Champion’s team of elite baseball and softball coaches can help you take your game to the next level. We offer hitting, fielding, and pitching lessons for youth, high school, and college players.
MEET OUR BASEBALL & SOFTBALL COACHES
JEFF COSTELLO
Lead Hitting Instructor
Jeff is an Outfielder from Lexington, MA who is coming off of playing professional baseball in the Czech Extraleague in Europe. Prior to that, Jeff attended Northeastern University where he was twice named to the All-CAA second team. He started 176 games for the Huskies and spent 2 summers in the Cape Cod Baseball League (Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox ’19 & Orleans Firebirds ’21).
Prior to Northeastern, Jeff reclassified from Lexington High School to attend Buckingham Browne & Nichols where he played both football and baseball. He was a two-time ISL and NEPSAC MVP as the starting QB and was the 2016 ISL MVP as an outfielder and pitcher and finished with a batting average of .587. He finished his high school football career with 143 total touchdowns and was a member of the 2016 Ken O’Keefe Bowl championship team.
Jeff is passionate about teaching the foundations as well as advanced concepts for hitting. Jeff has numerous years of experience teaching the art of hitting to baseball players of all levels.
SAL FRELICK
Hitting Coach
Sal Frelick is a Major League Baseball player from Lexington, MA. Sal was drafted in the first round by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2021 and has quickly moved up the ranks to play in the big leagues. Sal attended Boston College where his freshman year he was named Freshman All-American and NEIBA Rookie of the Year. Prior to attending BC, Sal was a 3 sport athlete for Lexington High School and earned Massachusetts Gatorate Player of the Year in Football. Along with all the sporting success, Sal has also completed his undergraduate degree from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
CODY MORISSETTE
Hitting Coach
Cody Morissette is a professional baseball player from Exeter, NH. Cody was drafted in the second round by the Miami Marlins in 2021. Cody attended Boston College and was named to the ACC All-Tournament Team his freshman year. Prior to BC, Cody was a standout baseball and basketball player where he was First Team All-State in baseball and basketball. Cody also finished with 1,300 points in basketball for Exeter High School.
IZZY ANTONELLI
MS, CSCS
Softball Hitting/Slapping
Izzy received her BS in Human Physiology from Boston University where she played on the varsity softball team for two years. She also obtained her MS from the University of Florida in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology with a focus in Human Performance. During her master’s she interned at Harvard University where she was able to work with several varsity teams and apply what she’s learned in her education. She also was a research intern at MGH sports medicine where she was able to work on softball studies with Dr. Donna Scarborough and learn more about the biomechanics of different movements. Izzy holds both the ACSM-CPT and NASM-CES certifications.
Izzy has also served as an assistant softball coach at Wellesley College and worked at Planet Fastpitch and the Raiders Organization where she coached athletes from ages 8-22 in pitching, hitting, slapping, and fielding. Izzy grew up in her mom’s personal training studio. Watching her mom help improve peoples lives through exercise ignited a passion and enthusiasm for strength and conditioning. She aims to share this passion with Champion’s athletes by helping them become better people and athletes, on and off the field.
EMILY SARGENT
Softball Pitching, Hitting, and Fielding Coach
Emily is a softball pitching and hitting coach and former DI pitcher for Central Connecticut State University. She played softball for the Blue Devils for 4 years and graduated with a degree in Exercise Science. She has been coaching softball players of all ages since 2017, and is the current head coach for the 16U Newton Panthers travel team and founder of Sargent Softball Training. Emily provides private and group lessons in pitching, hitting, and fielding.
She is a certified strength and conditioning coach through the NSCA and has worked with athletes both at the collegiate and high school level at Harvard University, Trinity College and Newton Country Day School. She completed her Master’s degree in management from Harvard University Extension School. She is passionate about softball, strength training, Kesha’s music, and helping people reach their goals.
YOUR
SUCCESS IS
OUR PRIORITY
We don’t just say “train like the pros.” We actually train the pros.
We work with athletes of all ages including high school, college, and professional athletes. We’ve worked with big leaguers from every MLB team, including World Series Champions, All-Stars, MVPs, and Cy Young winners.
