Home / Teams & Coaches
Teams & Coaches
Five teams, five age groups, one standard. Rosters are capped so every player gets innings that matter.
2027 teams
9U through 13U
Every team is guaranteed at least three tournaments. Age groups often add more, depending on what that team's families and coaches decide together before the season.
Nearly every player on these rosters is also on a Canyon Lake Little League team. That is by design — we practise around rec games, not over them.
Age groups follow the USSSA cutoff — a player's age as of April 30. Not sure where your child lands? Use the USSSA age calculator or ask us.
- Manager
- Position open
- Bases / mound
- 60 ft / 46 ft
- Roster cap
- 12 players
- Tournaments
- 3 guaranteed
- Travel radius
- Mostly in-state
First year of kid-pitch travel ball. Heavy emphasis on throwing mechanics, catching the ball cleanly and learning where to be.
- Manager
- Zac Soetmelk
- Bases / mound
- 60 ft / 46 ft
- Roster cap
- 12 players
- Tournaments
- 3 guaranteed
- Travel radius
- SD, WY, CO, NE, ND
Leads, steals and pickoffs enter the game. Pitchers start building a second pitch and a real pitch count discipline.
- Manager
- Adam Bauerle
- Bases / mound
- 70 ft / 50 ft
- Roster cap
- 12 players
- Tournaments
- 3 guaranteed
- Travel radius
- SD, WY, CO, NE, ND
The jump to big diamond. Arm strength, cutoffs and relays, and situational hitting become the focus of every practice.
- Manager
- Travis Shepardson
- Bases / mound
- 70 ft / 50 ft
- Roster cap
- 13 players
- Tournaments
- 3 guaranteed
- Travel radius
- SD, WY, CO, NE, ND
The last year on the 70-foot diamond. Position specialization and heavier pitching workloads, with an eye on next season’s jump to 80 feet.
- Manager
- Scott Guffey
- Bases / mound
- 80 ft / 54 ft
- Roster cap
- 13 players
- Tournaments
- 3 guaranteed
- Travel radius
- SD, WY, CO, NE, ND
The big-field year. Eighty-foot bases and a 54-foot mound change every timing in the game — leads, pickoffs, pitching workloads and outfield depth all start to look like high school ball.
Coaching staff
Who your kid learns from
Every Canyon Lakers manager and assistant is background-checked, USSSA-credentialed and required to complete concussion and abuse-prevention training before the first practice.
Headshots and full bios go up before the first practice. Sample content
Scott Guffey
13U Manager
Intermediate division — 80-foot bases, 54-foot mound.
Travis Shepardson
12U Manager
Senior division — 70-foot bases, 50-foot mound.
Adam Bauerle
11U Manager
Major division — 70-foot bases, 50-foot mound.
Zac Soetmelk
10U Manager
Minor division — 60-foot bases, 46-foot mound.
Manager needed
9U Manager
We're looking for a manager to lead our youngest travel team through the 2027 season.
Want to coach or help out?
We're always looking for assistant coaches, scorekeepers and dugout parents. All volunteers complete a background check and the USSSA safety course — we cover the cost.