OCC Baseball Winter Camp Scheduled

Olney Central College will host a Baseball Winter Camp from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 24 at the OCC Gymnasium and Britton’s Bullpen in Olney.

Check-in will be at 12:30 p.m. in the OCC Gym.

Age groups are 6-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-15 and 16 and older. The cost is $75 and those attending will need to bring a bat, glove, helmet and shoes.

Instructors will include the OCC coaching staff and players, along with many former OCC players and coaches including: Phil Britton, a native of Olney and two-time NJCAA All-American who played minor league baseball for seven years. He is the owner of Britton’s Bullpen; Jerad Eickhoff, who made his Major League Baseball debut in August pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies and has given pitching lessons at Britton’s Bullpen for many years; Andy Haines, current minor league hitting coordinator for the Chicago Cubs and manager of the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA, Miami Marlins) for the past two years; Kyle Haines, manager this past year of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Short Season A, San Francisco Giants) Brady Shoemaker, a two-time NJCAA All-American who currently plays AAA with the Miami Marlins and holds many hitting records at OCC; and Shawn Garrett, a six-time Minor League All-Star, who played with nine different professional organizations.

To pre-register or for more information, call Coach Dennis Conley at 618-843-0333, or 618-395-7777, ext. 2131. You also may contact him by email at conleyd@iecc.edu.