Gallery: Baseball academy with George Foster

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Twelve-year-old Shawn Pauley gets some major league intsruction from George Foster, a former National League MVP with the Cincinnati Reds during a baseball hitting clinic Saturday at Tri-State Baseball and Softball Academy, 1501 Madison Avenue Saturday, March 1, 2008.

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Local athletes get some major league intsruction from George Foster, a former National League MVP with the Cincinnati Reds during a baseball hitting clinic Saturday at Tri-State Baseball and Softball Academy, 1501 Madison Avenue Saturday, March 1, 2008.

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Local athletes get some major league intsruction from George Foster, a former National League MVP with the Cincinnati Reds during a baseball hitting clinic Saturday at Tri-State Baseball and Softball Academy, 1501 Madison Avenue Saturday, March 1, 2008.

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Eleven-year-old Luke Kelley of South Point takes a swing at a ball during a baseball hitting clinic Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the Tri-State Baseball and Softball Academy, 1501 Madison Avenue.

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Ten-year-old Eric Swann of Barboursville gets some bunting pointers from volunteer instructor Mason Chapman during a baseball hitting clinic Saturday at Tri-State Baseball and Softball Academy, 1501 Madison Avenue Saturday, March 1, 2008.

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Seven-year-old Brent Carter of Milton takes a swing at a ball during a baseball hitting clinic Saturday at Tri-State Baseball and Softball Academy, 1501 Madison Avenue Saturday, March 1, 2008.