July 19, 2019 Issue, Page 12 of 12

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Sports Page 12 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Friday, July 19, 2019 Area youth fine tune baseball skills a Louisiana State University Eunice assistant coach Alan Orgain (center) works with campers on stretching drills during the school's Elk City baseball camp Monday Louisiana State University Eunice assistant coach Alan Orgain (right) supervises base running drills for campers evening. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. to LSU Eunice’s first ever baseball skills camp in Elk City. Staff photo by William B. Carroll. By William B. Carroll clinic Monday afternoon. be able to have the coaches “They did a really good said of LSU Eunice. “When can better organize their Sports Editor According to LSU Eunice there with their teams,” Or- job maintaining their at- you can find a way to take practices for maximum ef- assistant coach Alan Or- gain said. “It is going to ben- tention and learning an extra base it gives you When word got out that gain, the camp, which was efit the kids long term be- what we were there to a big advantage in game. ficiency. Allowing each college coaches were com- geared around team partici- cause the coaches can take teach them,” Orgain said. The way we look at it is individual athlete the op- ing to Elk City to put on a pation, included two teams the lessons and implement Orgain said the local three extra bases equals a baseball skills clinic, 20 of 10 kids each. Orgain said them in their own practices.” camp included the same run, so the more extra bases portunity to get more reps kids from ages seven to 14 the idea of coaching entire This year was the first year lessons that LSU Eu- you can get the more runs in a shorter amount of time. rushed for the opportunity to teams as opposed to just coaches from LSU Eunice nice teaches at its own you can eventually score.” learn and expand their skills. coaching individual play- have been in Elk City to offer skills camp in Louisiana. Orgain said the purpose of Orgain said he would be Coaches with Louisiana ers is becoming more com- aclinic. Orgain, who is origi- During the session Mon- the camp isn’t simply to im- looking at returning to Elk State University Eunice mon in baseball camps and nally from Hammon, said he day evening, Orgain was part skills on a younger gen- were at the 5-plex in Elk allows the teams’ coaches thought the skills camp was teaching the young athletes eration, it is also to benefit City next summer in July to City Sunday and Monday to take the lessons from the successful for its first year. the importance of proper the game of baseball overall. offer the skills camp again putting on a baseball skills camp and continue to work He noted that the young ath- base running techniques. Orgain said one of the for those teams and athletes camp during the evening on them with their teams. letes who participated were “Base running is such an aspects discussed in the hours as well as a pitching “Tt is very important to excited to be at the camp. X-factor for us,” Orgain camp was how coaches interested in participating. Court Ordered Sale 417 Acre Feedlot With 800 Additional Pasture Acres 4,000 Head CAFO Permit Custer County, OK Contact: David R. Payne, Receiver 405-272-0511 New floor for Pioneer Center Workers with Floor Tech Janitorial Supplies work on the floor at the Pioneer Center Monday morning. The new floor will have a completely different color scheme, which will be more consistent with other schools in the district. Staff photo by William B. Car- roll. Ors Oe Julyly 29th- 7-9 July ly 31st pm August 1st-Ice Cream Social 2nd & Adams Church of Christ 216 N. Adams Ages Pre-K thru 5th