The Sussex Skyhawks are proud to host the NIKE Half Day  Baseball Camps this summer!  Located in Augusta New Jersey will be home to this week of fun, baseball and memories as campers train daily on the beautifully groomed home field of the Skyhawks.

Overseeing these incredible weeks of baseball fun is newly appointed Skyhawks manager Hal Lanier.  Lanier spent ten seasons in the big leagues as a player, eight with the San Francisco Giants and two with the New York Yankees. As a rookie for the Giants, in 1964, he batted .274 and was named to the Topps All-Star Rookie team. In his fifth season with the Giants, Lanier led all NL shortstops in putouts (282) and fielding average (.979).

Upon the completion of his playing career, Lanier spent five seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals organization; serving as a minor league manager and then as the third base coach for the 1982 World Series and 1985 National League championship teams.

The following year, Lanier went on to manage the Houston Astros. In his first year with the Astros, Lanier was named the NL Manager of the Year. That year, the Astros won the division title, posted a record of 96-66 and made it to the National League Championship; losing to the eventual World Series Champs, the New York Mets

When Skylands Park opened in the spring of 1994 as a home for the New York Penn League it was truly a field of dreams, built right into a cornfield. Now in its prime, the Sussex Skyhawks call home. The Skyhawks played their inaugural season in 2006 as part of Can-Am League. The Stadium seats 4,190 fans and houses 10 Luxury Suites and Picnic Area.

Join Brian and his incredible staff of coaches and players for one or all of the three weeks of baseball instruction.  We hope to see you there!

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