Upcoming Events:
Annual Hall of Fame Dinner - October 23rd, 5:30 p.m., The Woodwinds, Branford
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Welcome to the Southern Connecticut Diamond Club, Inc. We are a 501 (c) (3) organization and all of our members are volunteers. The money we raise gets donated back to the community.
The Southern Connecticut Regional Diamond Club was originally formed with one goal in mind - to promote the great game of baseball in the region! That simple mission continues in the dedication and volunteer work of its members.
The club spreads the goodwill of baseball through awards, recognition of those who have given back to the game, free skills clinics, donations to local organizations, and more. It is a full-fledged network of baseball people working to help others enjoy the game. Check out the pages on our site to see our involvement in the local baseball community.
The group got its inspiration from a prior organization (The Greater New Haven Diamond Club). This former club was founded in 1980, but went into a batting slump after 1992. Thankfully, several former members, along with a new group of dedicated individuals who believed in the mission, started the Southern Connecticut Diamond Club in 2005. In 2011, the organization went from a informal structure, to a full-fledged corporation. In 2013, the organization obtained its non-profit status.
All of our members continue to be volunteers, with proceeds donated back to the community. See the "In The Community" section under this page for more info on our donations.
Photos from past events are found here
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News & Notes:
The Southern Connecticut Diamond Club, Inc., has established the Dan Gooley Legends Award. The honor will be awarded annually at the Southern Connecticut Diamond Club Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony, and each year’s winner will be a member of the SCDC Hall of Fame.
The SCDC, a non-profit, volunteer-run organization whose stated mission is to foster and promote the game of baseball locally, has also announced the inaugural winner of the Dan Gooley Legends Award: former Foran High School coach Ken Walker.
The SCDC instituted the Dan Gooley Legends Award to honor early-era contributors to Greater New Haven baseball. The winner is chosen by a subcommittee of the SCDC Executive Board headed by Gooley, the longtime former Quinnipiac University and University of Hartford coach. Gooley was a co-founder of the Greater New Haven Diamond Club, the group which inspired the current club, in 1980 and was instrumental in helping start the SCDC in 2005.
Gooley was a top pitcher at Quinnipiac and still holds the school record of 316 strikeouts. He coached the Bobcats from 1977-87 and 2002-14 and owns a program-best 439 victories. He also won 101 games in five years at Hartford from 1988-92. He is a member of the Quinnipiac (1983) and SCDC (2008) Halls of Fame.
A standout player at Milford High School and Central Connecticut State University, Walker won 279 games as the head baseball coach at Foran from 1986-2003 and 2011-12. He was the New Haven Register Area Coach of the Year in 2011. Walker also coached the Lions’ football team for six seasons and led them to the CIAC Class M state championship in 1994. Walker passed away suddenly in 2012 at age 60. Foran’s varsity baseball field is named in his honor.
The SCDC will hold its 17th Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at The Woodwinds in Branford. The entire Hall of Fame Class, along with ticket information, will be announced in August.
The club spreads the goodwill of baseball through awards, recognition of those who have given back to the game, free skills clinics, donations to local organizations, and more. It is a full-fledged network of baseball people working to help others enjoy the game. Check out the pages on our site to see our involvement in the local baseball community.
The group got its inspiration from a prior organization (The Greater New Haven Diamond Club). This former club was founded in 1980, but went into a batting slump after 1992. Thankfully, several former members, along with a new group of dedicated individuals who believed in the mission, started the Southern Connecticut Diamond Club in 2005. In 2011, the organization went from a informal structure, to a full-fledged corporation. In 2013, the organization obtained its non-profit status.
All of our members continue to be volunteers, with proceeds donated back to the community. See the "In The Community" section under this page for more info on our donations.
The Southern Connecticut Diamond Club, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) organization.