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• Registration and full payment due April Camp th by Monday, April 4 . • Dates: April 10th - 13th • Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm Daily Schedule • Location: Petit Complex Berlin, CT 06037 Monday - Wednesday

• Price: $195.00 per student • 8:50am – 8:58am: • Sibling Price: Review Daily Agenda $175.00 per student • 9:00am - 9:20am: 2017 • Team Price: Stretch & Throwing Program $170.00; minimum of FIVE • 9:25am - 11:50am: • Ages: 6-12, grouped by age Stations: (Groups of 6-8 April o Batting mechanics students; subject to change o Batting Reps based on number of o Fielding students) o Pitching (9 & up…) Camp • 11:50am – 12:00pm: o Base Running Daily review o Bunting Instruction taught by SPBI’s top o Game Situations instructors!! o Throwing Mechanics Thursday's Schedule o Strength & • 8:50 – 8:58am: Conditioning Review Daily Agenda Swanson • 9:00am - 9:17am: P.O. Box 394 Space is limited to 48 students Stretch & Throwing Program Berlin, CT 06037 • Please register in advance to • 9:02am - 10:47am: Stations secure a roster spot. • 10:50am - 10:58am: Game • To reserve spot please email rules Dave at: • 11:05am - 11:50am: Game!! [email protected] [email protected] • 11:50am-12:00pm:

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April Camp Instructors:

Dave Swanson (Field Coordinator) Dave is a former player and spent the past two years serving as the Pitching Rehab Coordinator/Assistant Rookie Pitching . He was selected in the 9th round (251st overall) of the 1991 Free Agent Draft by the out of Berlin High School, and spent his 11-year career with Mets, Rockies, and Red Sox MLB organizations, along with playing independently with the Amarillo Dillas, Waterbury Spirit, and Bridgeport Bluefish. While at BHS he was named the 1991 Gatorade Player of the Year for Connecticut and Gatorade Player of the Year for New England. During his playing career he pitched in 234 games, starting 146, had a career record of 58-48 (27-21), logged 1044 innings, and had a 3.78 ERA. He was dealt to the Colorado Rockies as part of the Brett Saberhagen trade in 1995.

Following his 11-year playing career “Swanny” earned a Communication degree at CCSU, leading to a nine-year working as the K-Zone Producer for ESPN’s . Along with his time at ESPN he developed Swanson’s Professional Baseball Instruction, LLC, which now enters its 14th season in business.

About to begin his third year back at ESPN since his time with the Indians, and 12th overall he’ll continue to produce the KZone and Scouting Reports for the Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday Night telecasts, working with former Major Leaguers winner , , Eduardo Perez, , , and former USA Olympian Softball star .

Through the SB program Swanny and his staff have worked with more than 90 students who have gone on to play at the collegiate level, along with 10 students who played, or are currently playing at the professional level. Berlin’s own Matt Carasiti (MLB-Colorado Rockies) & Anthony Marzi (NB Bees), Southington’s Sal Romano ( Reds), Simsbury’s Mike Gibbons (NY Mets) are the most recent Swanson students/instructors who are currently playing professionally.

Chris Corkum (Camp Instructor) Since 1984, Corkum has been director of Chris Corkum's Baseball, Inc., the business he founded for his love of baseball. After an outstanding high school playing career, he went on to American Legion ball before landing on the Providence College squad in 1970, and received his degree from PC in 1974. The love of baseball continued. After graduation, Corkum came home to Connecticut and started playing in the Hartford Twilight League while continuing his education at Springfield College. In 1977, the year he received his Masters Degree in Education and Recreation, he was hired to teach at East Windsor High School. In 1984, Corkum decided that the best way to maintain his connection between teaching and baseball was to create his own baseball school. Since its beginning, Chris Corkum's Baseball, Inc. has become renowned throughout Southern New England for the excellence of its baseball programs. For the first time this coming summer, “Cork” will join our SB coaching staff and manage the program’s 14u Ct Tides Baseball team.

Bob Doolittle (Assistant Field Coordinator) Bob is a former RHP at Div.III Cortland State University in Cortland, New York. He coached youth baseball in Hebron, CT and AAU travel baseball for 11 years, and both of his sons Andy (Clark Univ.) and Pat (Muhlenberg, PA) played baseball at the college level. After 38 years as a public school teacher in Glastonbury, CT Bob retired in 2012.

