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Archive for NewsFebruary 2, 2012, 6:09 pm Seratelli climbing the KC ladderby Pete Check out this great article on MLB.com about Kansas City prospect and CP client, Anthony Seratelli. Anthony has taken a unique [...] January 24, 2012, 10:00 am Cishek featured in the Cape Cod Timesby Pete After a successful rookie campaign (one in which he was selected Florida Marlins Rookie of the Year), Steve Cishek is in [...] January 9, 2012, 4:24 pm Meet Rangers prospect Nick McBride…by Pete In our second installment of CP professional baseball player interviews, we have Nick McBride. Nick is a prospect of the Texas [...] January 5, 2012, 1:20 pm CP Interviews Baltimore’s Oliver Drakeby Pete We’re introducing an ongoing segment of brief interviews with our professional baseball players. Highlights will include each athlete’s explanation of their [...] December 29, 2011, 9:07 am DeNormandie rated 14th NCAA soccer prospect in class of ‘15by Pete Following a tremendously successful freshman season (7 goals, 1 assist), CP’s Cole DeNormandie has been named to the list of TopDrawerSoccer.com [...] December 7, 2011, 8:17 am Tim Collins’ Off-Season Training Featured on MLB.comby Pete Cressey Performance athlete and Royals reliever Tim Collins was featured recently in a MLB.com article focusing on his off-season training. Check [...] December 4, 2011, 9:27 am Cressey Performance Featured on MLB.comby Pete MLB.com stopped by Cressey Performance recently to film some footage and get some interviews for a feature on off-season baseball strength [...] December 2, 2011, 8:59 am Seratelli named Royals Baserunner of the Yearby Pete Anthony Seratelli, already recognized as 2011 Northwest Arkansas Naturals Player of the Year, has been named the recipient of the Willie [...] December 1, 2011, 7:48 pm Cishek interviewed for MLB.comby Pete CP regular Steve Cishek recently stepped out of the gym and into the cubby room to do an interview with Evan [...] November 10, 2011, 12:59 pm Seratelli selected Royals Organization All-Starby Pete Congratulations to KC Royals prospect and CP client Anthony Seratelli on his selection as an organization All-Star for he strong 2011 [...] November 3, 2011, 11:56 am AJ Lucchese commits to Brown Lacrosseby Pete Long-time CP athlete and current Middlesex School boy’s varsity lacrosse standout, AJ Lucchese has committed to play lacrosse for the Brown [...] October 10, 2011, 1:43 pm Jeremy Hazelbaker Named Red Sox Organizational All-Starby Pete Congratulations to CP athlete and Red Sox prospect Jeremy Hazelbaker on being named an Organizational All-Star by MinorLeagueBaseball.com! Read the full story… September 28, 2011, 8:17 am Cishek earns Rookie of the Year honors for Marlinsby Pete The Miami Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America have selected Steve Cishek as the Rookie of the Year on [...] September 27, 2011, 9:29 am Tim Collins ties Royals rookie reliever appearance recordby Pete Tim Collins threw a 1-2-3 seventh inning to earn a hold and also tie a Royals record for most appearances in [...] September 23, 2011, 9:22 am Kevin Brown named Bryant U. 2012 captainby Pete After compiling a collection of honors including 2010 NEC Rookie of the Year and two-time 2nd Team All-Conference, Kevin Brown has [...] September 21, 2011, 2:27 pm DeNormandie earns Big East Soccer ROTW honorsby Pete Cole DeNormandie earned Big East Rookie of the Week honors after scoring 4 goals in his first 5 career college soccer [...] September 19, 2011, 12:31 pm Bryan LaHair plans return to CP for off-seasonby Pete Chicago Cubs September call-up and CP client Bryan LaHair will be returning to CP for the off-season following a month of [...] September 9, 2011, 9:22 am Jenkins Opens Eastern League Playoffs with Dominant Outingby Pete CP athlete and 2009 Toronto Blue Jays first-round draft pick Chad