The Stars Baseball Academy, a new full service baseball workout and instruction facility, will open in Southlake, Texas this weekend.

The Grand Opening for the Academy, which is located at 325 Commerce St. in Southlake, will take place this Sunday, February 5 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. The event is open to the public free of charge.

The Stars Baseball Academy is owned and operated by former Texas A&M University All-American and major league infielder Scott Livingstone, who is the General Manager of the Texas Collegiate League�s Euless Lone Stars.

The 22,000 square foot facility will include ten hitting cages, four pitching mounds, and an infield practice area. There will be multiple soft toss and batting tee stations, and two pitching machines.

The Stars Baseball Camp will offer private instruction lessons from former major league and college players. For more information, please go to starsbaseballacademy.com.

A number of activities are planned for Sunday�s Grand Opening. Former major league players who will appear to sign free autographs include:
Rusty Greer�Texas Rangers Outfielder
Todd Van Poppel�Oakland A�s/Texas Rangers Pitcher
Scott Livingstone�Detroit Tigers/San Diego Padres Infielder
Homer Bush�New York Yankees/Toronto Blue Jays Infielder
Darren Hall�Toronto Blue Jays/Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher

Refreshments and prizes will be provided and all of the Academy�s facilities will be open for use. Free t-shirts will be given away as supplies last.

The Grand Opening Event is being sponsored by Kelley Baseball, Autographs Ink, Diamond Sports, the Euless LoneStars, and the Texas Collegiate League.

The Texas Collegiate League is one of the country�s premier summer wooden bat leagues. The nine-team league enters its third season in 2006 with over 200 of the nation�s top collegiate prospects expected to participate. The TCL season opens on Tuesday, June 6.

For more information on the Texas Collegiate League, please call 817-339-9367 or go to texascollegiateleague.com.