Welcome to Batter's Box Online
The Batter’s Box is a baseball and softball training facility catering to all talent levels of the game. We are the oldest facility in Connecticut, which has trained most of the top players for the past 18 years.
We offer 5 batting cages, 3 pitching mounds, a soft toss area and a 7,500 sq ft fielding area all within our 11,000 square foot facility.
Our one on one lessons and clinics offer the best baseball and softball training in the state. Our pro, collegiate and high school staff provide the best training possible for hitting, pitching and catching. Our programs are geared toward both the competitive as well as the recreational player. Our training has developed thousands of players and has sent many on to college on scholarships each year.
The Batter's Box is also the home of the Connecticut Bombers. The Connecticut Bombers Baseball Club, which began in 1998, boasts many of the top travel teams in the Northeast in age brackets 10-18.
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Premier Collegiate Prospects (PCP) Showcase will be held December 3-4, 2011 at The Connecticut Sportsplex located in North Branford CT. The PCP Showcase is a two day clinic that provides high school players with the chance to be exposed to and learn from some of the top college coaches in the country. Open to any high school age player. Cost $295.
Colleges that plan to attend include UCONN, Rutgers, University of Maine, Northeastern, Old Dominion, Binghamton, Boston College and University of New Haven.
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Established in 1998, the CT Bombers have become one of the top rated programs in the country and the #1 program in the Northeast.
The CT Bombers will hold two early
tryout sessions for players aged 9-12. The first session will begin on November
20 and the second session will begin January 7.
Tryouts for 15-18 CT Bombers will begin January 8. Tryouts for 13-14 CT Bombers will begin February 5.
CT Bombers 2012 Season Tryouts
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Youth Fundamental, Advanced Hitting, Pitching and Catching Camps
The Batter's Box recently released the schedules for 2011-2012 Youth Fundamental, Advanced Hitting, Pitching and Catching Camps. The
Youth Fundamental Camps start late November and run through March,
Advanced Hitting Camp starts December 10 and the
Advanced Pitching/Catching Camp starts January 4. Our advanced camps offers the average to above average player the opportunity and challenge to participate in an intensive training program that will prepare them for the coming season.
CT Bombers 2010-2011 College Signees
Reading from left to right:
Joe Borelli (Sheehan HS, Farleigh Dickson Univ), Connor David (Cheshire HS, UConn), Vin Teixeira (Hamden Hall, Manhattan), Eric Yavarone (North Haven HS, UConn)
Eric Ashworth (Amity HS, Fairfield Univ), Lou Iannotti (Xavier HS, Siena College), Kyle DeGennaro (Wilcox Tech, Philadelphia Univ)
Announcements
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| PJ Higgins to Old Dominion | PJ Higgins form Wallingford committed to Old Dominion beginning in the fall of 2013. PJ is currently doing a Post Grad year at the Gunnery in Washington CT |
| Joe Roberti commits to U Hart | Catcher Joe Roberti has committed to play at University of Hartford beginning in the fall of 2013 |
| Austin French to Brown University | Austin French has committed to pitch at Brown University beginning in the fall of 2012. Austin has been in the Bombers program for 7 years. |
| Ct Bombers enter the World Scout League | The Ct Bombers Baseball program has been invited to play in the newly formed World Scout League. The league consists of the top 200 baseball programs in the country. This league is invite only . Age brackets 14-18 will compete. |
| Grep Nappo drafted in the 18th round by Florida | Former Ct Bomber and Uconn pitcher has been drafted by the Florida Marlins |
| Tyler Mizenko drafted by the SF Giants | Former Ct Bomber Tyler Mizenko ws drafted by the SF Giants in the 28th round. Tyler pitched at Winthrop University |
| Dan Paolini Drafted in the 10th round by Seattle | Fotmer Ct Bomber Dan Paolini was drafted in the 10th round out of Siena. For the past 2 years Dan has ranked with the Nations leaders in Home Runs |
| Sam Nepiarsky verbally commits to UCONN | Sam Nepiarsky has verbally committed to play at UCONN. Sam will enter as a freshman in the fall of 2013 |
| Brian Caselli to UNH | Brian Caselli has committed to pitch at the University of New Haven. Brian will begin in the fall of 2012. |
| Griffin Garabedian verbals to UCONN | Griffin Garabedian has verbally committed to play at UCONN. The centerfielder will enter in the fall of 2013 |
| Chris Lavorgna headed to Tulane | Chris has accepted a schlorship to Tulane. Chris will begin in the fall of 2012 |
| Joe Burns to St Johns | Joe Burns has signed on to play at St Johns University beginnning in the fall of 2012. |
| Ct Bombers Announce 13-18 Coaches | The Ct Bombers have announced the coaching staffs for the upcoming 2012 season. 18u Bob Turcio, Joe Rietano and Greg Simler. 16/17 Chris Borelli and Lou Iannotti. 15's Paul Raccio. 14's Brian Darcy and Steve Signore. 13's Bob Turcio, Tim Binkoski and Brad Chernovetz |
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The #1 issue in travel baseball is educating parents in the do’s and don’ts. Parents need to understand that all travel baseball is not the same. All coaching is not the same and all tournaments are not the same.
