ANSWER: Any player that has played a year of college baseball and has     college eligibility left.

 How do I get on this team?

 ANSWER: Get a refernece from your college coach and email me at            mattrene@hotmail.com or Matt Acker at macker@kitsapbluejackets.com

 How will I know if I am on the team?

 ANSWER: Myself or BlueJackets Head Coach Matt Acker will contact you by the end of January.

How many home games will we play?

ANSWER: None, there are games scheduled in the area early in the season. This is a travel team.

How will we travel and where will we stay?

ANSWER: I will put together a travel itinerary that you will follow. You will be given a meeting place and will carpool from that point. I you live closer to the playing site that the scheduled meeting place, communicate that to me and arrangements will be made.

In some cases, you will be responsible for your motel. Under these circumstances I will have information on where we will be staying and the team rate for the room. If you have someone in the area you would like to stay with, you are more than welcome to stay with them. Some WCCBL teams will pay for your hotel room when we travel to play them.

We expect perfect behavior on the road.

What if I get offered to play for another team?

ANSWER: Your money ($100 by Feb. 15. Total of $400 by June 1) paid to the Tacoma Cardinals will stay with the organization. In order to play for another collegiate baseball team during the Cardinals season you will also have to ask to be let out of your BlueJackets contract. There is no guarantee that we will release you from your contract.

If I don't get picked up by the BlueJackets on or before July 18th, can I play for my old summer team after the Cardinals season?

ANSWER: Yes

Why would I play a 30-game schedule for the Cardinals if I could play 50-games in a men's summer league or 60-plus games on a summer team?

ANSWER: More than likely you will not face the top reliever from USC and play in front of crowds of over 1,000 screaming fans in a men's summer league or on a non-WCCBL summer team. If you are of age to play a 60-plus-game schedule, that may be beneficial for some players. You will still have an opportunity to play for a High School summer team after the Cardinals season is over. Even if you don't move up to the BlueJackets, as a Cardinal you will be playing against the WCCBL teams and have the opportunity to impress the league coaches and the visiting major league scouts in attendance.

IMPORTANT: Attendance and behavior are important factors in order to play for the Tacoma Cardinals. With the potential of moving up to the Kitsap BlueJackets, we have to make sure that each player understands that missing games in not an option. We are willing to work with someone who has an emergaency and communcates with us. When playing against a WCCBL team you will encounter large crowds and alcohol being served at the games. We want to make sure that our players are acting appropriately in these types of environments. If a Cardinal player is kicked out of a game or removed from a game by a Cardinal coach, that player will no longer be eligible to be called up to the BlueJackets.