By Craig Lang | Prairie Advocate Sports

Baseball Tryout & Hitting Camp

Coast to Coast Baseball would like to invite local players (ages 10-18) to one of our upcoming tryout events. At the tryout, our staff will evaluate your skills in four areas: hitting, fielding, arm strength and speed.

Since the summer of 2001, over 2500 athletes (ages 11-12, 13-14, 15-16 & 17-18) from 46 different states have participated in the Coast to Coast Baseball program. Our alumni now compete at every level of collegiate baseball, and even professionally. Players who are accepted to the program may choose to represent the USA in competition in Puerto Rico, or work with top college coaches and pro scouts at one of our Florida or Arizona Camp & Showcase events held at a MLB spring training complex.

In addition to the tryout, an instructional hitting camp will be held the same day. The goal of the camp is to help players improve hitting fundamentals as well as their mental approach at the plate.

Events will be held at: Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL on Monday, July 30; Illinois Central College, Peoria, IL on Tuesday, July 31 and Rend Lake College, Ina, IL on Thursday, August 2nd. In all three event locations, the tryout begins at 10:00 a.m. and the hitting camp begins at 2:00 p.m.

For more information, players and parents can visit our website. Register for any of the events on the website or by calling the office at www.CoastTo CoastAthletics.com or .

Major League Baseball Schedule

Wednesday, July 25

Washington at NY Mets – 11:10 a.m.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh – 11:35 a.m.

Atlanta at Miami – 11:40 a.m.

Milwaukee at Philadelphia – 12:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox – 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City at LA Angels – 2:35 p.m.

NY Yankees at Seattle – 2:40 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco – 2:45 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Baltimore – 6:05 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland – 6:05 p.m.

Oakland at Toronto – 6:07 p.m.

Boston at Texas – 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Houston – 7:05 p.m.

LA Dodgers at St. Louis – 7:15 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona – 8:40 p.m.

Thursday, July 26

Tampa Bay at Baltimore – 11:35 a.m.

Oakland at Toronto – 11:37 a.m.

LA Dodgers at St. Louis – 12:45 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland – 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Houston – 7:05 p.m.

Washington at Milwaukee – 7:10 p.m.

NY Mets at Arizona – 8:40 p.m.

Kansas City at Seattle – 9:10 p.m.

Friday, July 27

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs – 1:20 p.m.

Oakland at Baltimore – 6:05 p.m.

Boston at NY Yankees – 6:05 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto – 6:07 p.m.

San Diego at Miami – 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta – 6:35 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Texas – 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Houston – 7:05 p.m.

Washington at Milwaukee – 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota – 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Colorado – 7:40 p.m.

NY Mets at Arizona – 8:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay at LA Angels – 9:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Seattle – 9:10 p.m.

LA Dodgers at San Francisco – 9:15 p.m.

Saturday, July 28

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs – 12:05 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto – 12:07 p.m.

Boston at NY Yankees – 3:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta – 3:05 p.m.

LA Dodgers at San Francisco – 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Seattle – 3:10 p.m.

Oakland at Baltimore – 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Houston – 6:05 p.m.

Washington at Milwaukee – 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota – 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at Miami – 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Texas – 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Colorado – 7:10 p.m.

NY Mets at Arizona – 7:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at LA Angels – 8:05 p.m.

Sunday, July 29

Detroit at Toronto – 12:07 p.m.

San Diego at Miami – 12:10 p.m.

Oakland at Baltimore – 12:35 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta – 12:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Houston – 1:05 p.m.

Washington at Milwaukee – 1:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota – 1:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs – 1:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Colorado – 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at LA Angels – 2:35 p.m.

LA Dodgers at San Francisco – 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Seattle – 3:10 p.m.

NY Mets at Arizona – 3:10 p.m.

Boston at NY Yankees – 7 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Texas – 7:05 p.m.

Monday, July 30

LA Angels at Texas – 6 p.m.

Baltimore at NY Yankees – 6:05 p.m.

