Oaktown Youth Foundation

09/08/2026

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Now that the Labor Day festivities have come to an end, we’d officially like to introduce you to the NKYL Board Members!

These individuals have stepped up to help lead NKYL, support our players and families, and continue building a stronger youth baseball & softball program for our communities.

⚾ NKYL Board Members ⚾

President — Shane Kocher
Vice President — Hillary Trotter
Secretary — Jeremy Trowbridge
Treasurer — Gracee Schatz
Member At-Large — Jon Fitzpatrick

⚾️ NKYL - Town Representatives ⚾️

Edwardsport - Josh Clarke
Freelandville - Kale Jones
Oaktown - Trenton Schatz
Bicknell - Kayti Trowbridge

We’re excited about what’s ahead for NKYL and extremely grateful for the dedication each of these individuals is willing to give to our league and, most importantly, our kids.

This is just the beginning. We’re looking forward to building something our communities can be proud of for years to come. Thank you for the continued support!

Let’s get to work! ⚾🖤❤️

08/31/2026

SPONSORS! VOLUNTEERS! We are putting any child that is a part of the NKYL in the Labor Day parade! If anyone would like to help donate candy for the kids to pass out please reach out to me⚾️🍬🍭

🇺🇸⚾ NKYL HITS THE PARADE ROUTE! ⚾🇺🇸

North Knox Youth League will be entering a float in the upcoming Bicknell Labor Day Parade! 🎉

We’d love to see all of our NKYL players come out and represent their teams! If your player is interested in participating, please reach out to Shane Kocher - Hillary Trotter - Gracee Schatz or simply show up in your jersey and find the NKYL float! 🌟 MOST PLAYERS WILL WALK 🌟 Please wear comfortable shoes. Water will be handed out as well.

🍬 Candy Donations Needed! ⚾

If any local businesses, families, or individuals would like to donate candy for our players to pass out during the parade, we would greatly appreciate your support! Please contact us to drop off donations at your earliest convenience to so we can make sure our players have plenty to share.

We truly appreciate all of the support our community has shown us so far. North Knox Youth League is committed to giving back to the community more than ever, and we’re excited to share some smiles with everyone along the parade route!

We will keep the group updated with more details as they become available.

📅 Monday, September 7th
⏰ Parade starts at 12:00 PM - Noon
📍 Bicknell, Indiana
🕦 Please arrive by 11:30 AM at the latest

We’re excited to see all those familiar faces proudly wearing their team colors and representing North Knox Youth Leagues throughout our community!

Let’s kick off the new NKYL season the right way, with community, baseball, and a whole lot of North Knox pride! ⚾❤️🖤

LET’S GO!!!

07/17/2026

Our season didn’t end the way we wanted it to tonight, but that’s okay. Congratulations to Freelandville Blue on bringing the heat and playing a great game!

We had a great season, ending with 6 wins to 3 losses on the regular season and we made it to the championship for the second year in a row! All of us coaches are so proud of our team💚! I want to shout out all of our 8 year olds this year that will be moving up to kid pitch next year. Wren, Maggie, Jeremy, Gunner, Bexley, Nora, Madison, Ne’Veyah, Khloe, and Stephica! These are all such great kids that we’ve had the pleasure to coach, some of them since kindergarten🥹! I want you all to know how proud we are of you and I see nothing but good things in all of your futures! Keep playing ball, keep shining bright, and keep that mitt in the dirt😉!

For the last time this season, GO OAKTOWN💚

07/16/2026

Tonight is championship night⚾️🏆! These kids have played hard all season and grown so much along the way! We are so proud of how far they’ve all come! Come out to Freelandville tonight at 6:30 to cheer us on and wear your GREEN💚! Go Oaktown!!!

07/15/2026

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A 13 to 3 win over Freelandville Gray tonight sends the Oaktown Coach Pitch team to the championship game on Thursday at 6:30 at Freelandville! Come support your town’s coach pitch team lead by Oaktown’s Woman of The Year, Gracee Schatz!

07/15/2026

Oaktown came to play tonight! Bats, base running, fielding, and team morale were all on fire🔥! A 13-3 win over Freelandville Grey puts us in the championship Thursday night! Come on out to Freelandville at 6:30 and cheer us on as we battle Freelandville Blue for the final win🏆!!
GO OAKTOWN💚⚾️!!!

07/14/2026

Come cheer on our Oaktown Coach Pitch team tonight as we play Freelandville Grey for our tournament💚⚾️!! There is a game before us at 6:00 and then our game is at 7:30!

07/14/2026

Oaktown 10U wrapped up their season Friday night. While they didn’t come away with a win, they played hard! This was a season full of learning and growing together as a team💚⚾️!