For the past few weeks, boys and girls have been participating in Showtime Sports Academy’s Winter Baseball Camp! The camp was led by Showtime’s General Manager and former Redbird,Tony Naile. He got help from some other pro-players, including Steve Hughes, who played for the Cincinnati Reds; Andy Simunic, with the Houston Astros; Brandon Hynick, also with the Reds; Joe Boever, who pitched in the majors for 11 years; Erich Butler, with the Texas Rangers; and Matt Williams, with the St. Louis Cardinals. The campers were divided into 4 groups. Each group rotated stations every 20 minutes from throwing and pitching, hitting, infield, and speed and agility. Tampa Bay Rays second baseball Ben Zobrist came to talk to the campers and give them a few demonstrations. There were a lot of great athletes in the group. Don’t be surprised if you see some of these kids playing of TV in a few years!

For the past 3 Sundays, girls have been coming to take part in Showtime Sports Academy’s Winter Softball Camp. It was led by Julie Harmon and Kelley Cash, both former Belmont University softball players. They taught the basic fundamentals of the game. The girls worked on hitting, fielding, base running, throwing technique, and bunting. There were door prizes on the last day of camp. Two girls won a free lesson with Julie or Kelley. These girls worked really hard at camp and seemed to really have a good time! Hope to see them all at summer camp!

Julie and Kelley showing the girls bunt formation Kelley working with a camper on bunting

Kelley showing one groups proper throwing technique Kelley working on throwing

Julie handing out some door prizes All the campers and leaders!