2024 Rover News


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Delaware River Rivalry Series
April 24, 2024

Easton-Phillipsburg Rivalry


The Easton-Phillipsburg Rivalry is America’s Greatest High School Athletic Rivalry. In the spirit of celebrating the rivalry, the Athletic Departments of the Easton Area School District and Phillipsburg School District are committed to holding rivalry contests at the best possible venues in the area, providing the stage that this rivalry deserves.

While Varsity Football has long called Fisher Stadium/Lafayette College home for the Thanksgiving Day Football Game, this past fall Varsity Boys and Girls Soccer contests were moved to Lafayette’s Gummeson Grounds at Oaks Stadium, located on the college’s Metzgar Fields Complex.

In a continued effort to provide the proper stage for rivalry contests, Easton and Phillipsburg are excited to announce the following spring athletic date and site changes for the 2024 Varsity Baseball game between the Red Rovers and Stateliners:

VARSITY BASEBALL

Date: Friday, May 3, 2024 – Phillipsburg at Easton (Rain Date: May 5)

Time: 7pm; Gates open 6pm
Location: Coca-Cola Park, Home of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Youth Day: Youth players in uniform and escorted by a parent will be permitted free entry to the event. Parents & families must purchase tickets

I you are having issues with the either of the links below please contact the athletic office at 610-250-2575

Tickets for both events are available ONLINE ONLY

Click here to Order tickets on line or just scan the QR Code

Delaware River Rivalry Online Store

Click here to Take home a Rivalry Souvenir

The Easton Area School District and Phillipsburg School District thank our partners, St. Luke’s University Health Network and Service Electric Network for their support of both athletic departments and the rivalry!

Parent Help Needed for Acton Boxborough, April 20 for Varsity and JV games
April 10, 2024

Varsity and JV parents - we are in need of your help in providing a picnic style meal for the players and coaches from Acton MA. as we host them in a few weeks. We will also be feeding any visiting parents and the Rover Baseball players. Attached is a link for a Sign UP genius provided by several of our parents who are organizing for that day. Please consider signing up for bringing in goods like cases of water and soda and other foods for the day.

Any questions please contact Coach LaDuca at laducac@eastonsd.org or Mrs Dawn Ackerman at ackermand@eastonsd,org or Mrs Jill Talijan at jad1207@rcn.com.

Thank you kindly!

Click here for the Acton-Boxboro Sign-up Form


Important Phillipsburg Game Ticket Announcement
March 25, 2024

On Friday May 3 - The Easton and Phillipsburg baseball teams will meet at Coca Cola Park. Two Suites will be designated behind home plate for Easton Families and tickets for those who wish to purchase them will be $25 and will include a full Iron Pigs Suite menu of food and soft drink beverages for an hour prior and through the duration of the game. Tickets are going fast since the announcement and are becoming very limited.

Please contact me at laducac@eastonsd.org immediately if you would like to reserve them. They are on a first come first serve basis and are going fast! All other tickets for other seats in the stadium will be $5 and will be available at a later date as information will follow.

EASTON BASEBALL – “FIRST PITCH BANQUET”
March 10, 2024

EASTON BASEBALL – “FIRST PITCH BANQUET”
Monday - March 18,2024, 6:00pm
Lehigh Valley BBQ
270 E. Kleinhans Street (Formerly Castel Club - South Side Easton)

Goal: To gather all members of the Easton Baseball community past and present to share in the rich traditions of this storied program and to celebrate the 2024 young men who will be writing the next chapters of their part in Easton Baseball.

Program begins at 6pm

All players are paid for by the Easton Baseball Diamond Club
Additional guests will be $30 / Children under 13 will be $15 payable to "Easton Baseball Diamond Club"
Dress: All players are to be in Suit/Jacket and Tie for the event and are required to attend with their teammates. Parents and Guests may be in casual attire. Payment can be given to your child's coach by Saturday March 16, 2024.
If you are in need of a jacket – our staff will make sure that we have some for those in need – please let the coaches know if you are in need of help.
Must have a count by Wed. March 13 by 9pm

Please go to www.roverbaseball and click on link to complete google form – with number of adults and children attending. Do not put the player in your count – just additional guests! Varsity and JV can complete the form immediately and the Junior HIgh will do so as soon as the team is picked on Tuesday.

