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Dates Announced for 2018 Youth Baseball Camp

on April 12, 2018 in General by owensboro\jrevlett472

Dates Announced for 2018 Youth Baseball Camp

Owensboro High School head baseball coach, Logan Johnson, has announced the dates for the 2018 Owensboro High School Youth Baseball Camp. The camp will be held from June 18 through June 20 and will run from 9 a.m. until noon each day.

The event is for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. The cost is $25.

Each participant will receive a camp t-shirt, will participate in competitions throughout the week and will provided breakfast and lunch each session. Owensboro High School coaches and select members of the OHS baseball team will instruct campers on the fundamentals of baseball from bunting, base running, batting, throwing, pitching and catching. The entire staff has necessary knowledge to help young players improve their ability to play the game of baseball. The staff will place emphasis on basic fundamentals and having fun.

Parents and guardians will need to fill out a registration form that can be found in this link.

For more information, please contact Jared Revlett, public information officer for Owensboro Public Schools. Jared can be reached at 270-686-1000 or jared.revlett@owensboro.kyschools.us.

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