Dunkirk’s varsity baseball team is set to revive its annual spring trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The Dunkirk Board of Education approved the trip Tuesday after longtime coach Frank Jagoda gave a presentation about it. The trip didn’t happen in 2020 or this year due to COVID-19.

Some details about the trip are unclear. Jagoda said it would be either April 8-16 or April 15-23, depending on the team’s league schedule.

It’s also undecided what tournament the Marauders will play in. “We’ve always been in the Mingo Bay tournament, where we play four or five teams,” Jagoda said. Another option is the Cal Ripken Experience tourney, but that is “very, very expensive,” he said.

Jagoda plans to rent a condo that can accommodate from 20 to 26 people, a the coaching staff can live with the players. He said other schools send their coaches and ask parents to be responsible for players’ accommodations, but “I’d rather have a thumbnail on the kids when we’re down there.”

He explained, “It’s not, ‘Let’s go down to the beach and hang out.'” The players will have responsibilities around the condo, such as doing laundry and sweeping floors.

That’s not to say there won’t be some fun activities. Jagoda spoke of a mini-golf tournament and an outing to see a minor league baseball game.

The trip will be self-funded by the Marauders baseball program, except for one thing: the school district will rent a van for the trip.

Jagoda plans team meals in the condo, which will be funded through fundraising efforts. “Any parents who go down there, we ask they provide a meal for the kids,” he said. The team will then reimburse parents with fundraising money.

Jagoda acknowledged that there have been a few discipline issues on previous Myrtle Beach trips. He said they were taken care of “responsibly” and “in a timely fashion.”

“Boys are boys, and we do have these types of issues,” he said.

The coach recalled one hotel damage incident where he was presented with an $800 bill. Parents of team members wanted him to pay it out of fundraising money. Jagoda refused, insisting that each player pay him $62 unless someone confessed who did the damage. No one did, and Jagoda collected the money from his team, and their parents.

After Jagoda concluded his presentation, the Board of Education held a straw vote on letting him complete plans for the trip. The board unanimously gave him the go-ahead.