There are so many travel clubs out there that you need to weed through what is worth it and what is not. The first question is what are you looking for? Are you looking for the proper training and the best schedule? Are you looking for a place to play for the summer for your son? Are we trying to continue into college? These are questions you need to understand. If you are looking for something to do in the summer then there are many teams that will fit your bill. If you are looking for the training, coaching, schedule and discipline then there are very few. If the latter questions are what you are looking for then the most important thing is your ROI(return on your investment). Parents spending money on sports programs need to get something back in terms of college scholarships.
First and foremost is the issue of coaching. You need to search out what programs send players to top colleges and universitiesyear in year out. There was a recent article from the East Cobb baseball program which stated that ex pros and college players do not necessarily make the best coaches. That was the best statement that I have seen in a while. Because a player played in the pros does not mean they can teach AT ALL!
The top coaching programs are the ones that develop players through work and discipline. It’s not that easy to figure out with all the media. Many programs will have on their website that such and such played and was sent to college through that program. But in truth that player played in a tournament or two with that club and went on to a top school and they pasted it all over there website. That program took an already made player and claimed him for them. He did play for them but was never trained by them. Is that what you’re looking for? Also top programs send their players to colleges not to sit but to make an impact in their freshman year.
The next issue is of competition. Does your program play games and tournaments against top programs or just run of the mill teams? Many programs are based on trophies which simply mean that they enter low end tournaments to get the trophy. It sounds good that they won the tournament but did they do justice to the kids? The answer is no! If you are not playing against competition that can beat you it is useless and that trophy is just a false sense of accomplishment. It makes the players think they can play but when it’s time to play against the top teams they fail continually. When those players go onto college they cannot compete because of the low end competition.
This is work that needs to be done prior to putting down money on any program. There should be research on the program you intend on placing your son in.
Here are some simple questions that you need answers to before choosing:
1) What are your goals for your son? College, High School or just something to do.
2) If college then you are looking for the program that gives you the best return on your money over the 4-6 years. (13-18or earlier )
3) Check the programs background for placing players in college. Does the program help you with your college selection or is there another charge?
4) How are the programs past players doing at their respective universities?
5) Are the players that are advertized on their website developed within or recruited?
One very important fact is that all programs are not the same. Some programs are more expensive than others. The fact that program c is cheaper does not mean it is as good as or better than a and also because a program is more local will not help either. Down south there are players that travel up to 3 hours a day to be in the best program.
Parents if your son has the talent it need to continue to grow each and every day and year. This can only be brought up by choosing the best program and that you need to have all the questions answered above.
We at the
Connecticut Bombers have never put a player on our lists of colleges that have not trained with us for years. Most of our players return 400-800% on their investment in college depending if they have followed the program set up for them. Our coaches are the some of the tops you will find in any college program. We will follow through with the player until he is in college. We also continue training with them in the pros. Our track record in putting players in top schools is unmatched by any other program since we trained them for years.
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The CT Bombers Support Former Bomber Nate Shatsoff's efforts to raise money for Cancer Research. Click the following link to read Nate's story and support his cause:
Relentless Against Cancer.
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