Cam Clancy a Budding Baseball Star

Cam Clancy, a 13-year-old baseball star has come into his own in the past few years and developed a deeper understanding for the game. That understanding lead Clancy and his pony League team to go undefeated in the championships with a in the finals.

Clancy started playing baseball when he was about 6. He works all year on his game, he said, playing on many different teams for different seasons.

“He played little league last year, so this is his first year on the big diamond,” said his coach and father, Bob Clancy. “Cam started this season playing on the Thunder, which is an AAU team out of Lowell.  He also played for the Indians, the in-town senior league team. When that ended, he played the Pony league.”

In addition to team practice and games, Clancy works out at the batting cages all winter.

This year, Clancy and his AAU team made it all the way to the semi finals in the state tournament.  Last year, he and his 12-year-old team made it to the regional round of the Cal Ripken tournament.

Clancy’s main position is second base, and he has proved to be an intimidating force on the field. In the second game of the Pony League tournament, Clancy made an exciting double play that helped Chelmsford win the game.

“In the second game while playing second, there was a ground ball.  He tagged a runner, and threw it to first for a double play, that was a big moment for him,” said Bob Clancy.

Arguably, Clancy is even better offensively, when he gets up to bat. Clancy is a fast and tactful runner, and often steals bases for his team.  Cam made the winning RBI in the final game of the tournament.  He smashed a grounder into the middle, and the effort was enough for his teammate, John Plausky, to make it to home safely.

“Cam was second in our lineup all year. He’s a very good hitter; the ball jumps off his bat, and he has very quick hands. [Very rarely can the other team] throw a fast ball by him,” said Bob Clancy, who added that his son is one of the fastest base runners on the team.

Clancy will be entering his freshman year at in just a few weeks. He plans to go out for the baseball team in the spring. His father said that Cam will play on a baseball team this fall, and then work through the winter to stay in shape. Although his long term goals haven’t been determined yet, it’s likely that Clancy will play baseball for as long as possible.

“It’s up to him really, he enjoys playing, so I hope it works out for him,” Bob Clancy said. “Cam has worked very hard; he’s taken an interest in it, and worked very hard at getting better.”