Showcase at Babe Ruth's National Complex in Ohio Draws Nearly 90 Players
All Star Baseball Academy and the Babe Ruth national organization partnered for the sescond straight year to host a successful National Showcase Event at Babe Ruth's complex in Newark, Ohio last weekend. A total of 86 players showcased their hitting, pitching and fielding talents in front of college coaches and recruiting coordinators. The players also got the chance to play in games on Sunday, with two college coaches in each dugout, interacting and instructing the players.
(pictured left) Coach Kenny Smith of UNC-Asheville (left) reacts with both a "thumbs up" sign and a "fist bump" with Florida Southern Coach Jim Tyrell, during a game last Sunday at Babe Ruth's National Complex in Newark, Ohio. College coaches were in each dug-out, giving instruction and game strategies to the players at the Babe Ruth National Showcase last week, run by All Star Baseball Academy.
"All Star Baseball Academy had another successful showcase this year for Babe Ruth participants," said Creighton Gubanich of ASBA. "The National Showcase brought in players as far away as Alabama, and 16 of the top Division 1 baseball programs were in attendance.
"Over the course of the 2 day event, players participated in a defensive showcase, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses to each attending recruiter. Players were broken down into 2 groups, one older and one younger. The younger players had the added benefit of an instructional-based game where they could showcase their talent while receiving top-notch instruction from the college recruiters after each 2 innings of play. Players benefitted from this instruction by reviewing their plays over the two innings with the coaches present. Then, those players had the chance to make adjustments and improve their skills," said Gubanich.
Gubanich served as the On-Field Coordinator for the 2-day event. He is a former Major League catcher with the Boston Red Sox and the Manager of the ASBA facility in Downingtown.
"The Babe Ruth Showcase proved to be a successful event. The players got excellent instruction and also got very good exposure to some of the top college baseball programs in the Mid-Atlantic states," summed up Gubanich.
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