Saint Mary’s announces baseball/softball pre-season skills camps Feb. 3-March 2

WINONA, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University will host a 2008 baseball/softball pre-season skills camp for boys and girls in grades seven through 12 on Sundays between Feb. 3 and March 2.

Boys baseball players meet from 1 to 2:30 p.m.; boys baseball and girls fast-pitch softball pitchers and catchers meet from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.; and girls fast-pitch softball participants meet from 3:30 to 5 p.m. – all in SMU’s Gostomski Fieldhouse.

Participants will practice pitching, hitting, catching, throwing and fielding; depending on which clinic you sign up for. Catchers will need to bring equipment; all others are asked to bring a glove, and no cleats are allowed.

The hitting, throwing, and fielding camp costs $60 per person; the pitching and catching clinic costs $40; and the cost for both clinics combined is $90. The registration fee includes a T-shirt and individual instruction by SMU staff and players including Nick Whaley, head SMU men’s baseball coach, and Jennifer Miller, SMU head women’s fastball coach.

The registration deadline is Wednesday, Jan. 30. Register online at www.smumn.edu/sportscamps. For more information, call (507) 457-6973.