Clinton baseball camp expands into Kincardine this summer

Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb is pleased to announce the 4th annual Clinton Minor Baseball Camp and the expansion of the camp this summer to Kincardine, for the 1st annual Kincardine Minor Baseball Camp.

This year, former Kansas City Royals pitch and two-time Cy Young award winner Bret Saberhagen will be headlining the instructors for the baseball camp. His notable Major League Baseball career spanned from 1984 to 2001. In 1985, he went 20-6, won the Cy Young award and was named the World Series MVP (Most Valuable Player) as the Royals won the World Series. In 1989, he had his best season, going 23-6 with a 2.16 ERA (Earned Run Average) and winning another Cy Young Award.

Returning to the baseball camp for a second straight year, is NCAA head baseball coach Mark Brew who is in his 10th season as head coach of the Lee University Flames. He directed his first seven Lee teams to the NAIA College World Series before leading the transition to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference last season. He has been named conference Coach of the Year twice (2008 and 2010) and has been named Region Coach of the Year six times (2008-2013). In 2008, he was named National Coach of the Year.

Lobb founded the Clinton Minor Baseball Camp in 2012. The year before, he noticed that the sport was making a comeback in Huron-Bruce and wanted to help foster that growth. Every year, he has been able to secure sponsors to make the camp affordable so all kids have the chance to participate.

The Huron-Bruce MP is not a stranger to the game of baseball. He grew up playing the sport in Clinton and attended Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, on a baseball scholarship.

“This is an exciting year for the camp and for grassroots baseball in Huron-Bruce as we expand to Kincardine," said Lobb. "We are excited to have Bret Saberhagen headline the camp and welcome Mark Brew back for a second straight year, I can’t thank enough, the municipalities, the local business community and minor baseball in both Clinton and Kincardine, for all their support.”

This year’s camp will run July 11-12 at the Clinton Community Ball Park, and the 1st annual Kincardine Minor Baseball Camp will run July 13-14 at Connaught Park in Kincardine. It is open to boys and girls, ages eight to 18. Individuals can register online for both camps at www.clintonminorbaseballcamp.ca; cost is $60 and space is limited so register
early!