Rio Grande Softball to Conduct Pair of Camps

RIO GRANDE, Ohio – The University of Rio Grande softball program will conduct a hitting camp on Sunday, July 13 and a pitching/catching camp on Sunday, July 27, at Rio Softball Park on the URG campus.

The camps will run from 1-3 p.m. for players age 7-13 and from 3-5 p.m. for players age 14-18 on both dates.

Cost is $30.

New Rio Grande softball head coach Amber Bowman will direct the camp, while RedStorm players will also be assisting in the instruction.

Bowman was a four-year starter at shortstop for Rio from 2008-11. She then spent two years as a graduate assistant coach for the RedStorm before serving as an assistant coach at the University of Northwestern Ohio in 2014.

The hitting camp will provide beginning and advanced hitters with a specific fundamental base. Participants will leave with a solid understanding of the phases of the swing and drill work to improve on their own.

The pitching camp will provide beginning pitchers with a specific fundamental basis. They will leave with a daily workout progression. Advanced pitchers will receive instruction on spin pitching along with advanced coaching on leg drive and balance.

Parents and coaches are welcome to attend any of the sessions to observe and ask questions.

Players MUST have a completed Medical Consent Form, which is available from the Rio softball webpage on the school’s athletic website (www.rioredstorm.com), before being allowed to participate. Softballs will be provided, but players should also bring appropriate gear to the tryout.

Both an online registration form and a registration form which can be printed and returned by mail are also available on the website,

Checks should be made payable to Amber Bowman and mailed to 218 North College Avenue, P.O. Box 500, Rio Grande, Ohio 45674.

For more information, contact Bowman by phone at 740-245-7490 or by e-mail at [email protected].