Big Lake Baseball Association

06/05/2026

We are one week away from photo day #2!

Important information:
-there are no paper forms, click the link below to register for photos and secure an early bird savings on your photo order!
-arrive 15 minutes early
-bring your bat or glove, whichever you prefer
-for Minors and Majors, please verify what color bottoms to wear for your team photo.
-for 13/14/15U: if your player is a catcher and wants to wear the gear for a photo, ask your coach to bring your team’s equipment. Also. verify which jersey color with your coach. Please wear the full uniform, including belt, hat, no metal cleats.

https://www.sportslinephotography.com/photo-day-galleries/big-lake-youth-baseball/

06/04/2026

Good morning Baseball Families, now that our game schedules for the Big Lake Classic tournament have been finalized, more dibs have been added. Please go to https://www.biglakebaseball.com/dib_sessions/index to register for additional sessions.

As a reminder, families need 6 hours per household for the season.

"Dibs" is an online tool that helps keep members organized by providing a platform to assign and claim responsibility. Site members can browse Dib Sessions below and claim responsibility for Dib Items. Members then complete Dib Items to fulfill their Dib Session requirements.

06/01/2026

🎉 ⚾️ STATE BOUND! ⚾️ 🎉
Huge congratulations to our Big Lake 15U baseball team for officially punching their ticket to the State Tournament! 🎟️💪

These players have left it all on the field, working incredibly hard this season long, and their dedication has officially paid off. We could not be prouder to have them representing Big Lake at the state level!

Drop a 💙, 💛, or a ⚾️ below to congratulate the team and wish them luck as they head to the big stage!

Go Big Lake!

05/30/2026

EXTRA! EXTRA! 📰 Read all about it!

We are thrilled to share that our upcoming youth baseball tournaments were featured in the Patriot News! ⚾️

Come out to the fields over the June 13th-14th & June 19th-21st weekends to catch some incredible championship games, cheer on our talented athletes, and support the Big Lake Youth Baseball Association. Admission is completely FREE, and it’s a fantastic way to spend a summer day with the community.

Check out the full article here: https://www.patriotnewsmn.com/article/24944,2-weekends-of-championship-youth-baseball-coming-to-big-lake

See you at the ballfields! 💙💛

05/23/2026

🚨 ADDITIONAL DIBS ARE NOW LIVE! 🚨

Available for:
⚾ Spud Fest
⚾ Quad City Tournament — July 18 & 19

REMINDERS:

All baseball families (Travel, Quad City, Majors & Minors) are required to complete 6 volunteer hours per family. These tournaments rely on your support, thank you for helping make them a success!

TO CLAIM A DIBS SESSION:

1️⃣ Navigate to our website: biglakebaseball.com
2️⃣ Sign in using your SportsEngine credentials (top right corner)
3️⃣ On the main menu, click “More” → Dibs
4️⃣ Select a Dibs Session
5️⃣ Click on a Dibs Item
6️⃣ Click “Claim This Dibs Item”
7️⃣ Enter the volunteer’s name, phone number, and email address
8️⃣ Click “Claim This Dibs Item” to confirm

Thank you for volunteering and helping make our tournaments a great experience for all players and families! ⚾

We’re excited to share some great news—our Varsity Baseball Team has been selected to play in Baseball Day Minnesota!

05/16/2026

These poor items are sad and looking for their owner 😔

If you were at pictures last night and they look familiar, reach out to us so we can reunite you!

05/14/2026

Today is photo day for 9- 12/13u!

-there are no paper forms, click the link below to register for photos
-arrive 15 minutes early
-bring your bat or glove, whichever you prefer
-if your player is a catcher and wants to wear the gear for a photo, ask your coach to bring your team’s equipment
-verify which jersey color with your coach
-wear the full uniform, including belt, hat (not the varsity hats won during winter clinics, our matching team hats please)

https://www.sportslinephotography.com/photo-day-galleries/big-lake-youth-baseball/2026-big-lake-youth-baseball-travel-quad-city-teams-photo-day/

05/11/2026

Our Board Meeting for Wednesday 5/13 will be rescheduled - Stay tuned!

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all our amazing BLBA moms! And, this is the perfect day for our first featured “Sunday Spotlight” of the season….

Head Coach Kari, Big Lake 10/11 in-house!

Kari Standfuss stepped up in a BIG way for her son and his team this season.

“I hope these boys learn more than just baseball this season. I hope they learn confidence, teamwork, perseverance, and how to believe in themselves. Most importantly... I hope they have FUN.
Watching these boys grow, work hard, encourage each other, and turn into better ballplayers has been so rewarding already. I'm beyond proud of every single one of them.” -Coach Kari

Some comments from parents and friends:
“Coach Kari is a great leader. Calm and positive, but keeps the teams attention and holds them accountable. She is so good with them!”
“She is always early any leaves last, making sure everyone is accounted for! We are going to have FUN this season!”
“You're an inspiration, Kari”
“Thank you for stepping up this season, I wish nothing but the best summer for you and these boys….full of growth, development, and a ton of FUN! You are a SuperMom, and I couldn’t be more PROUD of you for balancing life/coaching/work/momming with grace. Happiest Mother’s Day to you, friend!”

THANK YOU Coach Kari! !

05/09/2026

Baseball Day Minnesota! It was a gorgeous day Municipal Park! Check out the photos from the Twins Clinic hosted this morning, and our BLBA 11A travel team joining Big Lake Varsity at the 1:30pm game.
💙💛