Jenkins started off the 2011 Eastern League playoffs with seven [...] September 6, 2011, 3:57 pm Leathersich dominant in return to Lowellby Pete In his first appearance close to home since becoming a professional, Jack Leathersich was dominant, striking out four in two innings [...] September 2, 2011, 10:28 am Cubs Call CP Athlete Bryan LaHair Up to the Big Leagues!by Pete Congratulations to Cressey Performance athlete Bryan LaHair, who was called up to the major leagues with the Chicago Cubs on Friday [...] September 2, 2011, 7:22 am Corey Kluber Throws 1.1 Scoreless Innings in MLB Debut!by Pete A big congratulations goes out to Cressey Performance athlete Corey Kluber, who made his MLB debut for the Cleveland Indians last [...] September 1, 2011, 8:52 pm Bryan LaHair Named PCL Most Valuable Player!by Pete Congratulations to Cressey Performance athlete and Chicago Cubs prospect Bryan LaHair on being named Pacific Coast League Most Valuable Player for [...] September 1, 2011, 1:49 pm Jeremy Hazelbaker Named Eastern League Player of the Weekby Pete Cressey Performance athlete and Red Sox prospect Jeremy Hazelbaker was named Eastern League Player of the Week for the August 22-28 [...] August 31, 2011, 11:59 am Bryan LaHair PCL post-season All-Starby Pete After a season in which he led the PCL with 36 HR and 105 RBI, Bryan LaHair has been selected a [...] August 29, 2011, 9:19 am Cote and Maher learn the ropes at Yankees facilitiesby Pete With high school behind them, Jordan Cote and Joey Maher have made the jump from New Hampshire public school baseball, to [...] August 28, 2011, 2:06 pm Max Perlman Shoves in AAA Debutby Pete CP athlete and Oakland A’s prospect Max Perlman threw five shutout innings on Friday in his AAA debut, yielding only one [...] August 27, 2011, 8:16 am Cishek earns 3rd save against Philliesby Pete Steve Cishek eanred his third career save at Citizens Bank Park over MLB’s best, the Philadelphia Phillies. August 26, 2011, 11:45 am Jeremy Hazelbaker Goes 4-5 with 2 HR and 5 RBI to Lead Sea Dogs to Winby Pete CP athlete and Boston Red Sox prospect Jeremy Hazelbaker had four hits – including two HR – in a 5 RBI [...] August 25, 2011, 7:17 am Bryan LaHair Drives in Five Runs…Againby Pete Cressey Performance athlete and Chicago Cubs prospect Bryan LaHair had five RBI (for the second night in a row) and hit [...] August 24, 2011, 9:42 am Dan Cellucci commits to play baseball at Bryant U.by Pete Dan Cellucci has committed to Bryant University for the 2012/13 school year. Dan will be joining CP regulars Kevin Brown and [...] August 24, 2011, 6:22 am Corey Kluber Throws 6.2 Innings of No-Hit Ball vs. Pawtucketby Pete CP athlete Corey Kluber of the Columbus Clippers (Indians AAA) had quite an outing in his last start, going 6.2 innings [...] August 15, 2011, 8:48 pm Jordan Cote signs with New York Yankeesby Pete CP athlete Jordan Cote has decided to forego the opportunity to attend Coastal Carolina College in favor of pursuing a career [...] August 12, 2011, 1:14 pm Kevin Brown leads Keene to NECBL titleby Pete CP athlete Kevin Brown led the Keene Swamp Bats to a 2011 NECBL title featuring a .325 batting average and a [...] August 7, 2011, 12:40 pm Stanford’s Bloom looks to build on productive summerby Pete The Boston Sunday Globe has featured CP regular Sahil Bloom, who will soon head back to Stanford University coming off of [...] August 7, 2011, 12:31 pm ESPN Boston – Youkilis reflects on his career with the Soxby Pete Kevin Youkilis reflects on his remarkably productive and consistent career with the Boston Red Sox dating back to his debut in [...] August 5, 2011, 2:01 pm Riordan shines in first relief appearance for double-A Tulsa Drillersby Pete In his first relief appearance of the 2011 season, CP athlete Cory Riordan pitched six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits [...] August 4, 2011, 9:23 am Dan