---
"title": "Former Alabama State baseball player, HBCU coach to hold youth skills camp"
"description": "David Thomas Sr. was a self-described “baseball man” growing up in Alabama State, he told a local newspaper. He constantly played with his friends and earned a baseball scholarship to Alabama State. Decades after his career ended, Thomas has been a fixture in the youth sports community as a coach and wants to continue to […]"
"date": "2023-05-11"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2023/05/11/former-alabama-state-baseball-player-hbcu-coach-to-hold-youth-skills-camp/"
"categories":
  - "Baseball"
"tags":
  - "Alabama State"
  - "Jackson State"
---

# Former Alabama State baseball player, HBCU coach to hold youth skills camp

David Thomas Sr. was a self-described “baseball man” growing up in Alabama State, he told a local newspaper. He constantly played with his friends and earned a baseball scholarship to Alabama State. Decades after his career ended, Thomas has been a fixture in the youth sports community as a coach and wants to continue to expose the game to Montgomery, Alabama ballplayers. On May 17, Thomas, along with area college and high school coaches, will hold a free middle school baseball and softball skills camp open to young athletes in sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. The one-day camp is scheduled to be held at Chisholm Park, 545 E. Vandiver Blvd. in Montgomery, from 4 to 8 p.m. Also confirmed to appear as a volunteer will be former Jackson State baseball coach Mark Salter. Salter spent five seasons as Tigers coach, compiling a 147-131 record. For more information, contact Thomas by phone at 334-322-4909 or email at dlthomas1531@charter.net.