Sandlot Sports Academy

09/08/2026

Kaitlynn Place will be here this Friday 11th and has a few slots open at 4:00 & 5:00 for hitting or catching. (6:00 will open once others are filled)
Please text if interested
607-346-O113

09/08/2026

09/07/2026

!! WE OPEN TOMORROW !!

2027 merchandise in and more arriving each week. PLUS huge $ale on 2026 bats.
(Open 7days/week Nov-Apr)

08/31/2026

We will reopen Tuesday Sept 8th, M-F 3m-8p.
We have openings that week with the following instructors:
Andy Drum (M-Th)
Rocky Ayers (M-F)
Dakota Skinner (W)
Lexi Wood (T & Th)
Erik Berkan-pitching (T,W,Th)
For scheduling or assistance, call or text Donna at 6O7-346-O113.

08/25/2026

🥎⚾️We are scheduling lessons for the fall & winter for all instructors! Even though we are on a short break, feel free to call Donna at 6O7-346-0113 anytime to schedule!

08/25/2026

We are looking for an additional softball pitching instructor to keep up with the demand.
-Must be experienced
-Set your own hours
-We handle scheduling for you
-Must be passionate

Please call/text Donna at 6O7-346-O113

08/24/2026

Absolutely inspiring event!

CORNING, NY — REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR D3DAY 2026!

Disability Dream & Do (D3Day) is coming home to Corning on Saturday, September 26, in partnership with Corning Community College and the CCC Red Barons!

D3Day is a FREE inclusive sports experience for children and young adults with disabilities. It’s a morning built around encouragement, participation, confidence and belonging—where we focus on possibilities, not disabilities.

We’re also excited to welcome Corning’s own Dave Clark, founder of D3Day, back home for this special event, along with Dave Stevens, the only athlete to play both college football and minor league baseball without legs and a seven-time Emmy Award-winning sportscaster.

Saturday, September 26, 2026
Corning Community College
Check-in: 9:45 AM
Activities, equipment and lunch are all provided at no cost.

If you know a child or young adult with a disability who would enjoy being part of D3Day, please share this post with their family.

ENROLL TODAY:
https://d3day.com/corning-enroll

There is no cost to participate. Come Dream & Do with us in Corning!

08/23/2026

⚾️College Prospect Showcase⚾️
New Corning Community Baseball Head Coach, Joe Horn, is putting together a Prospect Showcase Day on Sunday Oct 25, on the campus of CCC.

Schools confirmed, so far:
- CCC
- Misericordia University
- Elmira College
- Houghton University
- PITT Bradford

Here's the link to register:
https://forms.gle/MUNx4fcWaF2r2LEb6

08/20/2026

We have team-practice space available on Fridays & Saturdays Nov-Mar. Won't last long. Secure your space now.

ENTIRE facility only $120 for 1.5hrs. $150 if have two teams to share the space. 13 dedicated stations & lanes!
(Optional: you can add an instructor for $50 anytime)
Call Donna at 607-346-0113
NOTE: teams will be expected to prepay each month. We will require a non-refundable deposit to secure your space.

08/19/2026

GREAT READ! This is for boys as well.
(Thanks Caydence Spears for sharing this)

Maybe she doesn't need another lesson.

Maybe she needs an afternoon with absolutely nothing on the calendar.

No practice.

No hitting cage.

No pitching lesson.

No tournament.

No coach telling her what to fix.

No parent reminding her what she should be working on.

Just… a kid being a kid.

Because somewhere along the way, youth softball became very good at convincing us that more is always better.

More reps.

More tournaments.

More teams.

More exposure.

More training.

And as parents, it's hard not to worry.

What if everyone else is practicing and she isn't?

What if she falls behind?

What if we're not doing enough?

But here's another question worth asking:

What if she never gets enough space to miss the game?

Remember when she used to grab her glove because she wanted to?

When she'd ask Dad to throw with her in the backyard?

When hitting wasn't something scheduled between 6:00 and 7:00…

it was just something she thought sounded fun?

That matters too.

Our girls need coaches.

They need repetition.

They need challenge.

But they also need birthdays.

Sleepovers.

Swimming pools.

Lazy Saturdays.

Other sports.

And occasionally an entire weekend where nobody in the family has to locate a pair of softball socks. 😂

Taking a break doesn't mean she isn't serious.

Playing another sport doesn't mean she's falling behind.

And an empty square on the family calendar isn't wasted development.

Sometimes rest protects the very thing we're working so hard to build:

her love for the game.

Because the goal isn't just to raise a girl who can play softball.

It's to raise a girl who still wants to.

🥎❤️

It was never just softball.

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