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2025 Softball and Girls Baseball EDI
June 21-26: Kansas City Urban Youth Academy
1622 E. 17th Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64108
Softball Elite Development Invitational
The Elite Development Invitational is a multi-day, 18-under training camp that features intense on-field softball development and game play along with various off-field development sessions covering topics such as college recruiting, mental health and women in sports.
The event is coached by current and former USA Softball Women’s National Team athletes, professional softball players and college coaches. Participants represent some of the top athletes from the MLB Youth Academy and Nike RBI network.
Girls Baseball Elite Development Invitational
The Girls Baseball Elite Development Invitational is a multi-day camp which hosts 64 girls baseball players to participate in the development-focused event. The event consists of on- and off-field position-specific work, strength and conditioning, mental performance and other topics.
USA Baseball Women’s National Team players, coaches and alumnae will serve as instructors for the event.
The application will be open until 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 30. Have questions about the Elite Development Invitational? Please email mlbdevelopsinfo@mlb.com.
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