Diamond Dog Winter Camp set for December 4 featuring Chicago Cubs minor leaguer Blake Lalli

Please read the following information carefully.

The Gardner-Webb baseball program will conduct a one-day skills camp on Saturday, December 4 at Moss Stadium on the GWU campus. The camp will last from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will cost $40 per participant. PLEASE DO NOT PAY IN ADVANCE. (If camp is cancelled due to weather, refunds wouldn't be available.)To reserve a spot at camp, simply email Coach Stroupe at rstroupe@gardner-webb.edu and indicate the camper's name and age and he will be registered.
D-Dog Staff will include Head Coach Rusty Stroupe, Assistant Coach Adam Brown, and former GWU and current Chicago Cubs minor league star Blake Lalli, as well as current GWU players. Lalli will be available for autographs and pictures with campers throughout the day.
Camp is open to first graders through eighth graders and you are welcomed to invite others to participate, including travel teams and friends. Just inform us of the number of participants so we can properly prepare for facilities and staffing.

CAMPERS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO AGE APPROPRIATE GROUPS DURING CAMP. For those who are in middle school, you will mainly be with other players your age.

Campers should bring baseball shoes as well as flat turf shoes or tennis shoes, for use in the indoor batting cages. Bring a glove and a hat and wear what you would normally wear for a baseball game. If you bring a bat, please have it clearly marked with your name on it to prevent confusion. Water will be available but campers are welcomed to bring water bottles and gatorade, etc. if they wish.

The schedule for December 4 is as follows:

9:00- Registration (Checks can be made payable to Diamond Dog Baseball)

9:15- Flexibility and Stretching Routine

9:45- Hitting Instruction and Drills

Noon- Break for lunch- Campers can bring bag lunches or walk to nearby fast
food restaurants within easy walking distance of the field. Coaches will
be at each restaurant to supervise. Parents are welcomed to take campers
for lunch.

1:00- Defensive position instruction
Pitching, Catching, Infield, Outfield instruction
Players can choose more than one position throughout the afternoon

4:00- Camp ends

Diamond Dog Baseball Camp for Summer 2010

Diamond Dog Baseball Camp will be held June 14 to 18 from 9 a.m. to 12:15. Coach Stroupe will be joined by numerous local coaches and college baseball players as they instruct young baseball players ages 7 thru 12 in the basics of baseball. Participants must have reached the age of 7 or completed first grade to attend. Cost of the camp is $90 per participant. Diamond Dog Baseball Camp will take place at CREST MIDDLE SCHOOL due to the ongoing construction of John Henry Moss Stadium at Gardner-Webb University. The registration form can be accessed in the upper right side of this page. Please complete a separate form for each participant and mail to GWU BASEBALL, PO BOX 877, BOILING SPRINGS NC, 28017, ATTN: DIAMOND DOG BASEBALL CAMP. There is no limit to the number of participants but registration must be received by June 10 in order to participate. For questions, please email Coach Stroupe at rstroupe@gardner-webb.edu.

Construction of New Baseball Stadium Has Begun!

The construction of Masters Field at John Henry Moss Stadium has started with the demolition of the field. The new stadium and field construction started in the last week of October with the deconstruction of the outfield fence and then shortly after the drainage system was put into place. Currently they are in the process of leveling the land to ensure the best playing conditions. Photos of the construction in progress are attached and will but updated as progress is made.



Also Gardner-Webb is still taking donations towards the completion of the field and stadium. There are also naming rights and other ways to contribute the construction of the field, if interested contact Woody Fish; Associate Vice president for Alumni Relations and Development.