Skill
Position-specific reps. Age-appropriate progressions. Every athlete touches the ball every drill.
2026 Fall registration now open
Youth and high school baseball
in El Dorado County, CA.
Diamond Dirtbags is a 501(c)(3) youth baseball program (Tax ID 93-2064742) serving players in grades 3–12 across Placerville, Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills, Shingle Springs, Diamond Springs, and Pollock Pines. Five competitive grade-based divisions from 3/4 Grade through high school, with the same coaches, the same standards, and the same dirt the whole way up.
501(c)(3) nonprofit Flat-fee registration Scholarship review on every form
500+
Families served
across El Dorado County
400+
Players developed
through the pipeline
10+
Years coaching
youth baseball in our county
What we teach
Three things, on repeat.
We don't chase trophies or tournament records. We teach the things that compound year over year until an athlete is unmistakable on a high school field.
Character
Effort over outcome. How you lose matters. The kid who gets back up faster is the one we're building.
Fundamentals
The boring stuff that wins late innings — and gets a 9th grader looking like a player on day one of HS tryouts.
The pipeline
Five divisions. One destination.
Athletes move through the program with the same coaches, the same standards, the same dirt. The youth divisions exist to feed the high school program — not the other way around.
- 3/4 Grades 3 – 4 First reps
- 5/6 Grades 5 – 6 Position discovery
- 7/8 Grades 7 – 8 HS prep
- HS Grades 9 – 12 The mission
Year-round development
Specialty lessons.
Position-specific work with the same coaches who run team practices. Available in the off-season and in addition to your team's schedule.
Book a lesson →- 01
Pitching
Mechanics, command, recovery.
- 02
Catching
Footwork, framing, calling a game.
- 03
Hitting
Approach, contact, power progression.
- 04
Fielding
Reads, angles, transfer.
- 05
Conditioning
Mobility, strength, speed — built for growing bodies.
Coaches you can trust
Who's on the field with your kid.
NFHS-certified
Every head coach holds active National Federation of State High School Associations certification.
Background-checked
Annual checks on every coach and volunteer who works with our athletes.
Positive coaching
Trained on Positive Coaching Alliance methodology. We coach kids, not scoreboards.
Community partners
Donated time keeps the program running.
Diamond Dirtbags is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We run on donated time, donated platforms, and a community that shows up. These are the partners going to bat for us right now.
- Website, brand, and technology The Backyard Bougie Built together. Side by side.
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Your business here.
Sponsor a team, a season, or a scholarship fund. Local businesses get jersey placement, banner recognition, and Dispatch mentions.
Become a sponsor →
The family
Diamond Dirtbags is a family.
Parents who show up, coaches who stay late, alumni who come back, and kids who get dirtier every year. Register for Fall — your athlete walks into a program built on a decade of coaching experience in El Dorado County.