ODU Infield Camp
12/8/13
The December Infield camp is one of the best camps on the East Coast. Coach Finwood's infield camp is very detailed and each player will learn the proper mechanics to excel at any infield position.
The December infield camp at ODU is run by Chris Finwood ODU Baseball Head Coach; Coach Finwood is one of the best infield instructors on the east coast having over 60 infielders drafted in his coaching career. Coach Finwood has a few infielders right now in Major League Baseball such as Josh Donaldson (Oakland A’s), Brandon Inge (Pittsburg Pirates), and Clete Thomas (Minnesota Twins).
This camp is very instructional based players will learn proper infield throwing action, hand position on ground balls, footwork on ground balls, double play feeds, footwork on how to turn a double play, short hop drill series and much more. A 90 minute hitting rotation will also take place after the 2.5 hour infield portion of camp. Hitting rotation includes cages drills, on field hitting and bunt mechanics.
Facts about the ODU Hitting Philosophy in 2013:
- BATTING AVERAGE—91st out of 330 plus teams (.282)
- Runs per game 71st
- Doubles per game 41st
- Triples per game 21st
- Homeruns per game 28th
- Slugging percentage 32nd
Age range: 8th graders through Juco players
Camp Check-in: 11AM-11:45AM
Camp starts @ 12:00PM
Camp ends @ 4:00 PM