Wednesday, 18 November 2009 20:37

The Bay State Softball Academy has announced a series of softball skills clinics to take place in the Winter/Spring 2010. Three separate five-day sessions are now planned for Pitching and Hitting/Defensive Strategies. In addition, 3-day Vacation Skills Clinics will be held during the Christmas/New Years and February school breaks. Please find your clinic registration form here.

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Wednesday, 12 August 2009 18:56

A decade ago, a softball-specific sports academy did not exist in this area. Now? To be successful on the diamond, private lessons are considered to be a requirement.

Hoping to capture a piece of the growing market, the Bay State Softball Academy recently opened in Framingham, despite the generally uncertain economic times.

"In March we had the opportunity to expand next to our baseball facility,'' said owner and director Doug Carroll, a Holliston High graduate who also runs the neighboring academy. "My first thought was a softball facility. I felt it would be a home run in the area. A lot of girls are traveling long distances to practice and train. Framingham's pretty centrally located. The numbers are growing and slowly increasing. This time of year is slow for lessons. By December, I feel we'll do really well.''

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