Steve Gentile (Camp Hitting & Base Running Instructor) Former Berlin High standout and four-year collegiate at Western Connecticut State Univ. & Mitchell College, Steve has worked with SPBI since 2005. Primarily working with the hitters, , & base running. Steve’s passion for the game…and teaching of the game is evident when running our camps/clinics as he brings a positive energy that is addictive to our entire staff, parents, and ballplayers alike! Gentile’s brother Scott played seven professional seasons with the Montreal Expos and Detroit Tigers organizations as a RH pitcher.

Steve Malinowski (UHart Associate Head Coach) Steve Malinowski begins his fourth season as an assistant coach at the University of Hartford. Prior to Hartford, Malinowski spent four seasons on the coaching staff at UConn. Malinowski serves as the recruiting coordinator and primary hitting coach, and head Catching instructor. At UConn, “Coach Mal” helped the Huskies to their most successful seasons under head coach Jim Penders, including a program- best 48 victories in 2010 and back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths in 2010 and 2011. The 2011 Huskies advanced to the NCAA Super Regional’s for the first time in program history. Prior to his tenure at UConn, Malinowski spent one season as an assistant at Bryant University and also served as an assistant

coach with the Pittsfield Dukes in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) in 2008, and in 2009 was an assistant with the Manchester Silkworms. A native of Kensington, Conn., Malinowski graduated from UConn with a degree in coaching and administration in 2007.

Tim DeJohn (UHart Infield Coach) Tim DeJohn is entering his first season as an assistant baseball coach under Justin Blood. DeJohn joins Hartford after working as the associate head coach at Southington High School (CT) with responsibilities as the infield, first base, and catchers coach. In his five seasons at SHS, DeJohn helped lead the team to four CCC Conference Championships, five consecutive State Semi-Finals appearances, and three State Finals appearances in 2011, 2013, and 2014. The program achieved a .760 winning percentage, while producing 20 collegiate players and 2 draft picks. After a four-year playing career at Western Connecticut St. Univ. which saw him place second all-time in number of games pitched in a single season (20 appearances in 2006 as a senior), DeJohn served as an assistant coach in the Spring of 2007, tasked with coaching the outfielders.

Tim’s dad Mark is a former Major League player (Detroit Tigers; 1982), and has been a member of the St. Louis organization coaching staff since 1986, and coach on Tony LaRussa's Major League staff with the Cardinals during LaRussa's first six seasons as Redbird (1996–2001). In 2011, he served as minor league field coordinator of instruction for the Cardinals.

DeJohn is a graduate of Western Connecticut State University with a B.S. in History, and he obtained his M.A. in Education from the University of Bridgeport.

John Coury (Camp Pitching/Throwing Instructor) John was a former pitcher at the University of Hartford (Division I) from 2004-2008 and now teams with Dave as one of SPBI’s head Pitching Instructors. He has worked with and hitters as a personal instructor since 2008 and has been an assistant coach with several baseball programs, including Avon Old Farms School. Along with teaching pitching, “Big John” also assists with the SB off-season group programs, and will serve as one of the assistant coaches for SB’s 2017 CT Tides 15u & 14u Independent Baseball teams.

Mike Radlbeck (Strength & Conditioning Coach) A graduate of Eastern Connecticut State Univ., Mike’s main focus is on improving sports performance. Personal growth has always been important to him. He took opportunities in college to be the applied anatomy and physiology tutor, and was chosen to represent his school in the American College of Sports Medicine college bowl, all while competing as a collegiate athlete. After graduating he worked with high school teams as a strength and conditioning coach before finding ML Fitness, where he is currently the Director of Sports Performance. He currently teaches physical education while completing his master’s degree in Exercise Science at Central Connecticut State University. Research for his thesis is in the field of injury prevention.

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Condition of Attendance: In consideration of the Town of Berlin and Swanson’s Professional Baseball Instruction LLC, allowing my child to attend, I (we), individually and as legal guardian(s) (and/or) parent(s) of ______, a minor, (“my child”) do hereby release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Town of Berlin and Swanson’s Professional Baseball Instruction LLC and its owners, directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns from and against, and waive any and all clams or liabilities for any injuries, losses or damages, including without limitation: injury to my child, myself and/or property arising out of or incident to my child’s participation and/or attendance at the Town of Berlin and Swanson’s Professional Baseball Instruction LLC, whether caused in whole or in part by negligent act(s) or omission(s) of its owners, directors, officers, employees or agents. I do hereby authorize the staff of the Town of Berlin and Swanson’s Professional Baseball Instruction LLC to act for me according to their best judgment in any medical emergency for my child or myself.

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