The West Texas A&M University Lady Buffs Softball program invites you to participate in one of four sessions in their 2007 Fundamental Pitching Camps.  The Lady Buffs' coaching staff looks forward to sharing their expertise in the circle with all camp participants.

The Lady Buffs are very fortunate to have one of the best staff's of assistant coaches in the country.  Sarah Harman, The Lady Buffs pitching coach and second assistant Jackie Poggendorf will serve as the instructors in each of the camp sessions.  Below is a brief biography on both coaches - 

CAMP STAFF

Sarah Harman

Prior to joining the Lady Buffs, Harman spent two seasons as an assistant softball coach at Norfolk State University. Previously, Harman was a graduate assistant coach at Ball State University, where she worked with the pitchers.

Harman brings a stellar record of experience, including a standout career at Division III Defiance college where she played for four seasons (2000-03). She earned Heartland Collegiate Conference All-Conference first team honors three years she played. A standout pitcher at Defiance, Harman holds school records for strikeouts (381), innings pitched (665 1/3) and games started (103). She is second all-time in wins (39) and third in school history in complete games (72) and shutouts (8). She holds the second, fourth and fifth-highest single-season strikeout totals in the program's history.

Harman was a three-time all-conference selection, was named the team MVP her junior and senior seasons, and was named the Defiance Female Athlete of the Year in 2003.Harman, who also played volleyball at Defiance, earned her bachelor's degree in sports management with a minor in recreation in 2003.

A native of Port Clinton, Ohio, Harman graduated with a master's degree in physical education with an emphasis in sports administration from Ball State in 2005. While at Ball State, Harman was a recipient of the NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics for the 2003-04 school year.

Jackie Poggendorf

Poggendorf played collegiate softball at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.  She was a four-year starter as a pitcher, outfielder and designated hitter.

As a senior at Miami, Poggendorf led the RedHawks to their first Mid-American Conference championship and NCAA tournament appearance and was named RedHawk Female Athlete of the Year.

Poggendorf, a two-time Mid-American Conference tournament MVP, was a three-time all-conference selection.  She also received National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region honors. She finished her career at Miami ranked in the top five of every career and single season pitching record, including holding the records for career wins (63), appearances (148), games started (106), innings pitched (793), strikeouts (672) and single season appearances (45), games started (32), and strikeouts (210).

Following her career at Miami, Poggendorf played one season in the National Pro Fastpitch league with the Akron Racers and helped them to the 2005 NPF championship. In the summer of 2006, she spent a summer overseas playing in the Italian Women's professional league.

CAMP FORMAT

Each session is limited to 15 pitchers.  This will ensure individual instruction opportunities for everyone.  Each camper should bring their own catcher.  Catchers will not need to pay a camp fee.  There will be no catcher instruction.

Each session will include drill instruction, pitch development and off-season workout plans.

CAMP SCHEDULE

Saturday, December 15^th, 2007  (ages 8-13)

Session I :   12:00pm - 3:00pm

Session II :    3:30pm - 6:30pm

Sunday, December 16^th, 2007  (ages 14-18)

Session I :   1:00pm - 4:00pm

Session II :  4:30pm - 7:30p

CAMP FEE

$ 30.00 per camper.  There will be a $10 fee assessed to any camper who registers after Dec. 1^st.

Checks can be made out and sent to:

     WTAMU Softball

     P.O. Box 60049

     Canyon, TX  79016-0001

Questions may be forwarded to:

WTAMU Softball Office - 806-651-4426