EVERYONE LOVES BASEBALL! Annual Malden Recreation Summer Baseball Camp

Malden High School Baseball partners with Malden Rec for free instructional clinic this week

By Jason Mazzilli

A large and enthusiastic group of future Tornados turned out at Bob Rotondi Field at Richard Howard Park this week for the annual Malden Recreation Department-sponsored Summer Instructional Baseball Camp. Despite temperatures soaring into the 90s this week, baseball campers ranging in age from first grade to seventh grade flocked to the spacious Malden field to learn new fundamentals and improve on skills they might not have learned yet. As it does on many occasions during both the school and calendar years, Malden Recreation collaborated with the Malden Public Schools Department of Athletics to provide free instruction in baseball to a group of Malden’s youths.

Coach Mike Nicholson and players from the Malden High School Baseball Team worked with the young ballplayers, who were schooled in a new topic each evening, from hitting to throwing and fielding, as well as baserunning. Each night of the clinic, which wrapped up last night, included a skills contest in one of the baseball areas of expertise.

“We value our close relationship with the Malden Recreation and the way our coaches and players are so eager and excited to work with Malden’s youth,” said Malden Public Schools Director of Athletics Charlie Conefrey. “It was great to see all of these future Golden Tornado ballplayers taking part in this annual event.”

Malden High players Brayan Jose, Chris Macdonald, Ryan McMahon, Bo Stead and Filsaime Joseph volunteered as instructors for the clinic. All are returnees for next year from this year’s record-setting 16-5 Golden Tornado varsity baseball team.