2009 Pirate City Christmas Camp & Tournament
Session 1 December 19 – 22, 2009
Session 2 December 27 – 30, 2009

Baseball Factory’s Pirate City Christmas Camp and Tournament gives players the opportunity to train with the best coaches in the nation.

Our top-notch staff will work with each and every player day and night to help them maximize their potential and raise their game to a new level.

Experience life as a pro player! Get a jump start on the high school season through top competition.

Last year 200 players from 32 different states and Puerto Rico competed in the Pirate City Christmas Camp & Tournament.

Pirate City Christmas Camp & Tournament Offers Players:

One-on-One Instruction: Our coaches will work with you to make mechanical adjustments to your game. We aim to give you an advantage over the competition. Our coaches will take your strengths and weaknesses and develop a game plan for improvement.

Position Specific Training: Work with the Baseball Factory coaching staff on all aspects of your game. You will receive instruction on hitting, fielding, pitching, catching, base running and speed and strength training with a focus on the areas that will have the greatest impact in your development. You will train from morning till night. This camp is all baseball, all the time.

Tournament Competition: Play competitive games against athletes from across the nation as you battle to claim the title of Pirate City Christmas Camp & Tournament Champions.

Major League Facilities: Experience the life of a pro as you play on the same fields and eat and sleep in the same facilities as the Pittsburgh Pirates. Players will get to train in the same weight room, eat in the same cafeteria and change in the same locker room as the Pittsburgh Pirates!


If you would like the chance to play at Pirate City you need to attend an Under Armour National Tryout coming to a city near you. Click here to see where we are holding tryouts and to register.




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EVENT INFO

Check Out the Pirate City Christmas Camp & Tournament Flier

2009 Session 1 Participants

2009 Session 2 Participants

IN THE PRESS

269 Baseball Factory Alumni Selected in 2009 Draft

In 2008, 1 in 4 College World Series Players Participated with Baseball Factory/Team One


FANS OF THE PIRATE CITY CHRISTMAS CAMP & TOURNAMENT


Jake McGuiggan, Baseball Factory Player Fan [more]

Brenda Buster, Baseball Factory Parent [more]

Emily Paula, Baseball Factory Parent [more]

Randy Liebe, Baseball Factory Parent [more]

"Luis came back from the camp a new person. He spoke so highly of the camp from roommates, coaches, food, workouts, games and Sofield's speech. Baseball Factory ran a great camp with the focus on baseball at all times. You worked them hard and they lived up to the challenge. Thank you for a great camp and look forward to getting him prepared for the next level. "

- Emily Paula Baseball Factory Parent




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2009 Pirate City Christmas Camp & Tournament Information

Date: Saturday , December 19 – Tuesday, December 22, 2009 or
Sunday , December 27 – Wednesday, December 30, 2009
McKechnie Stadium, Bradenton, FL. Spring Training Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pirate City has been the spring training home for the Pirates since 1969.
Location: The Pirate City Christmas Camp & Tournament will take place at Pirate City, the Spring Training Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton, Florida. Players will eat and sleep in the same facilities as the major league players. Experience life as a pro!
Lodging Info: Baseball Factory Event Headquarters
Pirate City Spring Training Complex
1701 Twenty-Seventh Street East
Bradenton, Florida 34208

Baseball Factory will provide parents attending the event with information regarding hotels in the area.
Flight Info/Itinerary Day 1: Player Arrival (between 9 AM – Noon at Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport), Registration, Player/Coach Introductions, Afternoon Workout, Speakers

Day 2-3: Morning Workout, Afternoon Tournament Games, Speakers, Additional Evening Instruction

Day 4: Tournament Games, Player Departure (between 6 – 8 PM at Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport)
Past Coaches Include: Clint Hurdle: Former Major League Manager and former big league player, Special Consultant to Baseball Factory.

Rick Sofield: Former Major League player and AAA manager in the Colorado Rockies organization. Current Head Coach at University of South Carolina – Beaufort.

Steve Bernhardt: Executive VP of Baseball Operations at Baseball Factory, former professional scout and player.

Mike Zolecki: Former professional player in the Colorado Rockies organization and current college coach at Cardinal Stritch University.
Important Event Info: 

♦Players will meet Baseball Factory staff at the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport baggage claim
♦ All players will stay in the same facilities that the pros use
♦ Players are transported in charter buses/vans from site to site
♦ Players are fully supervised 24 hours a day
♦ Players will eat three sit down meals at the Pirate City cafeteria
♦ No spending money needed
♦ Uniform will consist of Baseball Factory shirt and hat
♦ Players will receive a pair of Under Armour cleats
♦ Players need to bring all necessary baseball equipment for training and tournament
♦ Players receive a detailed player info pack upon registration
♦ Players receive a Recruiting, Education & Development Manual to assist in their player development and the college recruiting process.
♦ Baseball Factory scouts select players from across the country for this tournament based on their performance at a UA National Tryout, SCR Program or other Baseball Factory event. Selected players will be divided by position onto teams that will compete in the tournament. Baseball Factory will coach all teams in the tournament
♦ Parents welcome to attend this event, but it is not a requirement for participation.

Contact Baseball Factory for more information.