Proctor Academy’s baseball team traveled to the Dominican Republic for a service and training trip from March 18- through March 25. The team has a long-standing tradition of taking a Spring Training trip to Florida during March break, however, head coach Mark Tremblay and jv coach Junior De La Hoz proposed a different type of Spring Training for the 2017 season. Working in conjunction with Proctor’s four-day immersion program, Project Period, eighteen students and three coaches traveled to Santo Dominigo, Dominican Republic for seven days of baseball training, community service, and life-changing work at the Nuestro Pequenos Hermanos orphanage.

Prior to their arrival, Coach Tremblay and Coach De La Hoz gathered donations from the Proctor community to help outfit youngsters at the orphanage with baseball gear. More than 150 pairs of baseball pants, 30 bats, 20 gloves, 30 jerseys, and multiple other items like helmets, catcher’s gear, and cleats were collected and shipped to the orphanage (see photo of donated gear above). A huge thank you to all those who donated gear, money, and purchased coffee through the team’s fundraiser earlier this year!