Opening Day

Opening Day 2026 – Quick Details

LOGISTICS (rain or shine!)

Date: Saturday, March 7
Time: 8:30–11:30 AM
Location: Wagner Ranch Elementary School

OBA Games begin after the opening ceremony and continue throughout the weekend.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Opening Day is a family-friendly event featuring:

  • Carnival games
  • Photo booth
  • Speed pitch
  • Raffle prizes
  • Awards ceremony
  • Our annual Home Run Derby - with a high-speed twist

The Home Run Derby is OBA’s biggest fundraiser, helping support field maintenance and important facility improvements for our players.

CALLS TO ACTION

✅JOIN THE DERBY!
Players can sign up, collect pledges from friends and family, and take their swings on Opening Day for a chance to win prizes.

👉 Register your player on our PledgeIt page and start gathering pledges today (for example, $10 per home run or a flat donation).

Every swing supports OBA and helps make a great season possible for our kids.

✅Sign up for a Volunteer Role

It takes a small village to hold a great Opening Day so please consider signing up for one of the volunteer roles here.  This will go towards meeting your OBA volunteer requirement.

We can’t wait to see you there and celebrate the start of the season together. Let’s play ball!

EVENT TIMELINE

Opening Day runs from 8:30–11:30 AM

🥞 8:30 AM — Arrival + Breakfast Opens

Grab a bite, meet teammates, and get settled in for the morning.

📸 TEAM PHOTO SCHEDULE 

Photos will be taken in order of first come, first served — teams must be present with their full roster to be photographed.

Individual photos are also available!

8:30 AM — Mustang Teams 

All Mustang teams 

  • Lapointe / Rafferty
  • Kong / Roufa
  • Tragas / Frase
  • Tuck / Moore / Megson
  • White / Korpi
  • Couche / O'Keefe
  • Weitz / Blower
  • Converse / DeSpain
  • Bandits- 10U

9:00 AM — Pinto (Group A) 
First come, first served

  • Brown / Coughlan
  • Niederstadt / Jue
  • McClain / Tuck
  • Hanson / Golpayegani
  • Landis / McDiarmid

9:15 AM — Pinto (Group B)
First come, first served

  • Valdiosera / Flournoy
  • Branson / Conn
  • Jacobowitz / Taylor
  • Lawson / Soby
  • Shemluck / Miles

9:30 AM — Pony & All Softball Teams

Pony

  • Dobson/ Collins/ Maguire
  • Bandits 13U
  • Bandits 14U

Softball

  • Softball A Minors – Alfert
  • Softball AA Minors – Savage
  • Softball AAA Minors – Winkler

9:45 AM — Bronco Teams

  • Perrone
  • Milush
  • Bandits 11U
  • Bandits 12U

📷 10:00 AM — All-League Photo

Taken on the blacktop by the gym — don’t miss it!

🎈 10:15 AM — Parade Line-Up

Players gather outside the gym for the team procession.
Parents and guests find seats inside.

🎤 10:30 AM — Opening Ceremony (Gym)

Celebrate the start of the season and celebrate last year’s players together!

We recommend arriving early so your player doesn’t miss their photo slot and gets to enjoy all the activities. It’s going to be a fun, memorable morning for everyone ⚾✨

See you on Opening Day!