3RC host softball prospect camp

Potential softball prospects got the chance to step on the campus of Three Rivers College and play on the same ball field as the Lady Raiders.

Three Rivers hosted its annual softball prospect camp Tuesday, which allows athletes to get in front of college coaches and showcase their skills.

The camp brought in many local players throughout the area as well as prospects from Illinois, Kentucky and Arkansas.

“We've had a huge turnout at our camps this year,” head coach Jeff Null said. “A lot of schools that we don't get to go see during the regular season because we're playing, we get that chance here. They get to come over, and we get the chance to be the first to look at them.”

Null said the prospect camp is for players who want to play college ball in the future. When they step on the field, they get the same treatment as any other recruit looking to become a Lady Raider.

One local softball player who took advantage of the Three River’s prospect camp is Twin Rivers’ incoming sophomore, Alexis Parson.

“The camp has been going really well,” Parson said. “I really like the coaches, and the energy is really there. It's been fun for me.”

Parson said what she looks forward to the most about the camp is the different drills and how the coach has time to interreact with the players.

During the camp, Null pushed their skills to the limit by running bases, testing overhand velocity, exploring their defensive strategies and working on hitting, giving the players similar to a pro workout.

“Besides putting them through a skill workout, we like to get to know them and see if they're hard workers or not,” Null said. We give them a thorough evaluation of where they are skill-wise on the collegiate level and the tools they can use to reach this level.

Our goal is to get these kids on our radar. Most of these kids will be juniors and sophomores in high school, so next few years, we will be looking at these prospects. This camp gives us a good chance to be a step ahead when recruiting starts. I think we get a couple of scholarship kids out of our camp every year, so they're very productive for us.”