The free events, sponsored by Great River Energy and the Minnesota Twins, provide boys and girls with the opportunity to enhance their baseball and softball skills while hearing positive messages about staying in school and away from drugs and alcohol.

Schedule of clinics near the ECE service territory include:  

Saturday, May 24, 10 a.m., Blaine Baseball Complex
Saturday, May 31, 10 a.m., North Community Park in Rogers
Thursday, June 12, 10 a.m., St. Paul, Barnes Field on Concordia University Campus
Friday, June 13, 2 p.m., Montevideo High School
Wednesday, July 2, 2 p.m., Hyland Complex/Jim Karn Field in Crookston
Saturday, July 12, 11 a.m., Trailview Ballfields in Mora
Saturday, July 26, 10 a.m., Whitney Park C-2 in St. Cloud

Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinics are designed to teach basic fundamentals, including hitting, fielding and throwing. No registration is required. The clinics are broken into two, one and one-half hour sessions, the first for youth ages six through nine, and the second for youth ages 10-16. Youth are asked to bring their own baseball or softball glove.