Houston throws 3-hit shutout in win for Tulsaby Pete CP athlete Dan Houston tossed an impressive 3-hit shutout for the Tulsa Drillers. Dan’s line included a career high 10 strikeouts. [...] August 3, 2011, 10:06 am Steve Cishek gets win for Marlinsby Pete CP Athlete Steve Cishek earned his second big league win of the season last night, throwing two scoreless innings against the [...] July 29, 2011, 8:58 am Phil Negus takes no-hitter into the 7thby Pete Cressey Performance athlete Phil Negus has only allowed four earned runs in 24 innings of work in the month of July [...] July 21, 2011, 12:38 pm Nick Friar dominates in NECBL winby Pete Longtime CP athlete Nick Friar (Northwestern University) was impressive in his first NECBL win of the summer. Nick held the first [...] July 14, 2011, 11:26 am Jeremy Hazelbaker Featured on MLB.comby Pete Cressey Performance athlete and Boston Red Sox prospect Jeremy Hazelbaker was featured recently on MLB.com. Check it out: July 7, 2011, 12:42 pm Boston GlobePost-Season awards for Ravenelle, Beede and Gormanby Pete The Boston Globe has released it’s 2010-2011 All-Scholastic Awards and a number of Cressey Performance athletes have been honored. Adam Ravenelle was [...] June 23, 2011, 2:02 pm Wilson’s 3H/2RBI Lead North All-Stars in Southern Leagueby Pete Steffan Wilson’s 2-run double in the bottom of the first inning, along with 2 more hits in Tuesday’s Southern League All-Star [...] June 21, 2011, 9:38 pm Steffan Wilson named Southern League All-Starby Pete CP athlete Steffan Wilson will be the starting third baseman for the North Squad in tonight’s Southern League (double-A) All-Star Game, [...] June 17, 2011, 2:57 pm Dan Houston throws first professional shutoutby Pete CP athlete Dan Houston tossed his first professional shutout in a 4-hit complete game performance. Houston, a Colorado Rockies prospect, leads [...] June 14, 2011, 12:42 pm Lincoln Sudbury moves on to State Semi-Finalby Pete Lincoln-Sudbury blanked familiar rival Acton-Boxboro 7-0 in yesterday’s Division 1 North Final. Four separate CP athletes combined on a three-hit shutout, [...] June 12, 2011, 1:24 pm Cishek’s calm demeanor featured on MLB.comby Pete With Marlins closer Leo Nunez sidelined by back pain, Steve Cishek has embraced the fill-in roll, grabbing his first MLB save [...] June 11, 2011, 8:15 am Cishek sets Florida Marlins recordby Pete CP athlete Steve Cishek set the Florida Marlins record for most consecutive scoreless innings to begin a big league career. With [...] May 26, 2011, 8:15 am Adam Ravenelle featured in Boston Heraldby Pete After compiling a 6-0 regular season record with an ERA just over 1.00, the Boston Herald spent some time with Adam [...] May 19, 2011, 9:38 am Rodebaugh Minor League Reliever of the Month for Texas Rangersby Pete CP client Ryan Rodebaugh was recently named April’s Minor League Reliever of the month for the Texas Rangers. Read the full [...] May 18, 2011, 9:46 am Gearrin gets 1st Big League Winby Pete Cory Gearrin picked up his first win as a member of the Atlanta Braves with an inning of scoreless relief. Read [...] May 15, 2011, 9:12 am Collins in Boston Sunday Globeby Pete Boston Globe writer Nick Cafardo took some time to speak with Tim Collins about his first couple of months in the [...] May 14, 2011, 8:53 am Youk HR leads Sox past Yanks in the Bronxby Pete Kevin’s seventh inning 2r homer was the difference in the Sox 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees last night. Watch [...] May 13, 2011, 9:34 am Kevin Brown powers Bryant to win over Quinnipiacby Pete CP athlete and Bryant University sophomore, Kevin Brown, lead the offensive charge with a 3-hit performance against visiting Quinnipiac university. Read [...] May 12, 2011, 4:14 pm Ravenelle strikes out 18 in 7 inningsby Pete Adam Ravenelle was nearly the second athlete to throw a perfect game yesterday, losing his bid