15-week Winter Softball Academy on Sundays Fall/Winter 2026/27
Girls ages 11-18 (Modified, JV, + Varsity softball) – Sunday sessions 12:30-2:00pm.
Starts November 1, 2026 & ends February 14, 2027. (Off Dec. 27th, 2027)
15 Week Winter Softball Registration form with QR code (PDF)
15-week L.L. Winter Baseball Academy – Fall/Winter 2026/27
Boys ages 8 – 12 years old (Little League baseball)
Starts October 31, 2026 & ends February 13, 2027. (Off Dec. 26th, 2027)
Saturday sessions 8:30a.m.-10:30am. is FULL
15 Week Baseball Academy 8 to 12 year old Registration form (PDF)
15-week High School Winter Baseball Academy – Fall/Winter 2026/27
Ages 12-18 years old (Modified, JV, + Varsity baseball)
Starts November 1, 2026 & ends February 14, 2027. (Off Dec. 27th, 2027)
Sunday sessions 2:15 – 4:00pm. is FULL
15 Week Baseball Academy 12 to 18 year old Registration form (PDF)
10-week Winter Softball Academy – Sundays Winter 2027
12U +10U Girls ages 9-12 yrs old – Sunday sessions 10:45 – 12:15 pm
Starts January 17, 2027 and ends April 4, 2027. OFF Feb. 21 + March 28 (school break)
10 Week Softball Academy Softball Registration form with QR code to register (PDF)
5-week Spring Baseball Academy 2027
Boys ages 8-12 – Saturdays 9:00 – 10:30 am.
Starts Feb. 27, 2027 and ends April 3, 2027. (OFF March 27th Easter Weekend)
5 Week Spring Baseball Registration form with QR code to register (PDF) Ages 8 – 12
Boys ages 12-18 (Mod, JV, Varsity) – Sundays 2:15- 4:00 p.m.
Starts Feb. 28, 2027 and ends April 4, 2027. (OFF March 28th Easter)
5 Week Spring HS Baseball Registration form with QR code to register (PDF) Ages 12-18
5-week Spring Softball Academy – 2027
Girls ages 12-18 (Mod, JV, Varsity) – Sundays 12:30-2:00pm.
Starts Feb. 28, 2027 and ends April 4, 2027. (OFF March 28 Easter)
Spring Softball Academy Registration form with QR code to register (PDF)
Summer Softball & Baseball Camps 2027 – TBD
Girls Softball 12U/14U/16U July 2027 12:30-3:30pm at Bishop Kearney (Rainouts moved to The Battery)
Download and Print Softball Registration form with QR code (PDF)
Boys Baseball 12U/1OU July 2027 8:15-11:15am at Bishop Kearney (Rainouts moved to The Battery)
Download and Print Baseball Registration form with QR code (PDF)
Check The Battery FACEBOOK page for weather updates 45 minutes before camp if conditions cause summer camp to move inside to The Battery. Call or text lead instructor Fred Tillinghast at 585-732-9997 with questions.
The Winter and Spring Academies, baseball or softball, are The Battery’s most successful programs.
Classes are held once a week for fifteen weeks. (Spring Academy is six weeks.)
Winter Academy is a comprehensive 15-week all skills academy. It is designed for the serious player who wants to improve their skills through little league, modified, junior varsity and varsity. Hundreds of players have attended this academy since 1986 and gone on to play at the college level, while several others have gone on to play in the pros.
The Battery staff of professional instructors provides a low student to coach ratio to ensure each player gets individual attention and max reps. Players are led through the same drills and techniques used in professional baseball and spring training. The 15-week academy provides the type of intense, professional instruction that young players don’t normally have access to. Drills that reinforce fundamentals, combined with 15 weeks (or 6 weeks in the Spring) of repetition improves each player’s skillset and allows them to begin the year in mid-season form.
These are not a lecture clinics.
Players are moving, active, and improving the whole time. Players are broken into small instructor-led groups of 4- 6 with others their age or ability level. During a session, they work through a concentrated circuit of stations that teach specific areas of hitting, defense, or baserunning.
The academies covers:
- Hitting
- Bunting
- Base running
- Outfield
- Infield
- Catching
- Pitching
- Teamwork
- Agility drills, and
- The mental approach to the game.
Every session includes offense (4 batting cages and hitting stations), defense, agility drills, and baserunning. Sessions are cumulative so that over the 15 weeks (or 6 weeks) period we cover all aspects of offense and defense.
Each academy accepts a limited number of students so that every player gets individual attention.
Winter Academy sessions start every year on the last weekend of October and end by mid-February, weather permitting, before high school and little league tryouts. The timing of the program is perfect for preparing young players for the spring season ahead.
Spring Academy sessions start in February.
Space is limited so early registration is encouraged. Check the schedule above and send your registration for the next session.
I want to say thank you for offering the winter softball academy. My daughter had tryouts for JV at her school and was pulled up to varsity. She was so happy that I told her hard work, dedication, and great training did this for her. We will see you for private lessons and winter training next winter. What a great program you offer for the girls and we have told so many parents. Thanks again.
