Lakes Baseball Summer Camp with Coach Mark Avery - Summer 2025

ANOTHER NEW ADDITION FOR 2025! Join professional coach Mark Avery and his team for the first ever Lakes Baseball Summer Camp at Hickory Glen Park. Coach Avery, training baseball players at all levels for over 30 years, played professional baseball and served as the Detroit Tigers bullpen catcher. Mark was also a minor league all-star twice and has coached several players who have been drafted by professional baseball teams and received collegiate scholarships. He also led the popular Player Development Clinics for Lakes this past winter. 

This camp will run from 8 AM to 2 PM August 18th through 21st on the Hickory Glen fields. The schedule daily will be as follows:

- 8 AM to 11 AM - Basic skills, baserunning, all positions

- 11 M to 11:30 - LUNCH

- 11:30 to 2 PM - Fundamentals of games, techniques of hitting

Campers will need to bring sack lunch, fielders glove, bats, batting gloves, helmets, cleats, water bottle and sunscreen. Catchers gear if needed. Plan to get dozens of swings and field tons of ground balls. 

This camp is open to players ages 7 through 12 (age as of first day of camp).
**Exceptions to the age requirement can be made for players enrolled in Lakes' 7U or 8U fall baseball program by contacting Lakes directly at registration@lakesathletics.org. 

Registration fee: $285 (regular) $290 (late). This camp registration will come with a Lakes t-shirt for this camp. 

*No camp on Friday, August 22nd unless needed as rain date.

Program Details
  • Registration Status:
    Open
  • Early Bird Registration:
    Monday, July 7, 2025 - Thursday, July 31, 2025
  • Regular Registration:
    Friday, February 21, 2025 - Thursday, August 7, 2025
  • Late Registration:
    Thursday, May 1, 2025 - Saturday, August 16, 2025
  • Program Duration:
    Monday, June 23, 2025 - Friday, August 22, 2025
  • Early Registration Cost:
    $265.00
  • Regular Registration Cost:
    $260.00 - $270.00
  • Late Registration Cost:
    $265.00 - $275.00
Frequently Asked Questions
  • Where is camp held?: Lakes Summer Camp will be held at Hickory Glen Park in Commerce - same park as most of our games!
  • Will you be offering more weeks of camp?: We may add additional weeks based on interest and registration numbers.
  • What does my child bring to camp?: Water bottle, sack lunch, bat, helmet, batting gloves, glove, cleats and catchers gear if needed.
  • Is there before/after care?: Unfortunately this camp does not have before or after care.
  • What should my child wear to camp?: Athletic apparel, dri-fit warmup type shirts or jerseys are appropriate. Registration for the August camp will include one t-shirt.
Offerings
 Registration DatesCostStatus

Offering: June 23-26 Summer Camp - DOB: 06/24/12 - 06/23/18 (7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, and 12.0 year olds)

 Regular: 02/21/25 12:00 AM - 05/01/25 12:00 AM$260.00Closed
 Late: 05/01/25 12:00 AM - 06/23/25 12:00 AM$265.00Closed

Offering: August 18-21 Summer Camp - DOB: 08/19/12 - 08/18/18 (7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, and 12.0 year olds)

 Early Bird: 07/07/25 12:00 AM - 08/01/25 12:00 AM$265.0032 Available
 Regular: 08/01/25 12:00 AM - 08/07/25 12:00 AM$270.00Not Open Yet
 Late: 08/07/25 12:00 AM - 08/16/25 12:00 AM$275.00Not Open Yet