in the sixth inning. Adam’s [...] May 12, 2011, 2:24 pm Tyler Beede throws perfect game for Lawrence Academyby Pete Tyler Beede wowed over 30 MLB scouts by throwing a perfect game, including 15k’s and a 2-for-3 day at the plate. [...] May 12, 2011, 1:14 pm Magnuson called up to Oakland Athleticsby Pete CP athlete Trystan Magnuson was called-up to the Oakland Athletics. Trystan’s numbers in the Pacific Coast League warranted a promotion so [...] May 11, 2011, 10:34 am Collins visits the MLB Network Studiosby Pete Tim Collins had another big day yesterday, starting with a visit to the MLB Network studios to give a demo on [...] May 10, 2011, 9:17 am Sahil Bloom gets win for Stanfordby Pete CP athlete, Sahil Bloom, helped #26 Stanford get its 26th win of the 2011 season by pitching five scoreless innings of [...] May 4, 2011, 9:00 am Gearrin featured in Baseball Americaby Pete Baseball America has featured Cory Gearrin’s rise to the big leagues, attributing most of his success to improved command. Read the [...] May 3, 2011, 12:05 pm Gustafson Perfect Game Bidby Pete Tim Gustafson impressed during his second start of the season, taking a perfect game in to the 7th inning. Read the [...] April 28, 2011, 5:10 pm Dan Houston has 2.00ERA through three startsby Pete CP athlete Dan Houston dominated in his third start of the season, throwing 6 1/3 scoreless innings for the Rockies Class [...] April 26, 2011, 1:31 pm Gearrin makes MLB debut with two scoreless inningsby Pete Cory Gearrin made his major league debut with two perfect innings, including two strikeouts and nothing reaching the outfield. Read the [...] April 22, 2011, 10:16 am Gearrin called up by the Atlanta Bravesby Pete CP athlete Corey Gearrin has been promoted from AAA Gwinnett to the Atlanta Braves. He is headed to San Francisco for [...] April 20, 2011, 1:08 pm Shawn Haviland’s road to pro-ball featured in Hartford Courantby Pete Shawn Haviland is attempting to become just the eighth pitcher from Harvard University to earn his way into a big-league uniform. [...] April 14, 2011, 12:05 pm Hazelbaker’s 2HR’s Power Salem Red Soxby Pete Jeremy Hazelbaker jump started his offense in style for the 2011 season by connecting on consecutive solo home runs as the [...] April 12, 2011, 3:14 pm Plenty of CP Baseball Headlines…by Pete The first couple of weeks of baseball season are off to a big start for the CP community. Have a look [...] April 7, 2011, 3:42 pm Did you hear that Tim Collins trains at CP?!?by Pete As the Tim Collins media overload plows forward, the articles seem to keep getting better. So, for those of you who [...] April 5, 2011, 3:25 pm UVA-bound Barrett O’Neill featured in Boston Globeby Pete Barrett O’Neill and a Dexter High School teammate were recently featured in the Boston Sunday Globe. Click HERE for the complete [...] April 1, 2011, 9:07 am Tim Collins makes MLB debut with KC Royalsby Pete Tim Collins tossed a scoreless inning at Kauffman Stadium during the Royals 2011 home opener yesterday. Highlights included recording his first [...] March 28, 2011, 8:36 am Keith Landers Prepares for Return to Louisville at Cressey Performanceby Pete The Worcester Telegram recently featured CP athlete and Louisville pitcher Keith Landers on his preparations to get back on the mound [...] March 25, 2011, 8:35 pm Tim Gustafson Featured in Gwinnett Daily Postby Pete Here’s a great article about CP athlete and Atlanta Braves prospect Tim Gustafson: March 2, 2011, 4:58 am Cressey Performance Elite Baseball Development Program Featured on NESNby Pete Last week, NESN featured the Cressey Performance Elite Baseball Development Program. Check out the video below to see how our [...] February 28, 2011, 8:56 pm Kevin Youkilis’ Off-Season Training at Cressey Performance Featured on NESNby Pete We just wanted to give you a quick heads-up that NESN ran this feature on Boston Red Sox Third