Spots Still Open For MSU Summer Softball Camps
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Spots remain open for any of four softball camps to be offered by Mississippi State in the month of June, head coach Jay Miller announced Monday afternoon.
An all-skills camp, as well as youth day camp a pitching and catching camp and a hitting camp, will be offered at various points in the month of June. The youth day camp is open to children ages 12 and under, while the pitching and catching camp and the hitting camp are open to kids ages 10 and under. The all-skills camp is limited to softball players ages 12 and older. The youth day camp will be offered from June 2-6 with each athlete having an opportunity to work on all aspects of the game, with activities available to keep participants busy throughout the day. The youth day camp will run from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m.
The all-skills camp, an overnight or commuter camp that will be offered from June 9-12, will cover all aspects of the game of softball which will be learned in both an individual and team setting. The athletes will have an opportunity to work with some of the top coaches in Mississippi and in the country, along with current and former Mississippi State softball players. The pitching and catching camp that is offered on June 16 and 17 is designed to provide intensive instruction for both the softball pitcher and catcher. With two full days of activity, the athletes involved will have the opportunity to work in an individualized manner to improve their pitching and catching skills.
The hitting camp is designed to provide intensive instruction on how to be a better hitter with two full days of hitting skills and drills. The camp will build from the fundamentals of hitting to the advanced aspects. Both the pitching and catching camp and the hitting camp are offered as an overnight or commuter package.
Miller, who took over the helm of the Mississippi State softball program in August, has developed 18 all-American players over the past 15 years. He is a member of the USA national team coaching staff for the 2004 Olympic games and, in 1997, was selected as the Big XII Conference and Midwest Region coach of the year while serving as the skipper at Missouri.
He has taken two teams to the NCAA Women's College World Series and six teams to the NCAA Regionals, including the Bulldogs who are fresh off competing as the No. 4 seed at the NCAA Region 5 Tournament in Lincoln, Neb. For more information on the MSU Softball summer camps, or to obtain an application, please contact camp administrators at (662) 325-0572. Applications for the clinics can also be obtained by logging on to Mississippi State's official athletic department website, www.MStateAthletics.com