Wittenberg Baseball Winter Skills Camp

Camp Information

The Wittenberg Baseball Camp gives you the opportunity to receive organized instruction in hitting, pitching and catching during the winter months of January and February. The camp is designed to give each player technical and mechanical instruction, as well as give them instant feedback so they can take as much information from the camp as possible. Not only will the camp provide you with the necessary repetition, but it also will provide high quality and educational guidance to ensure correct repetition, which is equally as important. This is the 25th year that the Wittenberg Baseball Camp has been in operation. Take advantage of the opportunity and improve your baseball skills at the Wittenberg Baseball Camp.

Fundamentals Taught

Sessions available

TIGER HITTING CAMP

January 10, 17, 24, 31
3 Different Sessions:
12:00-1:30pm – Ages 7-12
1:35-3:05pm – Ages13-18
3:10-4:40pm – Ages 7-12
Cost - $85

Hitting: The camp will focus on the basic fundamentals of hitting (Stance, Stride, Contact Point, Extension, and Follow Through). Each camper will rotate through a complete series of drills that will focus on proper technique and fundamentals of hitting. The camp will also include batting practice off machines, bunting, and video analysis for correction and instruction. It provides four two-hour sessions of instruction to prepare you for the season.

TIGER PITCHING CAMP

January 10, 17, 24, 31
2 Different Sessions:
12:00-1:30pm – Ages 14-18
1:35-3:05pm – Ages 9-13
Cost - $85

Pitching: The focus for the camp will be on proper pitching technique. The camp will focus on developing the young pitcher through: pitching drills, video analysis, defensive skill work, strength and conditioning, injury prevention, and mental preparation. It will be an outstanding way for pitchers to prepare for the upcoming spring and summer seasons. It provides four one and one-half hour sessions of instruction to prepare you for the season.

TIGER CATCHING CAMP

January 10, 17, 24, 31
2 Different Sessions:
12:00-1:30pm – Ages 13-18
1:35-3:05pm – Ages 7-12
Cost - $85

Catching: The catching camp will focus on proper technique associated with the catching position. A series of drills will work on the different stances, receiving, blocking, throwing to all bases, proper footwork, and fielding bunts. This is a great way to develop the young catcher with the proper skills and technique to play the catching position. It provides four one and one-half hour sessions of instruction to prepare you for the season.

Camp Staff

Jay Lewis - Head Baseball Coach

Coach Lewis enters his 20th year as head baseball coach at Wittenberg University. A 1994 graduate of Wittenberg, Lewis the all-time leader in wins in Wittenberg baseball history (357). He has been the lead instructor of the Tiger Baseball Camp since 1995. Coach Lewis believes “The Tiger Baseball Camp is a great opportunity for players of all ages to get prepared for their respective spring and summer seasons.” Coach Lewis will handle the Hitting/Catching instruction.

Kuris Duggan - Assistant Coach 

Cory Everts - Strength & Conditioning Coach/Athletic Trainer/Pitching Coach 

Louis Bruck - Student Assistant Coach 

Any questions or concerns please contact camp director and Head Baseball Coach Jay Lewis at (937) 327-6494 office or email at jlewis@wittenberg.edu. We can and will make accommodations if times do not fit with your schedules.