Basemen Kevin [...] February 17, 2011, 6:15 pm Tim Collins featured on MLB.comby Pete Cressey Performance athlete Tim Collins was featured today on MLB.com including a video interview with the Kansas City Royals Manager Ned [...] December 30, 2010, 10:15 am Cole DeNormandie to play Big-East Soccer at Cincinnatiby Pete Coming off of his second consecutive All-American high school soccer selection, CP athlete Cole DeNormandie has signed a letter of intent [...] December 18, 2010, 9:14 am Youk’s off-season at CP featured in NH Union Leaderby Pete Click HERE to see a New Hampshire Union Leader feature covering CP’s Elite Baseball Development Program. Athlete’s featured include Kevin Youkilis, [...] November 21, 2010, 10:08 am Weismann Ready for Next Stepby Pete CP athlete and Acton-Boxborough alum Scott Weismann has solidified his spot in the Clemson Tiger’s starting rotation for the upcoming 2011 [...] September 28, 2010, 9:30 am Q&A with Florida Marlin Steve Cishekby Pete CP athlete Steve Cishek threw two scoreless/hitless innings in his Major League debut on Sunday. The following day, he set [...] September 21, 2010, 12:44 pm Steve Cishek Gets Big League Call-Upby Pete Cressey Performance client, Steve Cishek, received his first call to the big leagues on Sunday. After a strong season culminating [...] September 13, 2010, 5:12 pm Tim Collins Receives Post-Season Awardsby Pete Timothy “Waterhorse” Collins had an impressive 2010 baseball season. After averaging nearly 14 strikeouts per nine innings following more than 70 [...] September 1, 2010, 11:42 am Haviland an All-Star Selection & Anderson to Bryantby Pete Shawn Haviland was named a California League All-Star after leading the Oakland Athletics organization in strikeouts in 2010. STORY CP athlete Carl [...] August 27, 2010, 3:15 pm Cole DeNormandie Featured on Cover of ESPN-Rise Magazineby Pete Congratulations to CP athlete and Lincoln-Sudbury All-American soccer player Cole DeNormandie, who became the second CP athlete featured on the cover [...] August 23, 2010, 3:00 pm Napolitano and Cote Make Verbal Commitmentsby Pete Cressey Performance athelte’s Jordan Cote and Joe Napolitano made verbal commitments to play division one college baseball this past weekend. Napolitano [...] July 19, 2010, 9:28 am Travis Dean and Keith Landers Featured in Local Pressby Pete Here are a couple of interesting pieces featuring Cressey Performance athletes Travis Dean and Keith Landers and their time spent at [...] July 15, 2010, 12:53 pm Braves Trade for America’s Best Girl Scout Cookie Salesmanby Pete Most of you know Tim Collins as the CP client who puts in more weekly hours at the gym than the [...] July 13, 2010, 4:30 pm Three Years of Cressey Performance…by Pete Cressey Performance celebrates the conclusion of three years of making people stronger/healthier/more sore today. While we’re all proud of where we [...] July 10, 2010, 9:59 am Feedback from a One-Time Consultation Clientby Pete Here at CP, we regularly have visitors in town for One-Time Consultations. Ronell Smith came to us in December of 2009 [...] June 14, 2010, 5:03 pm A Client’s Perspective: Part 1by Pete Each spring, as the high school academic calendar is coming to a close, I inevitably receive a number of requests from [...] April 8, 2010, 9:21 am Boston Globe features CP’s Elite Baseball Development Programby Pete After another successful winter of off-season baseball strength & conditioning at Cressey Performance, Brendan Hall and the Boston Globe came calling [...] March 31, 2010, 3:34 pm Kevin Brown Named NEC Rookie of the Weekby Pete Longtime CP client Kevin Brown has been named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week after putting together a 7-fo-15 (.467) [...] March 2, 2010, 10:34 am An Olympic 5th-Place finish, a call to Big-League Camp, and a visit from Men’s Health…by Pete Couple of quick CP updates… |

