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 Rising Star Baseball Camp was founded by Coach Darren Gurney in 1998. Since its inception, Coach Gurney's goal has been to provide comprehensive, college-level instruction sessions through both skill building activities and station drills that foster proper fundamentals. The camp prides itself on a personalized learning experience for athletes where the camper to coach ratio is smaller than other camp settings. Camp instructors are carefully selected and possess playing experience at the college and/or professional levels. Staff members are often educators and coaches during the school year at local high schools and colleges. As a result, six campers have gone on to play professional baseball and over 70 alumni have signed to play NCAA baseball since 1998. More specifically, camper Tom Koehler was drafted by the Miami Marlins in 2008, camper Jojo Gray was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the 2018 MLB Draft, and camper Luis Guerrero was selected by the Houston Astros in the 8th round of the 2019 Draft. With affordable tuition rates, cutting edge baseball mechanics implemented, and a unique/fun atmosphere, it is no surprise that camper enrollment has tripled during the past 12 years. Coach Gurney has been running camps/clinics for 28 years and has coached within his college/varsity teams over twenty players that were selected in the MLB Draft or who have gone on to professional baseball.In July of 2023, a former camper and camp coach Jojo Gray pitched in the MLB All Star Game in Seattle, Washington. To see footage from the 2023 A/S game, click HERE To see footage of Gray pitching at camp, click HERE
 1998: Camp Opens at Trinity
The Camp Staff provides instruction in proper baseball mechanics through effective station drills designed to build skill development. Photos include instruction at the Soft Toss Hitting Drill; the Feel for the Fence Drill; and teaching of the basics of a Figure 4 Slide.
Controlled Scrimmage Games Campers play games every afternoon, in which they incorporate skills/techniques learned in the morning station drills & apply them to game situations.
Baseball Olympics Competition Baseball Game Situations Test/Trivia Competition Simulated Pro/High School Tryout & Meeting Professional Baseball Players Meeting MLB Players Major League Games Philanthropy & Charitable Events Video Analysis Camper/Coach-In-Training Program
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