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Softball team to hold clinic in February
Yellow Jacket women of the diamond to work with young ball players
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WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Jan. 20) – The Waynesburg University softball team will hold an instructional clinic Feb. 27 in the Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse. The clinic runs from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and is open to all interested players high school age and younger.

 

The morning and early afternoon are being broken up into three sessions. Session one will focus on pitching and go from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Cost for that session is $25. Sessions two and three will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and focus on the hitting and fielding aspects of the game. Those two sessions are $30. If a player is interested in participating in all three sessions, the cost will be $45.

 

No matter which session(s) an athlete chooses to attend, all athletes receive a t-shirt.

 

For more information on the event, contact head coach Lou Giachetti at 724-852-3397 or 724-627-8562. Coach Giachetti can also be reached by email at lgiachet@waynesburg.edu.

 

To download an application, click here or click on the “Feb. 27 Softball Clinic Application” on the right side of the softball page.

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