By: Brad Welborn, Assistant Sports Information Director
NATCHITOCHES – First-year head coach
Jenny Fuller announced multiple dates for softball camps at Northwestern State this summer.
The Demon head coach, her staff and current NSU players will host a Prospect Camp on May 25 followed by two camps for younger players on June 9 and 10 and two for high school age players on June 23 and 24.
May's Prospect camp offers softball players entering grades eight through 12 a chance a personalized instruction from college coaches and players with the goal of helping them improve their overall softball skill and performance.
Spots are limited for the single-day camp that will run from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. and cost $192 per camper.
June's first set of camp dates are for the Lil' Demons (June 9) and Future Demons (June 10).
The Lil' Demon camp offers a fun-filled atmosphere for campers entering the 2
nd through 4
th grades. Campers entering the 5
th through 7
th grades can attend the Future Demon camp on June 10. Both days activities will focus on fundamentals of the game in baserunning, hitting and defense, and end with a variety of water games.
Both camps will run from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. with a cost of $60 per camper. A change of clothes for the end-of-day water games is encouraged.
The June 23-24 elite camps offer two different focal points for players entering the 7
th grade or higher.
On June 23, Fuller, a former pitcher for Baylor, will lead the elite pitching and catching camp where they will learn the fundamentals and confidence associated with those parts of the game.
The following day will be for hitters looking to advance their skill set at the plate under the direction of hitting coach
Brad Fuller and one of the top sluggers in Pittsburg State softball history
Paxtyn Hayes.
The cost for attendance to either elite camp is $100 per person with the pitching/catching camp set for 1 p.m. through 4 p.m. and the hitting clinic running from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Registration, payment and more information for any of the five camps being offered this summer is available at www.jennyfullersoftballcamps.com.
Camp attendees for all five dates should bring all equipment, including helmet, bat, shoes and gloves, needed for an optimal experience. Personal water bottles are also encouraged.