Roughriders head coach Nate Perleberg is pleased to announce the start of the fourth team in the Riders baseball program.

The JR Riders will consist of 13-14 year old players and will be a bridge for players coming from Little League to the Legion program. Players born in 1998 and 1999 are eligible for the team. (1999 birthdays have to be between Jan 1 and April 30.)

The team will be selected through a try-out process. They will play about 40 games next summer. 

"We are very excited about adding the JR Riders to our program,” Perleberg said.  “The goal is for our young players to play a high level of competitive, fun baseball at an early age. They will be introduced into the Riders program and begin the development process through hard work, dedication, and teamwork. To continue to be successful in our program, we have to continue to develop our young players and teams.”

The Riders baseball program now has four teams: Riders, Rustlers, Prep, and JR Riders.

Tryouts for the JR Riders team will be this fall on Monday, October 17 or Tuesday, October 18 at 5:30 pm at Roughrider Stadium.

Players only need to attend one tryout session.

Players should bring turf shoes and cleats, as well as a $25.00 non-refundable tryout fee.

Tryouts for the Riders Prep team (1996/1997 birthyears) will be Wednesday, Oct 19 and Riders/Rustlers tryouts will be Thursday, Oct 20. To sign up or ask questions, please contact Riders head coach Nate Perleberg at 689-4542.