Dan Houston
CP Baseball Roundup – 4th of July Edition
Bryan LaHair (Cubs) went 2-3 at the plate, with a HR and a walk in the Cubs 5-1 win over the Braves. Box
Will Inman (Red Sox AAA) earned a hold, going 2 scoreless innings and striking out 2 in a Pawsox 7-4 win. Box
Dan Houston (Rockies AA) got the start in the Texas League All-Star Game and did not fail to impress. Dan threw just 18 pitches in his outing, holding his opponents scoreless and hitless. Recap
Kevin Youkilis (White Sox) drove in the game-winning RBI in the 10th inning of a White Sox win over visiting Texas. Kevin was 2-4 with an RBI and a walk in the game. Box
CP Baseball Tuesday Roundup
Dan Houston (Rockies AA) and Murphy Smith (A’s AA) were both named Texas League All-Stars for their solid efforts thus far in 2012. Congrats, guys. Rosters
Jeremy Hazelbaker (Red Sox AA) was 2-5 with a HR. He finished the day with 3RBI, a walk and 2 runs scored. Box
Will Inman (Red Sox AAA) threw 2 scoreless innings of relief. Will allowed a single hit and struck out 3. Box
Corey Kluber (Indians AAA) earned a win, tossing 6.1 innings and striking out 9. Box
Chad Rodgers (Braves A) made his first appearance in over a year, going: 1IP, 2H, 0ER, 1K

CP Baseball Roundup
CP is excited for today’s Massachusetts Division 1 State Championship Game, featuring Xavarian HS vs. Algonquin Regional HS in Worcester, MA. There will be 6 Cressey Performers between the two rosters, including Xavarian starting pitcher, Alex Person. Good luck to everyone involved!
Dan Houston (Rockies AA) was dominant in an 8 inning performance for the Tulsa Drillers. Dan allowed just 1 run while striking out 6 in the 5-1 win. Box
Corey Kluber (Indians AAA) effectively shut down the Gwynette Braves on Thursday evening, going 7 scoreless and earning the win in a 4-0 game. Corey struck out 5 and allowed just 4 hits. Box

CP Baseball Wednesday Roundup
Kevin Youkilis (Red Sox) was 2-3 at the plate with a walk and a run scored in the Red Sox 6-5 win in Baltimore.
Dan Houston (Rockies AA) went 7 strong innings, allowing 1ER and earning a win for the Tulsa Drillers. Box
Jeremy Hazelbaker (Red Sox AA) and the Portland Seadogs played a double-header yesterday. Jeremy went 3-7 over the two-game span, with an RBI, 2 runs scored and a pair of walks.

Leathersich Dominating the S. Atlantic League and a HS No-Hitter
Cory Gearrin (Braves AAA) worked 2 innings of relief, allowing just a walk while striking out 4. Corey’s ERA is now down to 1.19 on the season. Box
Dan Houston (Rockies AA) had another strong start on Wednesday evening with 6.2 IP and 7 K’s against NW Arkansas. Dan’s 2012 Stats
Jack Leathersich (Mets A) continues to dominate the South Atlantic League. On Thursday, Jack threw 3 innings, striking out 6 and lowering his impressive ERA to 0.75. Jack now has a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 37:8. Jack’s 2012 Stats
Anthony Seratelli (Royals AAA) went 2-4 at the plate in a losing effort against Tacoma. Anthony is now hitting .318 on the season. Box
Oliver Drake (Orioles AA) made his first start of the season, going 6 innings and striking out 6. Oliver did not factor in the decision. Box
Alex Wieland (Lincoln-Sudbury HS) threw his first career no-hitter against rival newton south. Recap

LaHair’s Late-Game Heroics & More
CP Baseball Community Highlights from Tuesday’s games:
Bryan LaHair contributed late-game heroics for the second straight evening, hitting a game-tying solo HR in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Cubs ultimately went on to win 3-2 in ten innings. Bryan finished the night 2-4 with a HR and a walk. Check out the video of Bryan’s big opposite field drive here.
Tim Collins tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless relief in a tough 4-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians. Tim has held his opponents scoreless in 7 of his 8 appearances in 2012. Tim’s ESPN Player Profile
Kevin Youkilis went 2-4 with a pair of singles in the Red Sox 11-2 victory over the Twins. Box Score
Dan Houston (Colorado AA) was dominant in his start for the Tulsa Drillers. Dan’s line: 8IP, 2H, 1BB, 0ER, 7K, and a win. Read the complete recap here.
Jeremy Hazelbaker (Boston AA) had a strong offensive showing: 2-3, 2BB, R, RBI in a tough 7-6 loss.
Scott Weismann (Cubs AA) made his double-A debut: 3IP, 0R in AA debut – and went 1-1 at the plate!
Charlie Butler (Nashoba HS) tossed a complete game shutout in s 1-0 win over Marlborough HS. Charlie’s line was certainly impressive: 14K, 5H Read the complete game recap here.

Dan Houston throws 3-hit shutout in win for Tulsa
CP athlete Dan Houston tossed an impressive 3-hit shutout for the Tulsa Drillers. Dan’s line included a career high 10 strikeouts. Read the full recap here.

Dan Houston throws first professional shutout
CP athlete Dan Houston tossed his first professional shutout in a 4-hit complete game performance. Houston, a Colorado Rockies prospect, leads the California League in wins (7W) and is fourth in ERA (2.53).
Read the full story here.

Dan Houston has 2.00ERA through three starts
CP athlete Dan Houston dominated in his third start of the season, throwing 6 1/3 scoreless innings for the Rockies Class A Advanced affiliate. Read the complete recap here.

Off-Season Baseball Training at Cressey Performance
It’s been a few months in the making, but we just finished up a promo video about how we attack off-season baseball training at Cressey Performance for our professional, collegiate, and high school baseball players.
We’d love to hear what you think – and hopefully you’ll like it enough to help spread the word on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks!