FEBRUARY 15, 2026
Perry High School — Inaugural Drive
Over ~125 items including ~20 high-quality bats, ~15 gloves, and several full sets of catcher's gear. Led by Ambassador Richie Cruz.
PROGRAMS
Every season, Arizona high schools rally to collect new and gently used gear, fueling the Balsz Home2First League at home and our humanitarian shipments to the Dominican Republic. Scroll through the drives, most recent to oldest.
FEBRUARY 15, 2026
Over ~125 items including ~20 high-quality bats, ~15 gloves, and several full sets of catcher's gear. Led by Ambassador Richie Cruz.
JANUARY 24, 2026
Over ~330 pieces (nearly double the prior year's ~175), including ~30 bats, ~15 gloves, and 150+ pants and jerseys. Top donors: the Schue, McKendry, and Weber families.
DECEMBER 13, 2025
Over ~320 pieces including ~35 high-quality bats, about a 10% increase over the prior year. Led by Ambassadors Max Mangini and Keone Ede, with top donations from the Mangini, Burggraf, and Ede families.
NOVEMBER 16, 2025
Over 400 pieces (smashing the prior year's ~275 total), including 64 pairs of pants, 42 pairs of cleats, and 33 bats. Top donors: the Dravecky, Heskett, and Caminiti families, including cleats from Cam Caminiti.
NOVEMBER 2, 2024
Over ~275 pieces. Led by Ambassadors Cam Caminiti, Davis Diller, and Conner Hansen, with top donations from the Chavez and Johnson families.
OCTOBER 19, 2024
Over ~175 high-quality pieces. Led by Ambassador Ethan Trahan and Coach Beau Polvorosa, with top donations from the Beyer and Weber families.
SEPTEMBER 2024
Over ~300 pieces, including our first-ever pitching machine. Led by Ambassador Brady Short, with top donations from the King and Shuba families.
JANUARY 20, 2024
~165 pieces including 46 high-quality bats. Led by Ambassadors Cam Caminiti and Davis Diller.
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Record-setting ~1,100 pieces, our single largest equipment drive in 3+ years. Led by Ambassador Caleb Sweeney, with the majority bound for the Dominican Republic via Valley Christian's March school trip.
NOVEMBER 2023
Over ~440 pieces, roughly a 10% increase year-over-year and one of our largest single-day drives ever. Top donors: the Kilbers, Eptings, and Newstroms.
NOVEMBER 2022
Over 200 high-quality items, kicked off with new Ambassador Cam Caminiti driving the effort.
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
Over 400 pieces collected, one of the biggest drives to date at that point. Top donors: Reagan Widdows, Liu Rodríguez, and Devin Long.