JACKSON, Tenn. -- Reaching back to the days when they were small children just learning the game of baseball, the Tennessee Tech baseball teams shared some of its skills Tuesday with area youngsters at a Youth Clinic sponsored by the Ohio Valley Conference in conjunction with the 2011 OVC Baseball Championship Tournament.
On the day prior to the start of the
tournament, student-athletes and coaches from the six
participating teams helped conduct the clinic at Pringles Park, the
site of this year's tournament.
Put on by the OVC and the Jackson Generals, the event was held for
the first time at this venue; the clinic was previously held
(2002-09) when the Championship was held in Paducah, Ky.
This year's event featured student-athletes and coaches from OVC
schools taking the participants through pitching, fielding and
hitting drills. The youth participants were able to interact with
the collegiate athletes who also explained to the participants how
they balanced their time as both a student and an athlete.
The six teams participating in this year's OVC Tournament are
Austin Peay, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Southeast
Missouri, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin.
Some photos of the Tennessee Tech
team at the clinic:
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Photos provided by Joe Lofaro, UT Martin
