Host a Player

HOST A PLAYER

Every summer, college baseball players from around the country come to North Carolina to play in the Old North State League. Most of them need a place to stay, and that's where our host families come in. Hosting runs June and July — roughly two months, start to finish. You provide a bed and a roof. You are not asked to provide meals or transportation. Players are responsible for their own food and their own way to the ballpark.

What a player is like to have in the house. These are college athletes in the middle of their season, which means they're gone most of the day. Games, practices, workouts, and road trips fill the calendar. Every player signs a host family agreement before arriving and is expected to follow the rules of your household — your curfew, your guest policy, your expectations. If something isn't working, the league steps in. We also assign players a host family based on a questionnaire each of you will fill out to make sure your player is a match for your family.  

Most families tell us the same thing afterward: they gained a set of extra hands around the house and stayed in touch long after the season ended. A lot of our hosts ask for the same player back the next year.

What you get. Season tickets for your household, an invitation to Host Family Appreciation Night, and a front-row seat to a summer of baseball — including, now and then, watching a kid who stayed in your guest room get drafted.

What we ask. A private bed and a place for the player to keep his things. Basic household access — kitchen, laundry, bathroom. And an adult in the home willing to be a point of contact for the league.

Interested? Fill out the form below and we'll be in touch.