SPORT SHORTS

It’s time again for the Spotswood 5K Race and 1-Mile Fun Run, which takes place on Sept. 13.

Those who haven’t signed up for the 5K race yet can still register to guarantee receipt of a race day T-shirt. Visit spotswoodrecreation.com/5krace.html and follow the “Registration” link to sign up.

The Central Jersey Baseball Academy is hosting a Defensive Skills Camp for advanced instruction focused on position-specific skills. Players can select from Advanced Pitching, Catching or Infield curriculums.

The two-day camp provides advanced instruction for players eager to progress to the next level of play.

The camp will take place Aug. 21-22 at Byron Johnson Park in Upper Freehold, and registration is online only at www.centraljerseybaseball.com/Player-Development- Programs.html.

Renegades Fastpitch Girls Softball is still seeking quality players for 10U and 12U/14U teams for the 2014-15 travel softball season and will be holding individual tryouts.

Applications for players are located at www.renegadesfastpitch.com. For additional information or to make an appointment for a tryout, contact Martin Saltzman at 732-905-8100 or [email protected], or Al Aires at 732-779-3418 or email [email protected].

The 2014 Rutgers University Football season is just weeks away, and Rutgers is offering discounted tickets for $30 for the home games against Howard University on Sept. 6, Tulane University on Sept. 27 and Indiana University on Nov. 15.

The games will be played at HighPoint Solutions Stadium in Piscataway. As of July 1, Rutgers became a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Tickets can be ordered by calling the Rutgers ticket office on Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 866-445-4678 or by ordering on the Rutgers Athletics website, www.scarletknights.com. Mention promotional code AAA14.

Full-season tickets for the six-game home season, which includes the University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, Tulane, Howard, Indiana and Penn State University, are still on sale, as are three-game mini-plans.