DETROIT -- Young baseball players in the Detroit area will have a chance to learn the game from a Hall of Famer in December. Alan Trammell will again team up with Lance Parrish for the ninth annual baseball camp Dec. 8-9 at Wayne State University.
The weekend opens with a fundamentals camp from 9 a.m.-noon for youth in grades 2-12. The camp focuses on teaching baseball concepts in all phases of the game, including playing the infield and outfield, hitting, baserunning, pitching and strength/conditioning, through college- and professional-level drills.
Later on Dec. 8, Trammell, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame over the summer, Parrish and the Wayne State baseball staff, including head coach Ryan Kelley, will host an advanced hitting camp from 1:30-4:30 p.m., featuring higher-level tools to focus on hitting concepts and skill development in the batter's box and on the basepaths. Campers in grades 2-12 will work on speed, strength and agility drill sets and be educated on strength and conditioning.
The second day of the camp will focus on shortstops and catchers in grades 8-12. Trammell will lead the advanced shortstop camp from 9 a.m.-noon through detailed instruction, drill sets and training with a philosophy geared toward shortstop development. Campers will learn about reading the hop on grounders, throwing mechanics, leadership skills at the position and how to play fast and want the ball.
Parrish, a three-time Gold Glove catcher and eight-time All-Star selection, will run the catching camp from 1-4 p.m. through an advanced series of catching drills, position education and training. Catchers will learn about a winning mentality from behind the plate, receiving the ball, blocking pitches, developing a primary and secondary catching stance, quickening the release and improving footwork.
The first-day fundamentals and advanced development camps cost $100 each or $180 for both. The second-day shortstop and catching camps cost $125 apiece. For more information or to register, visit waynestatebaseballcamps.com.