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Yes there is. It's a camp/showcase event that is held at Hampden Sydney (or at least it has been in the past) that goes on during the summer. It is a very good event with a lot of the VA schools in attendance.

It will be at Hampden-Sydney again this year. Redbirdjr just recieved his invite.

Is this an invite only showcase or is their a website with information?

BIV

Thanks Redbird5. I was not aware of this event.

I agree with Dulles Mustangs -- BIV is a very good camp, and the kids are worked very hard; it's all baseball all the time, with a little time off in the evenings for typical goof-off stuff. My son went to this camp in his rising junior and rising senior summers, and got a lot out of it. Many of the Virginia colleges send one or two coaches to scout, and there are also coaches who work and scout the camp not only from Virginia but also from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, etc. It's run by Coach Womack from UVA, and has been for many years; very well-run, lots of college exposure for the kids, and lots of drillwork and game situations, with showcase games in the last two days of the camp.

My son ended up getting noticed by the college he's now attending, in his first year of attending BIV; they stayed in touch over the next 2 years, and ultimately made him the offer he accepted. Don't expect to see the highest of top-level D-I schools represented there, but a Virginia kid, especially if he's a 2012 grad, can't go wrong getting this kind of exposure early in the process.

Redbird5 I assume the canes summer schedule will not conflick with this showcase? By the way when will rosters and schedules be released for the 16 U canes.

Got the info last week on the camp....I think it happens in early July to middle July 17-21. I aqm sure there are showcase tournaments most of teams are involved in during that time.

I think this camp would be a better use of time/money than playing at a weekend tournament if there are colleges at this camp you want to get noticed by

Stilllearning, Redbird gave the link above which reflects the dates of the two sessions to be July 17-21 and July 24-28.

WB 2012, the 16U/2012 WWBA in Marietta is July 13-19 so it appears that the second session would not conflict.

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Featuring a time-honored and rigorous 4.5 day format, a 5:1 prospect to instructor ratio, and an instructional staff across all levels of collegiate baseball (JuCo, NAIA, NCAA I, II, III), BIV is designed for the highly committed player who aspires to improve and be recruited for attitude and ability.

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