Photo Gallery: Spartan Baseball Academy camp under direction of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant
Matthew Hardy, 12, of La Cañada, catches a toss to him at second base under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant goes over a drill for his campers at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Justin McCubbin, 11, of Tujunga, fields and tosses a ground ball during a drill at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Audrey Kline, 10, of La Cañada, reaches her foot out to touch first base during a timed base running drill at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant talks with his youngest campers at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Young campers, out of the sun and sitting in the dugout, take a water break at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Isaac Reiter, 11, Alhambra, gets a long stride for a timed run to first base at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant pretends he is going to knock Duke Mora, 10, of La Cañada down if he doesn’t stop base running at the coach’s shoe at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant goes over a drill a drill at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant talks with his campers before a drill at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Campers drop gloves full of baseballs back into a sack after a drill at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Finnegan Flower-Hogan, 9, of La Cañada, drops low to get both hands on an infield groundball during a drill at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Jackson Milewski, 14, La Cañada, tosses a baseball to second base during a drill at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant shows campers the correct way to be in a fielders’ stance while fielding infield ground balls at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant rolls balls for an infield ground ball drill for younger campers at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Zak Chung, 14, of La Cañada, gets low to field an infield ground ball at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Young campers get in a long line to field slow rolling ground balls at the Spartan Baseball Academy at La Cañada High School on Monday, July 31, 2017. About 20 campers participated in different drills, mostly under the watchful attention of La Cañada baseball coach Matt Whisenant, formerly a Major League Baseball pitcher, and a graduate of La Cañada High School in 1989. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)