Bill Springman, left, talks to Okmulgee High School baseball players Austin Gilmour, center, and Dustin Dunlap during a hitting clinic Monday morning being conducted by Springman at the Ron Gardenhire Indoor Hitting Facility in Okmulgee. Springman, who has spent 17 years as a hitting coach/supervisor for various Major League Baseball teams, was recently hired as an assistant baseball coach for OHS. See Page 2B for action shots from Monday’s hitting clinic. LARRY OWEN