Grand Rapids Diamonds Hinkle

It's that time of year again!!! Our one and only team fundraiser is here!

Lions Home Game and Super Bowl Squares

For $40 you'll get a square for the 9 Lions home games on the schedule AND for the Super Bowl.

Please help to support our Diamonds team while cheering on the Lions!

Back to back birthdays!

Happy 12th birthday to one of our newest Diamonds, Alyssa! Can’t wait to see you settle in with this new group and continue to grow in your game! Excited to see what this year has in store for you!

Happy 12th birthday to our number 9! So proud of you for the work you put into your game! Love the person and player you are growing up to be!

Love this for the softball players of West Michigan! Proud to be a part of an organization that is on board with this change!

We all know that tryout season can be stressful. It makes it all the more stressful when the tryout season continually gets earlier and earlier, making its way into the current season being played. In talking with many organizations around West Michigan, we agreed to the need to get back to what is right for these girls and families. We need to stop making them choose to abandon commitments to a team when they are not even done with the season they are in. Players leave their teams before they are finished with their season and it is causing chaos, or, the talk of who is going where alone creates friction while the team is still in their current season. We do not believe in pressuring or forcing decisions early. College coaches have also talked about the negative effects it can have in recruiting in following players they are interested in. Diamonds Softball is proud to stand up with so many others to make the right move and start tryouts no earlier than August 1. Who is helping set an example for these players if the organizations they play for cannot be the example?

On top of that, many baseball teams have been discussing a start date of around July 26th in order to combat the earlier tryouts for baseball as well. Diamonds baseball is proud to join into that initiative too.

Happy Birthday to one of our team’s new coaches!!

This guy pours his heart and soul into everyone he crosses paths with and we are beyond lucky to have him on our staff.

Can’t wait for Coach Johnson to help support these girls and continue to grow their love and knowledge of the game.

The “last” of anything can be tough. This group competed all season and it has been amazing to work with them! One more day of giving everything we’ve got!

Update: Todays game has been canceled. We hope the smoke clears for Saturdays games!

Last tournament of the season!!!! Let’s get after it!!!!

Happiest birthday to our #3! Hope you have a great day Madyson and can’t wait to see what year 12 brings!