Click on the link below to be directed to the 2023 Sr. Travel/Legion Registration

2023 Legion tryouts will take place Sunday April 30th at Noon. A makeup date of Sunday May 7th will be used if need be. After the registration window closes, there will be further instructions from Legion Head Coach Marshall Dalziel.

Players at tryouts will be evaluated by all coaches of the program, not just the coach who coaches the team they are trying out for. All coaches have input for each roster, the head coach of the team has the final say of their roster.

What will the players do:

- Running - Timed Home to 1B & Timed Home to 2B

- Fielding - Infielders will take ground balls, Outfielders will take fly balls

- Hitting - Players will take multiple rounds in the cage, along with testing their exit velocity

- Pitching - Players can throw off a mound if they would like. Please talk with your High School coach on when you are pitching next. We do not want you throwing off a mound if you are pitching on Monday or Tuesday following tryouts

How we evaluate:

- Hitting - Players who use the whole field, know their strike zone and understand what type of hitter they are. Coaches watch the swing, result of the swing, we also use the exit velocity speed(MPH) to help make the choice on each player.

- Fielding - Players will either take ground balls if they are an infielder or take fly balls if they are an outfielder. Players will be evaluated on their footwork and arm strength/accuracy in the infield. In the outfield players will be  evaluated on their footwork/routes to balls and arm strength/accuracy.

- Pitching - Players will be evaluated on their technique and accuracy. We do not want players throwing 100% due to being in the middle of the High School season and wanting them fresh for the spring and summer.

- Base Running - The time is not the end all with evaluations but we do use it in some circumstances to differentiate players. This is also a great starting point for the season as coaches can use the numbers to help them in the early stages of the schedule.

- High School Season -  Legion coaches attend High School games before tryouts to start to get an idea of what a player might contribute (attitude/effort/performance) to a summer team. We do not inquire about players from the Varsity coaching staff.

For 2023 we will field a Legion, Legion II and Junior Legion team.   The goal is to make all three teams extremely competitive while ensuring great development at all levels.

Legion & Jr. Legion - Must live in the school district or attend school in the district

Welcome to the 2023 Wayzata Senior Travel Baseball season.  Plymouth Wayzata will support teams at the Legion 1, Legion 2 and Junior Legion levels.  Wayzata baseball across the board in Travel, High School and at the Legion levels has enjoyed a great run of success on and off the field.  In recent years, Legion players have enjoyed a state championship, a runner up in state, and three championship victories in the prestigious 96 team Gopher Classic.  We look forward to continuing a strong tradition of Wayzata baseball at the Legion/Junior Legion levels. 

All teams will once again be led by high-quality, experienced baseball minded coaches with different backgrounds and affiliations.

Legion I: Marshall Dalziel

- 2011 Moorhead High School Graduate (Football, JG Hockey, Baseball)

- Spent 1 year at New Mexico Military Institute, SP/1B for the Baseball Team (NJCAA Division 1)

- Played club baseball at the University of Minnesota for next 4 years, ran team for 2.5 years

- Assistant coach 14AAA & 15AAA Shoreview Area Youth Baseball (2016 & 2017), Minnetonka Jr. legion 2 Head Coach (2018)

- Freshman Head Coach at Mounds View High School (2016 - 2020)

- Current Social Studies teacher at Le-Sueur Middle/High School

Legion II: Tanner Swenson

- 2013 Moorhead High School Graduate (Soccer, Basketball, Baseball)

- Played baseball at Hamline for 4 years while studying Biology

- Still stays active in his free time playing rec league soccer/basketball, softball and in the summer of 2020 hung up his cleats after playing multiple seasons of amateur baseball in Roseville.

Junior Legion: Daniel Buendorf

- 2020 Wayzata Graduate

- Spent 2 seasons at MState Fergus Falls where he was a RHP/OF.

- Currently a Baseball Student Manager at Mankato State University

- Current member of the Mankato State University Club Baseball Team

- Current member of the Champlin Park LoGators

Creighton Prep Jr. Jay (Omaha) - June 21st - 25th

Delano Stars and Stripes - July 1st - 4th

Gopher Classic (Eden Prairie): July 7th - 11th

Challenger Classic - June 16th - 18th

Spring Lake Park Panther Classic - June 24th - 25th

The Pete (Fargo) - June 30th - July 2nd

Apple Valley - June 2nd - 4th

Melde Meltdown (Minnetonka) - June 8th - 11th

Joe Parmer Pepsi Invitational (Fargo) - June 16th - 18th

New Ulm Classic - June 22nd - 25th

Policy 1, to be enacted January 1st, 2020

When registering for Senior Travel, it is under the assumption you are committing to whichever team you are placed upon. If after tryouts have taken place and teams have been posted, any player wishing to remove their name from a team, that player shall be prohibited from trying out for SENIOR TRAVEL the following season. Special circumstances such as work scheduling conflicts, injury/illness, etc. that prevent a player from honoring a spot on their respective team will be reviewed by the senior travel coaches and PWYBA executive committee. No removal of a players name due to taking a spot on a club baseball roster will be reviewed and is subject to penalty laid forth by this policy. 

Do you have questions about tryouts, commitments, team formation, schedules or anything else?   Please contact us so we can answer your questions!