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Now that we have hit June, action around the Kentucky campus is pretty slow. But there was a buzz around the Nutter Fieldhouse this gloomy Monday morning, and it had nothing to do with football. Rachel Lawson and members of the Kentucky softball team were working out young aspiring players, building potential future Wildcats.
Lawson and her crew took in what I estimate is close to one hundred girls for the camp – from 6th graders to high school seniors. Today it was a little bit of everything: they drilled the group on infield and outfield drills, split up pitchers and catchers to work together, and brought them all together for hitting and scrimmages.
If the weather clears up they will be back on the diamond at the soon-to-be-renovated softball complex on Tuesday for what should be some more specific position work. The camp runs through Wednesday and plenty more knowledge will be shared with this future generation of softballers.
Not that we didn’t know it, but it’s great to see Kentucky athletics in action; giving back to the Commonwealth. We have Coach Calipari traveling the state doing his satellite camps, and Lawson holding a three-day event where kids from as far away as Maryland, Arkansas and Florida are coming to hone their skills with some of the best. It feels good to be a Wildcat, doesn’t it?
And before you comment – I have a sister at this camp. I wasn’t just hanging around checking out the girls.
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June 11th, 2012 at 5:01 pm
great camp, love seeing UK give back.
June 11th, 2012 at 5:16 pm
Something I don’t get; if we have or can get the money to build something like Nutter, how come we have so many problems getting or finding money to upgrade Commonwealth.
June 11th, 2012 at 5:17 pm
Commonwealth > Nutter
June 11th, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Andrea Lawson……did she change her name from Rachel??
June 11th, 2012 at 5:26 pm
4 – Ah, nice catch. Got my Lawson’s mixed up. Fixed.
June 11th, 2012 at 5:38 pm
KSR- the best place for everything UK softball.
Way to go with this breaking news Stu.
You know these camps cost money, right? Sure it’s nice UK agrees to do them, but it isn’t a charity.
June 11th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
6 – I never said it was breaking news, and I never said it was free.
June 11th, 2012 at 5:42 pm
6 – read the article before throwing around nonsense.
June 11th, 2012 at 5:47 pm
“Not that we didn’t know it, but it’s great to see Kentucky athletics in action; giving back to the Commonwealth. We have Coach Calipari traveling the state doing his satellite camps, and Lawson holding a three-day event where kids from as far away as Maryland, Arkansas and Florida are coming to hone their skills with some of the best. It feels good to be a Wildcat, doesn’t it”
You do know every place does this, right?