Detroit at Boston – 6:10 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta – 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at Cincinnati – 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs – 7:05 p.m.

Houston at Milwaukee – 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota – 7:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Oakland – 9:05 p.m.

Toronto at Seattle – 9:10 p.m.

Arizona at LA Dodgers – 9:10 p.m.

NY Mets at San Francisco – 9:15 p.m.

Tuesday, July 31

Baltimore at NY Yankees – 6:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington – 6:05 p.m.

Detroit at Boston – 6:10 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta – 6:10 p.m.

San Diego at Cincinnati – 6:10 p.m.

LA Angels at Texas – 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs – 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Kansas City – 7:10 p.m.

Houston at Milwaukee – 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota – 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Colorado – 7:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Oakland – 9:05 p.m.

Toronto at Seattle – 9:10 p.m.

Arizona at LA Dodgers – 9:10 p.m.

NY Mets at San Francisco – 9:15 p.m.

Midwest League Baseball Schedule

Wednesday, July 25

West Michigan at Lake County – 6 p.m.

Bowling Green at Lansing – 6:05 p.m.

Dayton at Great Lakes – 6:05 p.m.

South Bend at Fort Wayne – 6:05 p.m.

Beloit at Burlington – 6:30 p.m.

Wisconsin at Kane County – 6:30 p.m.

Cedar Rapids at Peoria – 7 pm.

Quad Cities at Clinton – 7 p.m.

Thursday, July 26

West Michigan at Lake County – 6 p.m.

Bowling Green at Lansing – 6:05 p.m.

Dayton at Great Lakes – 6:05 p.m.

South Bend at Fort Wayne – 6:05 p.m.

Beloit at Burlington – 6:30 p.m.

Wisconsin at Kane County – 6:30 p.m.

Cedar Rapids at Peoria – 7 p.m.

Quad Cities at Clinton – 7 p.m.

Friday, July 27

West Michigan at Lake County – 6 p.m.

Bowling Green at Lansing – 6:05 p.m.

Dayton at Great Lakes – 6:05 p.m.

South Bend at Fort Wayne – 6:05 p.m.

Beloit at Burlington – 6:30 p.m.

Wisconsin at Kane County – 6:30 p.m.

Cedar Rapids at Peoria – 7 p.m.

Quad Cities at Clinton – 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 28

Dayton at Lake County – 6 p.m.

Wisconsin at Clinton – 6 p.m.

South Bend at Lansing – 6:05 p.m.

Great Lakes at Fort Wayne – 6:05 p.m.

Beloit at Peoria – 6:30 p.m.

Cedar Rapids at Burlington – 6:30 p.m.

Quad Cities at Kane County – 6:30 p.m.

West Michigan at Bowling Green – 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, July 29

Dayton at Lake County – 12 noon

South Bend at Lansing – 1:05 p.m.

Beloit at Peoria – 2 p.m.

Cedar Rapids at Burlington – 2 p.m.

Wisconsin at Clinton – 2 p.m.

Great Lakes at Fort Wayne – 2:05 p.m.

Quad Cities at Kane County – 5 p.m.

West Michigan at Bowling Green – 5:05 p.m.

Monday, July 30

Quad Cities at Kane County – 12 noon

Dayton at Lake County – 6 p.m.

South Bend at Lansing – 6:05 p.m.

Great Lakes at Fort Wayne – 6:05 p.m.

Cedar Rapids at Burlington – 6:30 p.m.

Beloit at Peoria – 7 p.m.

Wisconsin at Clinton – 7 p.m.

West Michigan at Bowling Green – 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday, July 31

Fort Wayne at South Bend – 12:05 p.m.

Lansing at Dayton – 6 p.m.

Lake County at West Michigan – 6 p.m.

Clinton at Cedar Rapids – 6:35 p.m.

Kane County at Beloit – 7 p.m.

Peoria at Quad Cities – 7 p.m.

Burlington at Wisconsin – 7:05 p.m.

Great Lakes at Bowling Green – 7:05 p.m.