Warren Central baseball camp

Published 10:27 am Thursday, June 18, 2015

Mincer Minor, 8, watches his pitch while Warren Central assistant coach Randy Broome times him with a radar gun Wednesday at WC’s annual “Home of Champions” baseball camp. Minor topped out at 45 mph during his brief bullpen session. The weeklong camp concludes Thursday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Mincer Minor, 8, watches his pitch while Warren Central assistant coach Randy Broome times him with a radar gun Wednesday at WC’s annual “Home of Champions” baseball camp. Minor topped out at 45 mph during his brief bullpen session. The weeklong camp concludes Thursday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Brayson Morson, 9, bunts at a golf ball while Warren Central baseball player Brett Oldenburg watches Wednesday during WC’s annual “Home of Champions” baseball camp at Viking Field. The weeklong camp concludes on Thursday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Brayson Morson, 9, bunts at a golf ball while Warren Central baseball player Brett Oldenburg watches Wednesday during WC’s annual “Home of Champions” baseball camp at Viking Field. The weeklong camp concludes on Thursday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Ethan Patrick, 6, prepares to hit in the batting cage during Warren Central’s annual “Home of Champions” youth baseball camp Wednesday at Viking Field. The weeklong camp for children in grades 1-8 concludes on Thursday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Ethan Patrick, 6, prepares to hit in the batting cage during Warren Central’s annual “Home of Champions” youth baseball camp Wednesday at Viking Field. The weeklong camp for children in grades 1-8 concludes on Thursday. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

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About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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