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.
CHAMPION'S WINTER HITTING CAMP
November 28th - February 1st
Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 8:00pm – 9:00pm
1x/week: $449.99
2x/week: $749.99
Champion’s Winter Hitting camp is a great opportunity for middle school and high school aged athletes to work with professional hitters Sal Frelick of the Brewers and Cody Morissette of the Marlins, who will teach everything from the basics to advanced hitting concepts this winter!
Can’t make the whole winter camp? No worries, you can sign up and start when able!
MEET OUR BASEBALL & SOFTBALL COACHES
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.
DAN METZDORF
Pitching Coach
Dan Metzdorf is a former Pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization. He grew up in Burlington, MA and was a member of the Division 2 Championship team at Burlington High School before transferring to Buckingham Browne & Nichols where he helped BBN capture the league title in 2015 and was named the ISL Pitcher of the Year. Dan went on to pitch for Boston College where he was a 3-year starter, spent two summers in the Cape Cod Baseball League (Chatham Anglers ‘17 & Falmouth Commodores ‘18) and was a 2019 All-American and First-Team All-ACC selection. He was drafted by the Yankees in 2018 (38th Round) and the Chicago White Sox in 2019 (5th Round). Dan spent 3 seasons playing with the Chicago White Sox and started coaching in the off-seasons.
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.
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JUSTIN POSNIK
Hitting & Pitching Coach
Justin graduated from Skidmore College with a B.S. in Management & Business, and played NCAA baseball for Skidmore. He is now receiving his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Bentley University’s McCallum Graduate School of Business, while also competing in the NCAA for the Bentley University baseball team.
Justin attended Xaverian Brothers High School, where he lettered for 3 years. In 2021, Justin was a member of the Frederick Keys in the inaugural season of the MLB Draft League.
Justin is no stranger to injury, so one of his primary pillars in pitching excellence is staying healthy and staying on the field, through proper arm-care, proper mechanics, and strengthening diligence. Justin is well-versed in the biomechanics of a pitching delivery, and knows how to use data technologies (Trackman, Rapsodo, Edgertronic, etc.) to personalize and tailor movement patterns and pitch design to a specific athlete.
RYAN BERARDINO
Hitting Coach
Ryan Berardino currently serves as Bentley University’s hitting coach after a 5 year career there from 2017-2021 and was a 2019 draft pick of the Boston Red Sox
During his career he had a 333/.409/.467 slash line with his 185 hits including 36 doubles, four triples and 10 home runs. In 2021 he hit a Division II-best .489 and amassed numerous honors, including CCA Division II third-team All-America, NCBWA Division II honorable mention, D2CCA All-East and NCBWA All-East.
He has earned his MBA from Bentley after majoring in marketing as an undergrad. Outside of baseball, he works in cybersecurity sales. His grandfathers, Dwight Evans and Dick Berardino, are well known in baseball circles. Evans is a Red Sox Hall of Famer and Berardino was a former Red Sox coach and a long-time minor league manager.
JOE HUTCHINSON
Pitching Coach
Joe Hutchinson graduated from Springfield College in 2023 with a B.S in Exercise Science. At Springfield he was a 4 year member of the baseball team. While at Springfield Joe was able to get experience training athletes in the weightroom at both Springfield College and Harvard University where he primarily worked with Baseball.Joe also attended Xaverian Brothers High School where he played Baseball and Football.
Joe is now a member of the coaching staff with Lasell Baseball where he will be working with the pitchers. Joes prides himself on being able to have remained healthy throughout his playing career and credits it being diligent in his strength training and post throwing recovery. Joe is dedicated to building better athletes and people.
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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.
