The Fourth Annual Ron Baumann Memorial Baseball Clinic took place on Sunday, May 21 from 2-5 PM at Barrett Field in Winsted. Despite the cooler temperatures the clinic hit an all time high with 72 players attending. This year we had players from Winsted, Howard Lake, Watertown, Lester Prairie, Maple Lake and Annandale. The clinic was separated into 2 different ages groups with Session 1 being for boys and girls ages 6-9 and session 2 for players ages 10-12. The clinic covered pitching/throwing, hitting, infield work and outfield footwork and the older group ended their session with a competitive but FUN game.
The clinic is held in honor of Ron Baumann, who had a passion for playing both baseball and softball. When his playing days came to an end, he stayed involved in the game by becoming an umpire and umpired numerous, high school, summer league games and many MSF and ASA state tournaments. Ron passed away in June 2013 after a courageous battle with Leukemia. He passed his passion and love for the game on to his four boys and in his honor this clinic was established as a way to give back to the community and honor his love for the game.
The clinic would not be possible without the help of the wonderful coaches that assisted with the different stations: Caleb Marconett, Nathan Granum, Derek Gagner, Ken Tufte, Tim Baumann, Nate Baumann, Nicole Baumann, and Corbyn Stender. Each player who participated in the clinic received a T-shirt, cookie, and bottle of water. We would also like to thank our sponsors, B & B Tire and Auto for their donation of the bottled water, Twisted Piston for doing a great job on the shirts. B’s on the River, Jacque B’s and Rivers Edge Golf Course for there donation as well. A big thank you to Shirley Baumann, Janessa Baumann for helping with the cookies, Lisa Baumann helping hand out and take shirt sizes, and Hailey and Brooke Baumann for taking several clinic pictures.
Submitted by Rick Baumann
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