Rutgers to Host Gold Glove Infielders Camp
Dec 14 | Baseball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The 2007 BIG EAST Champion Rutgers baseball program will hold its Gold Glove Infielders Camp on Jan. 13 and 20, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. until 12 Noon each Sunday morning.
With the expert instruction from the Rutgers baseball staff and players, the extensive clinic will emphasize all aspects of infield play and help make each person the best defensive player they can be. The clinic is geared towards the serious high school infielder looking to advance to the next level, and offers a great way to get a head start on the 2008 season.
Each player will go through numerous drills and informational stations aimed to develop their personal skill, regardless of which infield position they play. Proper mechanics will be demonstrated, strategy will be discussed, and numerous repetitions will be practiced. Upon the completion of the clinic, each player will receive an informational packet, detailing the fundamentals of defensive play including drills, the mental approach, and philosophies exhibited in the clinic.
The Rutgers Indoor Practice and Conditioning Facility, commonly referred to as "the Bubble," is the nation's largest air-supported indoor structure, and is the winter home to the Scarlet Knight Baseball Team. It is located across from Rutgers Football Stadium on the Busch Campus. Measuring 430 x 230 feet in length, it reaches 80 feet at its highest point. In August 2003, a new FieldTurf surface was installed. This facility allows many Scarlet Knight athletic teams to train and conduct practice sessions in all weather conditions. The New York Giants, after several years of using the Rutgers Bubble as their post-season practice facility, modeled their own indoor air-supported structure after this facility.
The clinic will take place inside the Indoor Practice and Conditioning Facility, commonly referred to as "the Bubble." It is the region's largest air-supported indoor structure, and is the winter home to the Scarlet Knight Baseball Team. The clinic includes 20 drills specifically geared to improving an individual's fielding skills as taught by some of the best baseball minds in the area.
Each clinic is open to players currently at the high school level, grades 9-12, and will include individual instruction along with advice from the veteran coaching staff and current players at Rutgers, led by Head Coach Fred Hill and former First Team All-American shortstop and Kansas City Royals farmhand Darren Fenster, the current Director of Baseball Operations for the Scarlet Knights.
Hill, who embarks on his 25th year at the helm of the Rutgers program in 2008, has seen 34 of his players move on to professional baseball since 1998, including five Major League Baseball draftees from last season's BIG EAST Champion squad. The 2007 Scarlet Knights finished third in the nation in fielding percentage last season and have consistently been one of the top fielding programs in the NCAA under Hill's guidance.
Enrollment is $195 and space is limited to ensure lower player to coach ratio. For more information, or to register for the clinic, please click here. For additional information, call the Rutgers baseball office at 732-445-7834 or email baseball@scarletknights.com. Pre-registration is required and spots will be filled in the order in which they are received.
