Saturday, December 27, 2008

LVBA Winter Indoor Hitting League...

We have 4 age groups and there are still openings for all 4 groups...

The league starts January 11 and ends with the playoffs, which start in late March (all games are on Sundays)...

Age groups are:

7-to-9 (Noon to 2 p.m.)
10-to-12 (2 to 4 p.m.)
13-to-15 (4 to 6 p.m.)
16-to-18 (6 to 8 p.m.)

Time slots may change slightly if one group has more teams than other groups...

Click here for more information on our hitting league:

http://www.lehighvalleybaseballacademy.com/Hitting_Leagues.shtml

Thursday, December 18, 2008

LVBA 2009 Pitchers & Catchers Spring Training with Kyle Collina & Matt McBride

Local products and former Lehigh University stand-outs Kyle Collina & Matt McBride want to pass along what they have gone through in Spring Training in Professional baseball to high school players who want to learn from the pros to prepare them better and give them an edge for the upcoming high school season...

2009 High School Pitcher’s & Catcher’s Spring Training Camp

Camp Directors: Kyle Collina & Matt McBride

Tired of not having the ability to work on your game over the winter because of lack of facilities. Allow us to give you this opportunity to better prepare while having a watchful eye from professional players, who have years of experience preparing the proper way for a long season.

“Help us help you better prepare for your upcoming season.”

This six-week program will give your High School athlete the available space and proper instruction to better prepare him for his upcoming season. Learn from those who have experienced Professional Spring Training first hand and allow them to teach and instruct your athlete while preparing them mentally and physically for there upcoming season.


Where: Lehigh Valley Baseball Academy
When : Sunday’s January 11th – February 15th (6 weeks)

Session 1: 3:30-5:30 pm
Session 2: 6:00-8:00 pm

Note: Each Session will be limited to 10 pitchers & 5 Catchers on a first come first serve basis.
Ages 15-18

Price: $35 per session

Two Payment Options available:

1) Two separate payments of $105 one at registration and the second on January 25th.
2) 10% discount for payment in full Payment in full of $189 due upon registration.

Camp Philosophy: To use our baseball knowledge & experiences to help high school pitchers and catchers properly prepare for their upcoming seasons.

Click here for the bios of Collina & McBride: http://www.lehighvalleybaseballacademy.com/2009_Spring_Training_Collina-McBride.shtml

Sunday, December 14, 2008

LVBA Baseball Winter workouts...

For kids of all ages, covering all aspects of the game...All basic fundamentals taught...

4 Sundays a month, 2 hour sessions for $150...

For December the sessions are from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m....

Depending on turnout for January, it'll be 5 to 7 p.m. again or there will be two 2-hour sessions, one from 4:30 to 6:30 and the other session starting immediately thereafter...

Call 610-351-0013 for more information...

Sunday, December 7, 2008

LVBA winter baseball camp...

LVBA is having a winter camp from December 27 through Dec 29...

Ages 7-to-10 go from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and ages 11-to-14 go from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. all three days...

For more information, go to www.LehighValleyBaseballAcademy.com and click on Camps...

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Aaron Fuhrman available for lessons at LVBA...

Detroit Tigers' farmhand Aaron Fuhrman is available for lessons at LVBA by appointment...The left-handed pitcher does have his own website, too:

www.AMFUHRMAN.com

Aaron will be available until he goes back to Spring Training...

Matt McBride available at LVBA this winter...

Cleveland Indians' farmhand Matt McBride is back in the Lehigh Valley from playing in Hawaii this fall and is available for personal catching and/or hitting lessons at LVBA starting in December...

McBride is available Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. starting December 9th...

Monday, December 1, 2008

LVBA player evaulations...

LVBA is having FREE player evaluations for ANY player interested in playing travel baseball from 9u all the way up through 18u...Our 16u and 18u teams will be doing some showcase tournaments where college and pro scouts attend...

Speaking of pro scouts, we will have 2 pro scouts and others on our staff doing the free player evaluations for all of our sessions...

The player evaluation schedule breakdown goes like this (you only need to attend ONE session):

9u thru 12u: Saturday, January 10, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. OR Friday, January 23, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

13u thru 15u: Saturday, December 20, Noon to 3 p.m. OR Friday, January 9, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

16u thru 18u: Sunday, December 14, Noon to 2 p.m. OR Sunday, January 4, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Jeff Bittiger, Oakland A's scout, former MLB pitcher, owner

Jeff Bittiger is Director of Player Development along with being a scout for the Oakland Athletics...He pitched in the major leagues for 4 seasons for 3 teams...

His major league stats can be found here:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bittije01.shtml

One of his baseball cards can be found on this page:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jeff_Bittiger

His LVBA bio can be found here:

http://www.lehighvalleybaseballacademy.com/LVBA_Staff.shtml

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Dylan Dando, co-founder, owner

Dylan Dando is the Director of Baseball Operations along with being an Associate Scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers. His bio can be found here:

http://www.lehighvalleybaseballacademy.com/LVBA_Staff.shtml

Welcome to Lehigh Valley Baseball Academy...

We will have post some of out personnel and what we offer at Lehigh Valley Baseball Academy in upcoming blog posts...

We are located in Allentown, Pennsylvania and our phone number for more information is 610-351-0013...