29 girls attend 14th Annual B.C.H.S. Softball Camp

Mon, 06/22/2015 - 12:03pm — John Embry

A near-capacity number of participants took part in the 14th Annual Butler County High School Softball Camp, which was held June 8-12 at the B.C.H.S. Softball Field. Rained out on Monday, June 8, the camp ran through Friday, June 12 with 29 girls talking part. The camp is hosted by the B.C.H.S. softball team and is designed to teach young players the proper fundamentals of fastpitch softball. It also serves as an important fundraiser for the team.

The following players attended the 2015 camp: Kaylee Dreise, Larkin O'Connell, Karrington Hunt, Isabella Faye Embry, Destiny Edmonds, Parker Willoughby, Courtnei Alexander, Gloria McKinney, Lola Clark, Anna Claire Phelps, Addison Miller, Mia Thomas, Payton Mallinson, Emily Cunningham, Cloe Hussung, Madison Philpot, Kaylee Dockery, Taylin Clark, Autumn Frazier, MacKenzie Coleman, Gracie Cardwell, MaKinna Embry, Isabella Akers, Carley Brown, Emily Kelley, Stella Tuck, Jessilyn Embry, Rayna Beller, Eden Boone.

Several B.C.H.S./B.C.M.S. softball players served as "coaches" during the camp, including Callie Cardwell, Zoie Pendley, Olivia Jones, Hannah Chaney, Ashlynne Brooks, Evyn Frazier, Aleace Hall, Cheyenne White, and Kylee Smith.
B.C.M.S. coach James White, B.C.H.S./B.C.M.S. coach John Embry, and former Bears' softball player and B.C. Breeze 12U coach Amy Rogers also worked at the camp.

"We had a hot week but it was a good week of camp," said Embry. "The campers worked hard and so did our high school and middle school players who came to help."

The first three days of camp were spent working on fundamentals of fastpitch softball, including hitting, catching ground balls, fly balls, throwing, bunting, base running, and sliding. Campers hit both live and machine pitching. The final day of camp was mostly spent scrimmaging.

Each camper received a certificate of achievement for their participation and a camp t-shirt.

"We limit our camp to no more than 30 players in order to ensure enough one-on-one skill time and we've been right at that number for the last several years," said Embry. "Fastpitch softball is growing in popularity nationally and you're seeing that here in Butler County as well. There's a ton of softball potential in our county and I'm grateful that parents took the opportunity to send their children to camp. It will definitely benefit them as they continue developing their softball skills."