2026 Minor League Rookie (9U) All-Star Team Announced

Congratulations to our 2026 Opelika Diamond Youth Minor League Rookie (9U) All-Stars. We look forward to you representing Opelika Diamond Youth in Montgomery, AL at the Rookie State Tournament beginning June 4th.

Head coaches will be reaching out to each player to give information on uniform fitting and practices.

  • RJ Carlisle
  • Hampton Davis
  • Cayson Fellows
  • Braxton Kolb-Cutolo
  • Bryson Lockhart
  • Tripp Ramirez
  • CJ Ross
  • Jax Thomas
  • CR Thomaston
  • Alan Velasquez
  • Kolton Ware
  • Lawson Young
  • Matt Thomas, Head Coach

Note: All-stars are voted on by the league coaches via secret ballot.

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2026 Minor League Traditional (10U) All-Star Team Announced

Congratulations to our 2026 Opelika Diamond Youth Minor League Traditional (10U) All-Stars. We look forward to you representing Opelika Diamond Youth in Montgomery, AL at the State Tournament beginning June 17th.

Head coaches will be reaching out to each player to give information on uniform fitting and practices.

  • Gavin Bradshaw
  • Quinten Burks
  • John Cates
  • Eli Chandler
  • Tiger Click
  • Kayson Coleman
  • Amir Dunn
  • Tucker Edwards
  • James Fenn
  • Finn Mason
  • Walker St. Clair
  • Tripp White
  • Jesse Edwards, Head Coach

Note: All-stars are voted on by the league coaches via secret ballot.

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2026 Ozone League Rookie (11U) All-Star Team Announced

Congratulations to our 2026 Opelika Diamond Youth Ozone League Rookie (11U) All-Stars. We look forward to you representing Opelika Diamond Youth in Montgomery, AL at the Rookie State Tournament beginning June 4th.

Head coaches will be reaching out to each player to give information on uniform fitting and practices.

  • Baylor Anglin
  • Easton Butler
  • Wyatt Clark
  • Samuel Collier
  • DeShawn David
  • Jonathan Guy
  • Hudson Hughes
  • John Michael Manasco
  • Matthew McGraw
  • Kayden Moss
  • Chip Nicholson
  • Redd Taylor
  • Casey Anglin, Head Coach

Note: All-stars are voted on by the league coaches via secret ballot.

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2026 Ozone League Traditional (12U) All-Star Team Announced

Congratulations to our 2026 Opelika Diamond Youth Ozone League Traditional (12U) All-Stars. We look forward to you representing Opelika Diamond Youth in Montgomery, AL at the State Tournament beginning June 17th.

Head coaches will be reaching out to each player to give information on uniform fitting and practices.

  • Stephen Cates
  • Wesley Earle
  • Brayden Jones
  • Paxton Margeson
  • Walker Rice
  • Caden Skinner
  • Austin Smith
  • Hudson Smith
  • LJ Spence
  • Kiyan Webb
  • David White
  • Walker Wright
  • Danny Earle, Head Coach

Note: All-stars are voted on by the league coaches via secret ballot.

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2026 Schedules Now Available

The schedules for the 2026 season have been released. Please select your league below or visit our schedules page to download your league’s schedule.

Official scrimmages for PeeWee and Minor leagues will begin Monday, March 16th, with their first games starting March 23rd. Ozone league will start scrimmages March 23rd and games March 30th. Opening Ceremonies will be Saturday, April 4th. Some PeeWee teams will play doubleheaders that day.

Time permitting, PeeWee rainouts will be made up on Tuesdays throughout the season. Minor and Ozone will make up rainouts at the end of the season, or we will possibly add a postseason tournament.

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Registration for the 2026 Season is Now Open!

**UPDATE – Tryout information listed below.

Registration for the 2026 Opelika Diamond Youth Baseball season is now open! To register, please go here.

Register early to receive an early-bird discount of $15. This will bring fees down to $85. Note: the cost will show as $100 until the automatic discount is applied in your cart. This discount expires at midnight on Friday, January 30th, so register early to save.

The deadline to register is Friday, February 6th at midnight.

Opelika Youth is for ages 6-12, based on the player’s age on 4/30/26. Note: If your child is 6 and has never played any type of baseball, we recommend them playing in the Opelika Parks & Rec T-ball/Coach Pitch league. This league plays late Spring/Summer and registration will be open later in the Spring.

Please use a valid email address when registering, as all tryout information will be sent via email. You can also keep up with news and dates at facebook.com/opelikadiamondyouth.

Important dates regarding tryouts:

  • Minor (9-10) – Saturday (2/14)
    • 10:00 AM – Field 1 – ALL Players
  • PeeWee (6-8) – Saturday (2/14)
    • 1:00 PM – Field 2 – ALL Players
  • Ozone (11-12) – Sunday (2/15)
    • 2:00 PM – Field 7 – ALL Players

Other important dates:

  • Friday, 1/30 – Last day of $15 discount.
  • Friday, 2/6 – Last day to register.
  • Monday, 2/16 – First practice.
  • Mon-Thu, 3/23-26 – First week of games.
  • Sat, 4/4 – Play Day.

Bat Rules for 2026:

For the 2026 season, Opelika Diamond Youth will be allowing Ozone (11-12) and Minor (9-10) leagues to use USSSA bats (“travel ball bats”).

PeeWee (6-8) league will be required to use USA bats (no T-ball bats), with Ozone and Minor players having the option to use USA bats as well.

Join us in 2026.

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