This past week, Coach Acevedo and Coach Williams along with several other college coaches and pro scouts, had the unique opportunity to work with over 200 high school baseball players from across the country at the United States Naval Academy.  It was a long, but extremely fun and informative camp that gave kids a unique opportunity to not only receive top notch instruction from some of the best college coaches around, but also a taste of what life is like as a midshipman at the US Naval Academy.  Coaches and players lived in the dorms on base for the duration of camp and were exposed to some of the daily routines that a midshipman player or coach goes through each day.  

Bishop Stadium

The mornings began with a quick 7:00am breakfast then players reported to their respective fields by 7:45 to begin morning skills training.  Aside from the normal hitting, fielding and pitching stations, players were also given the opportunity to enhance their agility and flexibility while also learning advanced base stealing techniques.  After lunch, players reported back out for games in the afternoon followed by dinner in the evening.  Each night was concluded with a leadership talk with speakers including Coach Kosty from Navy, a Marine Corp Captain, and also a Navy Seal.  

One of the most challenging and exciting parts of the Navy Baseball Camp actually came away from the baseball field.  Players were exposed to what is known as the Endurance Course.  The “E” course as its known is a 2.5 mile course through the woods that includes several obstacles along the way.  Players  climbed up ropes, vaulted over walls, balanced over rope bridges, all while trekking up and down steep hills, sometimes through the mud!  It was a challenging, but very fun course for the players and a handful of coaches, including Coach Williams (Acevedo was stuck umping !).  

toughness can be more mental than physical

All in all, it was great experience for everyone involved; Coach Williams and Coach Acevedo were excited to see so many familiar faces there from the BATT Academy.  All of you guys made a good impression and did a great job representing the BATT while holding your own against some of the best high school players across the country. 

A special thanks to Coach Jason Ronai, one of the hardest working guys in baseball, you’re the best. 

Check back for more stories and updates from the BATT Academy as we try each and every day to teach the game of baseball and share our knowledge and experiences with younger players.  

Come by and visit us, or drop us an email… thebatt@verizon.net 

 Coach Williams                  anwilliams01@frostburg.edu 

Coach Acevedo                 mace4429@yahoo.com

Kevin Kean- Old Mill HS     Mike Marsh- Chesapeake HS       Jason Seitler- Chesapeake HS

2010 MSABC Pre-Season All-State Selecetions

Coach Fletcher

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NCAA SCHOLARSHIPS BY SPORT

The following table lists the allowable number of scholarships for NCAA divisions I and II, for both Men’s and Women’s athletics.This does not suggest that each college program offers the full amount of possible scholarships for each sport. That decision is governed by each school’s sports budget and other factors.

Most folks are lost in the College recruiting process, right from the get-go. It has been said, “the best place to start is at the beginning”, however most players and parents, don’t know where to start. The best place to start IS the beginning, CHOOSING A COLLEGE. By in large, most student athletes rely on the old adage, “If I am good enough they will find me”. Not a good bet. Choosing a perspective college or school should be done, by first assembling a “Team” to advise you with the process. A good team can consist of parents, coaches, alumni, teachers (they ALL went to college some where), as well as any professional people you may know, (Doctors, Lawyers, Business people, Clergy etc.). The first step to choosing a College is to prepare a list of schools,

You think you would like to attend. Then ask yourself this question WHY? If athletics is the answer, ask your self this question; if I couldn’t play baseball here, for any reason, would I still want to go to school here? If the answer is NO… keep looking.

The single most used excuse, for not doing enough research into a school that we hear is “ he’s only 18 he doesn’t know what he wants to do with his life” well it’s time to grow up. A career path or academic game plan MUST be devised regardless of age or maturity; this is in most cases the first ADULT decision most young student athletes have to make. If your hard earned dollars are going to be used to pay for college, or as with most students and parents somebody is going into debt, doing the research into a school up front, can save thousands of dollars down the road. The priority for student athletes in choosing a school should be as follows; Academics, Finances, Environment and Athletics

In the next few weeks we will tackle how to research, but for now get busy picking your team