Once in a Lifetime Experience! Baseball Families can vacation and experience baseball within the Dominican Culture! 10-Days of complete family fun, entertainment, baseball that makes a lasting impact! Choose this opportunity for your family vacation as all family members will enjoy their experience.
Audy Mesa, former teammate with Kelly Ahrens, is regarded as one of the top baseball professionals in the United States and Dominican Republic. A former professional baseball player with the San Francisco Giants, Audy has carried on his love for baseball by providing many opportunities for aspiring baseball players. Audy owns Dominicana Baseball Academy in Utah , he has many travel teams, provides professional instruction and athlete development. Audy also owns an academy in the Dominican Republic where he trains aspiring dominican players as well as represents them in getting an opportunity to play professional baseball. Audy has been taking players from the United States to the Dominican Republic for over 15 years. The experience he has provided is a once in a lifetime opportunity for committed baseball families wanting to mix a vacation in while playing baseball and learning the culture in Dominican Republic. Audy and Kelly formed a great friendship while being teammates in the Giants organization and have ran parallel paths in player development over the years. They have stayed in touch always discussing opportunities and planning now joining forces in working together to blend each others expertise. Sharing the same values and having similar resumes, Audy looks foward to expanding opportunities with Kelly and Stars and Stripes Sports.
Kelly Ahrens, former teammate of Audy Mesa, is regarded as one of the top athlete development coaches in the United Sates. Like Audy, Kelly is a former professional baseball player with the San Franscisco Giants who were teammates in the Giants Organization. Kelly is the founder of Stars and Stripes Sports, Test and Train Sports, 24Hr-Athlete, and other entities who have been focused on athlete development for many years and who has produced many "Baseball/Softball excursions that have made a lasting impact. Stars and Stripes Sports has provided opportunity to over 25,000 Stars and Stripes players who have participated in special designed trips all over the world. Stars and Stripes Sports has taken players from the United States to Dominican Republic, Cuba, and 40 states within the United States. Stars and Stripes Sports baseball/softball have been to Cooperstown, College World Series, Baseball Heaven, Cal Ripken, Baseball at The Beach, and many other locations all over the United States providing great experiences. Together with Audy Mesa and Dominicana Baseball, Kelly Ahrens and Stars and Stripes Sports are excited to produce a once in a lifetime opportunity for families to experience.
Dates: July 18 to July 27
Reporting Date: July 18 @ 5:00 PM
Location:
La Romana Resort Nueva Romana Beach – Dominican Republic Ctra. San Pedro - La Romana, Km 12.
Itinerary:
July 18
5:00 to 7:00- Meet and Greet at All-Inclusive Resort
July 19
Families enjoy All-Inclusive Resort
July 20
8:00 Leave to Melvin Mora Academy
9:00 Arrive at Melvin Mora Academy
9:00 - 12:00 Baseball Testing/Instruction/Workout
12:00 Return to All-Inclusive Resort
July 21
8:00 Leave to Melvin Mora Academy
9:00 Arrive at Melvin Mora Academy
9:00 - 1:00 Games-Double Header
1:00 Return to All-Inclusive Resort
July 22
8:00 Leave to Melvin Mora Academy
9:00 Arrive at Melvin Mora Academy
9:00 - 1:00 Games-Double Header
1:00 Return to All-Inclusive Resort
July 23
8:00 Leave to Melvin Mora Academy
9:00 Arrive at Melvin Mora Academy
9:00 - 1:00 Games-Double Header
1:00 Return to All-Inclusive Resort
July 24
All Day Excursion Details TBA
July 25
8:00 Leave to Melvin Mora Academy
9:00 Arrive at Melvin Mora Academy
9:00 - 1:00 Games-Double Header
1:00 Return to All-Inclusive Resort
July 26
Visit the Island and MLB Training Facilities
July 27
8:00 Leave to Melvin Mora Academy
9:00 Arrive at Melvin Mora Academy
9:00 - 1:00 Games-Double Header
1:00 Return to All-Inclusive Resort
5:00 PM Send Off Gathering/Recap at All-Inclusive Resort
July 28
Enjoy All-Inclusive Resort
Check Out
Cost:
$5,500 - Family of 2 (2 Minimum)
$500 for additional family member
Family Responsibility for Additional Expenses:
*Families are responsible for flights to Dominican Republic
*Airport-Families are responsible for personal transportation to and from get to All-Inclusive Resort (responsible for additional travel outside of schedule events, i.e. personal outing on your own)
*Additional Entertainment- Families are responsible for any additional entertainment beyond Itinerary
Included in Cost:
*Hotel at All-Inclusive Resort
* 3 Meals a day at All-Inclusive Resort
*Drinks and Snacks served at Melvin Mora's Academy when at that facility
*10 Baseball Games (Weather Permitting)
*All Day Excursion - TBA
*ACE Capacity Testing, Hitter Handicap
*Professional Instruction
*Visit MLB Academies and cultural experience
*Transportation to and from all events on Itinerary
*Players-2 Uniform Tops, Two Hats, Two T-Shirts ( Players- Bring White Pants and Navy Blue Socks/Belts)
*Special Guests
*Equipment Donation/Handouts to community (Bring old equipment you can leave with community players)
We are super excited to have Bahia Principe Grand La Romana All Inclusive Resort as our lodging partner. Our families will be able to enjoy a great time together enjoying the sun and fun right on the ocean!
We are super excited to offer Instaraise as our proven fundraising partner! Get busy getting support for your trip!
Dominican Trip Participant Contract (pdf)
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