Angelina College Softball Holding Recruiting Camp

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Camp on October 29, 2022 is Open to High School Juniors and Seniors

Angelina College’s Lady Roadrunner softball team has made two trips to the national tournament, winning a national title in 2014 and finishing as national runners-up in 2019.

The program has become one of the best in the nation over the past few years, with numerous AC players have gone on to compete at the university levels.

now the team is looking for future players to help build even more success.

The Lady ‘Runners will host a Recruitment Camp starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Angelina College softball field on the AC campus. Prospective players in high school grades 11 and 12 are invited.

The fee is $50 for pre-registration and $75 on the day of the event, when registration will take place on the field at 8:15 a.m.

Coaches will grade players on various softball skill levels. Players are asked to bring their own softball equipment (gloves, cleats, bats, catcher’s gear, etc.) and water bottles.

The camps will focus on skill evaluation only; depending on the number of attendants, there may be a brief scrimmage. Staff will grade on running, arm strength, fielding, hitting and power. Pitchers will throw brief bullpens in order to evaluate pitching skills.

Mostly, the camp is intended to find the right players for the Angelina College Lady Roadrunner softball program. To register, visit the Angelina College Athletics page (www.angelinaathletics.com) and look for the graphic containing the QR code, or simply click the provided link. For further information, contact head coach Brette Kohring at bkohring@angelina.edu.

Gary Stallard
Gary Stallard
Sports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as a Liberal Arts Instructor, begins his eleventh season with Angelina College. Following a career as a U.S. Marine, Stallard completed his bachelor’s degree at Stephen F. Austin University, where he majored in English and Journalism. For more than 16 years, he has worked as a sports writer/columnist/photographer for the Lufkin Daily News; he continues to contribute free-lance articles on occasion. Stallard has won several awards for writing, including the Golden Hoops Award for basketball writing in 2003, Regional Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, and the Texas Press Association’s first-place award for column writing in 2007 and in 2014. He has also done basketball, football and baseball radio and live streaming play-by- play and color commentary for an ESPN affiliate. Currently Stallard serves as play-by-play broadcaster for AC basketball, baseball and softball games. Prior to arriving at Angelina College, Stallard taught English at Lufkin High School for four years. He currently teaches Developmental Writing classes at AC. He and his wife Susan live in Lufkin.

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