Terre Haute Miss Softball America

Swing For A Cure Softball Tournament April 19-21, 2013

This is the 4th year for the Swing. In the first 3 years we have raised over $30,000. The money has went to the families of players, a players mom, an umpire, all to help with expenses that they incur battling cancer. And last year we included (and will again this year) the Mary Card Harbaugh Nursing Scholarship at Indiana State University. Mary, a nurse herself, lost her battle with breast cancer in 2011 and her family established the scholarship. In 2012 we raised more than $14,000!

This year one of our recipients is Deja Jones. Deja has been diagnosed with brain cancer. Her cancer is on her brain stem, which makes it inoperable. Deja played the game at a very high level for the Indy Edge and Warren Central HS. One of our organizers spoke with Deja's mother, Kathy Jones on the phone the other day. She said they just celebrated her six months anniversary of being diagnosed. Yes celebrated, because the doctors originally gave Deja only three months. Deja is back in school right now, although with a walker, due to partial paralysis on her right side. She is still fighting cancer tooth & nail. We told her we need her to stay strong as we need her to throw / kick / bounce the first pitch on Saturday April 20. I hope you can join us at this years Swing for a Cure.

Here's how we raise money:

THMSA donates the use of the ballpark for this tournament

100% of registration fees goes to the benefit

100% of the gate fee goes to the benefit (minus throphy cost and minor expenses)

100% of the profit from t-shirt sales goes to the benefit

100% of our silent auction donations goes to the benefit

Donations from face painting goes to the benefit

Most if not all of our umpires donate there fees back to the tournament (this is thousands of dollars).

$275 in donations from our 2012 Gravy Boat Open Home Run Derby goes to the benefit

Approximately $300 from our upcoming Softball Clinic goes to the benefit.

Vendors provide most of there merchandise at or below cost.

To register for the Swing for a Cure email your team name, age division (8u/10u/12u/14u) and coaches contact information to: thmsa1@yahoo.com

Make A Donation to the Swing For A Cure

In 2012 the Swing for a Cure raise $14,000. The 2 main recipients were softball player Katie Crandol and the Mary Card Harbaugh Nursing Scholarship at ISU. In the video below, Joel Harbaugh and his son Sam accept a check from Marissa Stouts for the Mary Card Harbaugh Nursing Scholarship.

Swing for a Cure fights cancer

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Hitting and Pitching Lesson Available At The Diamond Softball Academy

To be a successful softball player you have to keep your skills sharp year around. The Diamond Softball Academy offers hitting and pitching lessons for girls of all ages and skill levels. Also available is “Saturday School”, offering defensive training, conditioning and game strategy.

Pitching Lessons – Offered Monday through Thursday from 6pm to 9pm. From beginners to experienced pitchers our instructors will work with pitchers to improve mechanics, speed and develop an arsenal of pitches. Pitching lessons are $15 per hour.

Hitting Lessons – Offered Monday through Thursday from 6pm to 9pm. From beginners to experienced hitters, our instructors will access your strengths and areas of improvement then develop a training strategy to improve overall hitting. Diamond instructors teach hitting techniques used by the University of Tennessee, University of Arizona, and 8 time NCAA National Champion and Olympic Gold Medal winning coach Mike Candrea. Hitting lessons are taught in smaller groups (5 or less) for a more hands on training session. Hitting lessons are $15 per hour.

Saturday School – Offered on Saturday morning “Saturday School” offers hitting, defensive training, fielding techniques, conditioning and game strategy. Excellent for all ages but especially effective for young or inexperienced players. Saturday School is $15 per session.