Free youth baseball clinic coming to SHS on Saturday

SANDPOINT — Attention any area youth between the ages of 6-14 years-old who love baseball: The Sandpoint High School Baseball Little League Clinic will take place on Saturday, Feb. 4 at the SHS gym and mezzanine.

New Bulldog head baseball coach Chase Tigert, as well as staff and players from SHS, will host three different skills clinics. The 6-8 year-olds will go from 8:30-10:30 a.m., followed by the 9-12 year-olds from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and ending with the 13-14 year-olds from 1-3:30 p.m.

The cost is free, and participants are asked to bring athletic attired, with baseball pants preferred. Players should bring water, a baseball glove, cleans gym shoes and bat and helmet if they have one.

The clinics will consists of warm-up and stretching, throwing instruction and throwing for 15 minutes, the 90 minutes of stations that will include ground balls, fly balls, pitching, catching and hitting. The clinics will end with a 30 minute whiffle ball game. Any and all area participants are encouraged to attend.

The SHS softball program and head coach Elizabeth Hawkins-Williams will also be offering a clinic on Feb. 20, with more details available as the event draws near. Tryouts for all Sandpoint Little League teams will take place on Feb. 25.

Registration for the 2017 season officially begins on Feb. 1. Sandpoint Little League has a new website, with plenty of information on the upcoming season. Visit “www.sandpointlittleleague.com” for more info.