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Ball Diamonds Are Starting to Shape Up

The Holland Baseball Diamonds are starting to take shape thanks to some individuals who have put in many volunteers hours.

The fencing is almost completed, the dugouts are being sided and the grass has been trimmed.  Sand was hauled in by the Simoens and the De Graeves.

 It is starting to look like ball season!

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Autumn De Graeve Hosts Softball Clinic

            It was first for Holland!  Autumn De Greave held her first softball clinic

  “I put this camp on because I wanted to give back, and help girls learn to play a game that I love,” underscored Autumn.

            Featured in the clinic was throwing, batting, and fielding properly.  They broke down the girls' throwing sequence, and worked on the basics (wrist flicks, follow through, and then full out).

            In the batting skill-set part of the clinic the girls were shown the proper stance and hitting technique.

            “Batting is one of my favorite parts of the game, so I take pride in doing it properly,” stated De Graeve.

            In the out-fielding and in-fielding, the girls worked picking up grounders properly.  They practiced getting in front of the ball, and learned to watch it into their gloves. The girls worked on tracking pop-flies in the air, making sure that they were  underneath, as well as drop-steps.  

            Autumn, along with one of their teammates, Sahe Carrere, covered the pitching. Carriere showed the girls the proper breakdown, as well as drills to practice their techniques.  

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