to providing committed athletes the opportunity to improve upon not only their fundamental skills as an athlete but also as a positive member of the community. 

9U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$925.00

10U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$1075.00

11U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$1100.00

12U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$1125.00

13U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$1250.00

14U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$1350.00

15U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$1450.00

16U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$1600.00

17U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$1600.00

18U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$1600.00

8U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 08/02/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$775.00

2025 Bison Softball Season

Welcome! You are registering to tryout for The Ohio Bison Softball youth travel program. For the 2025 season we plan to offer a 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U and 18U team. We are a competitive travel softball program based out of Licking County, Ohio.

Mission Statement and Purpose: The Ohio Bison Softball Program is a travel organization based out of Licking County, Ohio. The program consists of positive coaches with the right experience, whose goal is to promote development and character so that players will be prepared to take their game to the next level on and off the field. We are dedicated to providing committed athletes the opportunity to improve upon not only their fundamental skills as an athlete but also as a positive member of the community. 

16U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$650.00

10U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$650.00

11U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$650.00

12U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$650.00

13U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$650.00

14U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$650.00

18U

Registration closes on 08/31/2024 at 12:00 AM
Season Dates: 09/01/2024 to 07/31/2025
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$650.00
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