College coaches, former pros host baseball camps for kids
Kids can learn with those in know
By Dick Sparrer
Camp With the Pros
The 10th annual Camp With the Pros, a summer baseball camp for players ages 7-12, returns to the Santa Clara Valley in July and Aug.
Camp sessions will be held July 24-28 at Blackford High School and Aug. 7-11 at De Anza Park in San Jose. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day, and camp fees are $109 per session.
Camp director is Roger Samuels, a former Branham High School and Santa Clara University star who went on to pitch for the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. Director of instruction is Mark Cummins, a former Santa Clara University infielder who went on to play professional baseball and has worked as the head baseball coach at Live Oak High School for the past 15 years.
The camp will feature instruction in fundamentals, sportsmanship and self-discipline in a small group atmosphere.
For more information, call Samuels at 408.264.9233.
Spartan Camps
San Jose State University baseball coach Sam Piraro will direct the annual Spartan summer baseball camp for players ages 6-17 in July at the Spartan practice field across from Kelly Park and Municipal Stadium.
The schedule includes:
July 17-21-- pitching camp, players ages 9-12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. each day, $125; and hitting camp, ages 12-17, 2-4 p.m., $125 (both sessions $200).
July 24-28-- comprehensive camp, ages 6-16, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., $95.
July 31-Aug. 4-- pitching camp, ages 13-17, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., $125; and hitting camp, ages 12-17, 2-4 p.m., $125 (both sessions $200).
The camps, run by Piraro with the help of assistants Doug Thurman and Dean Madsen and other area high school and junior college coaches, stress fundamentals.
For more information, call 408.924.1467 or 408.924.1255.
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