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Xaverian baseball team holds clinic
for local middle school students
BY JAIME DEJESUS
JDEJESUS@BROOKLYNREPORTER.COM
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The Xaverian High School
Varsity Baseball Team gave back
to the community in a big way.
On Wednesday, September 28, head
coach Frank Del George provided a
free baseball clinic for seventh grade
students from Saint Athanasius Catholic
Academy, 6120 Bay Parkway.
The coaches and players invited
the youngsters to Xaverian's home
ballfield at Shore Road and 74th Street
for some drills and lessons.
Pitcher Douglas Johnson discussed
the importance of the day and giving
back to the kids.
“The kids came down and they used
our field for infield practice and took
batting practice as well,” he said. “The
whole team participated. I was actually
injured at the time so I was the one
walking around and taking pictures.”
Johnson, who pitched a no-hitter
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when a member of the JV “A” team as
a sophomore earlier this year, was
happy to participate even though he
couldn’t partake in the drills.
“It was a great experience because
seeing my teammates who are all
great guys working with these kids
that love baseball so much. It was
a really nice moment for all of us,”
he said. “We hit them ground balls,
corrected them as they fielded and
then we allowed them to take batting
practice.”
As for the kids, the day meant a lot
to them. “They seemed really to enjoy
themselves,” Johnson said. “They were
really focused and listened to all the
advice we gave them.
“It’s always good when we can help
out younger kids because in the city,
baseball isn’t as popular as it once
was and when we help out these kids
like this, it really makes you feel like
they’ll go on to play and eventually
teach their own kids how to play
baseball,” Johnson went on.
Photo courtesy of Douglas Johnson
The Xaverian baseball team held a clinic for seventh graders
from St. Athanasius Catholic Academy late last month.