Menu

Beef Brisket
Pulled Pork
Tuscan Chicken with Orzo
Seasoned Grilled Chicken
Classic Mac and Cheese
Oven Roasted Potatoes with Vegetables
Italian Antipasto Salad
Texas Cowboy Baked Beans
Slider Rolls, Corn Bread, Signature Sauces
Soft Drinks – Non-Alcoholic Beverages (Coke Products)
Iced Tea, Water, Hot Tea, and Coffee
Dessert – Assorted Mini Cheesecake Bites and Mini Chocolate Fudge Brownie Bites

If you have a special dietary need – please email me at laducac@eastonsd.org

Click here to RSVP


Easton Baseball Cleat and Turf Store: 2024
February 28, 2024

Please click on the link below to go to the BSN store that provides us with the spike and turfs we are wearing as a varsity this year. JV and Junior High may also purchase anything on the store. The store is active between now and March 25th. Anything purchased can be returned if not used if anyone is worrying about making the team etc. You can purchase in stages also from a financial standpoint if you wish. First games are March 19. Items will be directly shipped to your home!

Varsity will be responsible for Spikes, Turfs, and White helmets - all other store items are completely optional. The Nike Huarache White and Red and Black Air Diamond Trainers turfs are the shoes the varsity will wear and are required.

Junior Varsity and Junior High we recommend you buy the same but there is also a black molded pair on the store as well. You may also buy your own black spikes , etc. JV and Freshmen will continue to wear red or black helmets that we will provide. We will not wear slides, crocs, or other type shoes on buses etc to games and practices. Please have sneakers or turf shoes.

Any questions you may have regarding this store can be directed to me at laducac@eastonsd.org

Click here to access the BSN Store


Easton Baseball 2024 Parent Orientation Information
February 20, 2024

Parents and Players please read the following information pertaining to the 2024 tryout period and baseball season. Any Varsity or general program questions you may have please email me at laducac@eastonsd.org - Junior Varsity Grades 9-10 questions should go to kanuskyr@eastonsd and Junior High Grade 8-9 questions should be sent to millerr1@eastonsd.org.

Click here to access the Parent Orientation Information Document


Rover News: Jan. 13, 2024
January 13, 2024

1. A donation towards Childhood Cancer was sent on behalf of Easton Baseball to the St Jude Cancer Center in the amount of $400. The donation was tied to our annual Halloween game which did not occur this year due to field improvements at that time. Thank you to the kind and generous families and players who donated to the cause. We always want our players to understand the importance of serving others and also in our community!

That is a two year total of $1400 including 2022.

2. Zoned Sports Training will begin Jan 14 from 11:30-1:00 and last week's makeup will be March 3.

3. Watch soon on school announcements and this website along with "X" for Sign Up and Physicals information for the spring season. Tryouts will begin on March 4.

Physical Exams are set for Wed. Feb. 21 from 5-7pm in the EAHS Gym Lobby. Spring Sports Parent Meeting will be held in EAHS Gym TUESDAY, Feb. 20 at at 6pm

4. George Thomas was the 2023 season recipient of the EAHS Baseball 1890 Tradition Scholarship for seniors in the amount of $1000. George has completed his first semester at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. The award will be distributed now that his first semester is completed successfully and he is enrolled in the spring. George follows the inaugural winner Ryan Bowman from 2022.

5. A Diamond Club meeting will be held in February so watch for the date and time to follow.

Carmelo M. LaDuca Jr.
Easton Area High School
Head Baseball Coach - EAHS
laducac@eastonsd.org
610-250-7575 Ext 13000

Zoned Baseball Training Postponed
January 6, 2024

Sunday Jan 7th Zoned Baseball Sports Training has been postponed and will be made up at a later date.

We will begin training on next Sunday Jan 14th at 11:30am-1pm.

Any questions please send me an email at laducac@eastonsd.org

Zoned Baseball Training
January 2, 2024

Zoned Training will begin Sunday Jan. 7 at 11:30am-1:00pm

Important Notes:
All participants should check (X) Twitter @roverbaseball for any updates or postponements due to weather conditions etc. A possible storm may hit this weekend and could cause a disruption to our schedule or a postponement. Please stay tuned.

Please wear the Easton Baseball Shorts that you were given if you were part of our fall baseball teams. Also - wear this year's game T - shirt from fall baseball as well. If you did not play this fall then wear some sort of red shorts and an Easton shirt of some kind. Wear the Fall baseball red hat or something red. Leave the jewelry at home!

Please arrive around 11:20 for check in. Please bring your payment with you for $220 payable to "Easton Baseball". If you need a financial arrangement please speak to Coach LaDuca about options that are available.

Any questions you may have please send them to my email at laducac@eastonsd.org.


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    EAHS Library
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