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BLE Baseball Camps

The BLE Summer Camps in Oliver, B.C. are one of the longest running summer baseball camps in North America. Heading the camp for the 11th straight year are Marty Lehn, Scout for the Milwaukee Brewers organization and coach of the 2004 Canadian Olympic team and former Red Sox and Colorado Rockies player, Colin Dixon

The combined coaching and counseling staff is second to none, boasting Canadian and US National Team members, along with former Major Leaguers, active scouts and top University coaches and players.

Visit the baseball section where you can find information on "Camp History", "Camp Staff", "Camp Life" and "Registration."

2008 BLE PNC ID Camp

New to the 2008 BLE Summer Camps is the BLE PNC ID Camp to be held July 14 to 17 in Oliver, B.C. This camp is for elite players, ages 14 to 16 who are interested in being selected for the teams that will represent B.C. at the 2008 Pacific Northwest Baseball Challenge to be held in the Portland, Oregon area, Aug. 16 to 20, 2008. The BLE PNC ID camp will be the only open tryout to be held in B.C. If you are serious about representing B.C. at the PNC event, don’t miss this important four day camp. For info regarding the PNC, visit: http://www.baseballnorthwest.com.

2008 BLE SHOWCASE Camp

The BLE SHOWCASE Camp presents the opportunity for prospective student-athletes, 16 and older to showcase their abilities to College coaches and Major League scouts. In addition to gaining maximum exposure, players will also receive firstrate instruction throughout the week as well as realistic individual performance evaluations. To ensure personal attention, enrollment in the Showcase Camp is limited, so sign up, today!

BLE Alumni in the News

Congratulations to White Rock South Surrey 12 year olds, who won the Canadian Championships going 5-0 in the round robin and went on to represent Canada in the Little League World Series in Williamsport. The WRSS Allstars outscored their opponents, 83 runs against only 8 to take the Canada Pennant! At the World Series, the boys went 1-2 in International play but came home with lot's of great stories and new friends. CONGRATULATIONS to the WRSS 12 Year Old ALLSTARS, who warmed up for their World Series run at the 2006 BLE TEAM CAMP.

BLE Gets Rave Reviews

Big League Experience Camp owner Marty Lehn loves baseball. For the past decade, he has tapped into professional instructors to produce baseball camps which provide some of the highest quality clinics in the country.

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BLE Counselors and Instructors

Big League Experience is proud to introduce our top notch staff that brings great skills and knowledge to the camp as well as a positive atmosphere.

Top Row: Chris Strain (Owner/Operator Pitch-Rite Baseball Academy), Frank Ingram (Thompson River University), Donnie Hennings (Coach Bellingham Bells Baseball Club), Allen Cox (Coach Kentucky Wesleyan College), Pat Phalen (Provincial All-Star Catcher), Brent Unrau (Mayville State College, Mark Ellis (Gonzaga University), Ryan Chenard (Winthrop University)

Bottom Row: Chris McCormack (Sacramento State University), Brendan Osborn (El Paso Junior College), Matt Gregson (Capilano College), Brandon Newell (Milwaukee Brewers Scout), Corey Eckstein (Coach Abbotsford Cardinals PBL), Marty Lehn (Owner/Operator Big League Experience), Mike Wilson (Owner/Operator 1st Step Sports Fitness

Vist the camp staff to find out more.

BLE Campers in Cal Ripken World Series

BLE Campers Aaron Dick, Kiefer Jackson and Xtian Taff along with their team the Langley Allstars represented Canada at the Cal Ripken World Series in Aberdeen, Maryland Aug 12-20 2006. This 12 and under tournament brought 15 teams from all over the world to compete against one another. Going 1-3 in pool play defeating Korea 6-0, the Langley team advanced to the Semi-Finals where they lost to Mexico 3-0.

BLE Counselor with Junior National Team

Congratulations to BLE Counselor Mark Ellis who competed with the Canadian Jr. National team at the World Jr. AAA Championships in Cuba this past September. Canada defeated Mexico 6-2 to win the bronze medal. After playing with Team Canada, Mark joined his college team at Gonzaga University.

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Coach Grumpy in Training

Luke Jordan, a return Week 1 camper, is imitating Big League Experience instructor Pat "Grumpy" Phalen. Who knows, with years of training the legend may live on

2008 BLE CAMP REFERRAL PROGRAM

The BLE Camp Referral program continues in 2008. If your name is listed in the registration of a NEW camper, you will receive a $25 credit on your camp account. Be sure that your new camper lists your full name in the section that asks "How you heard about us?" There is no limit to this program other than the camper must be a NEW attendee. Start signing them up now and save!