Testimonials


                           PAST PLAYERS WHO TRAINED AT HOME RUN ACADEMY AND BUTLER BASEBALL CAMPS

 BASEBALL PLAYER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

 ONTARIO PROSPECT
RYAN TURNER
NIAGARA COUNTY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NEW YORK

ONTARIO PROSPECT
MATT ST. KITTS
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
 

ONTARIO PROSPECT
MYLES SWARTZ MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MICHIGAN

 ONTARIO PROSPECT
NICK PURDY 
2008 36TH ROUND DRAFT
PICK, KANSAS CITY ROYALS; SIGNED WITH TORONTO BLUE JAYS 2010

ONTARIO PROSPECT
A.J. BURLINGTON 
SALEM UNIVERSITY, WEST VIRGINIA

 

 ONTARIO PROSPECT
JEROME WERNIUK
LE MOYNE COLLEGE, NY;
2009 20TH ROUND PICK, TEXAS RANGERS;
CANADIAN YOUTH TEAM
VIDEO OF JEROME PITCHING IN NEW YORK

ONTARIO PROSPECT 
BRIAN MCDONALD
WILFRED LAURIER UNIVERSITY

ONTARIO PROSPECT
KYLE KOTCHIE
LAKE SUMTER COLLEGE, FLORIDA

ONTARIO PROSPECT
CHRIS NORMAN
ERIE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA

ONTARIO PROSPECT
ROBERT CARMAN
ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY,
NEW YORK

 

 

ONTARIO PROSPECT
JOSH STITT
WILFRED LAURIER UNIVERSITY

ONTARIO PROSPECT
RAYMOND GONZALEZ
NIAGARA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NEW YORK

ONTARIO PROSPECT
BLAKE YOUNG
OKANAGAN COLLEGE,  BRITISH COLUMBIA

ONTARIO PROSPECT
ZACH ELBIRT
MUSCATINE COLLEGE,
IOWA

ONTARIO PROSPECT
PETER COLICCHIO
OKANAGAN COLLEGE,  BRITISH COLUMBIA

ONTARIO PROSPECT
ANDREW GREENBERG
LAURIER/ WATERLOO UNIVERSITY

ONTARIO PROSPECT
ALAN KUNG
WESTERN UNIVERSITY

ONTARIO PROSPECT
BOBBY LAMBERT
WILFRID LAURIER
UNIVERSITY

ONTARIO PROSPECT
DUSTIN LAWSON
NIAGARA COUNTY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
NEW YORK

ONTARIO PROSPECT
STEVEN WARSH
MCGILL UNIVERSITY

 

 

ONTARIO PROSPECT
ANTHONY RICCIARDI,
ALABAMA STATE
UNIVERSITY

ONTARIO PROSPECT
RYAN DILLABOUGH,
NEW YORK TECH

ONTARIO PROSPECT
PHILLIP STEER
MUSCATINE COLLEGE, IOWA

ONTARIO PROSPECT
JASON RUBINSTEIN
NIAGARA COUNTY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
NEW YORK

ONTARIO PROSPECT
LUCAS HEATHCOTE
CARLETON UNIVERSITY

ONTARIO PROSPECT
KAREEM ELZINIE
MERCYHURST COLLEGE,
PENNSYLVANIA

ONTARIO PROSPECT
DYLON FLORES
OKANAGAN COLLEGE,
BRITISH COLUMBIA

ONTARIO PROSPECT
CHIKE SPRINGER
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY,
MICHIGAN

ONTARIO PROSPECT
NAIPAUL BASSOO
COLLEGE OF THE REDWOODS,
CALIFORNIA

ONTARIO PROSPECT
ROBBIE RICHARDS
WESTERN UNIVERSITY

 

ONTARIO PROSPECT
RICKY MURRAY
MUSCATINE COLLEGE, IOWA

JOEL COLLINS
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA,
TORONTO BLUE JAYS MINOR LEAGUE

NICK FOGARTY
40TH ROUND, 2008 MILWAUKEE BREWERS

MARCUS KNECHT, CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM, 2010 3RD ROUND
DRAFT PICK, TORONTO BLUE JAYS

NICK WEGLARZ
2005 3RD ROUND PICK,
CLEVELAND INDIANS; 2009 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC, CANADA

MARK JAMES
14TH ROUND, 2005 MILWAUKEE BREWERS

PRESTON
RAUH WASMUND
NEW YORK TECH, NY

JEFF GIBBS
CANADIAN YOUTH TEAM;
2009 48TH ROUND PICK, TORONTO
BLUE JAYS

BRIAN SMITH
CANADIAN YOUTH TEAM; 2010 40TH ROUND PICK, CHICAGO CUBS

SAMMIE STARR
UNIVERSITY OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA; 2010 34TH ROUND PICK, BALTIMORE ORIOLES
 

JEFF COWAN
HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY, NORTH CAROLINA

GREG BEDARD
UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

DANNY MICHED
MONROE UNIVERSITY, LOUISIANA

TODD BLAIR
EX-ONTARIO PROSPECT, ONTARIO YOUTH TEAM
 

FORMER PROSPECT
STEVE BETCHERMAN
ROLLINS COLLEGE,
FLORIDA

CHRIS PAPALIA
MANCHESTER COLLEGE

MATT JEBB
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

 TREVOR EDWARDS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO

STEVE BONE
UNIVERSITY OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA
 

KYLE FILLIER
CONNOR STATE, OKLAHOMA

RYAN HANNON
SALEM COLLEGE,
WEST VIRGINIA

FORMER PROSPECT
CHRIS ROBINSON
JR. NATIONAL
17U TEAM; WINTHROP UNIVERSITY, S.C.

ADWIN SPRINGER,
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, MICHIGAN

STEVE LEWIS
SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY, INDIANA

PETER GROUIOS
GANNON UNIVERSITY, PENNSYLVANIA

 

FORMER PROSPECT
KYLE TAYLOR
SAUK  VALLEY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ILLINOIS

FORMER PROSPECT
SHAUN SLEMKO
GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NEW YORK

FORMER PROSPECT
JACOB FEATHERSTONE
GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NEW YORK

ANDREW LEDGER
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY, CANADIAN YOUTH TEAM

JORDAN HILL
BARTON COLLEGE, KANSAS

SEAN MATTSON
NORTH-EASTERN OKLAHOMA & CANADIAN YOUTH TEAM

KEVIN HUSSY
CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY

LENNY WOOD
YORK UNIVERSITY

 

GEORGE HALIM
HUNTINGTON COLLEGE, INDIANA

 

 

 

 

 

SOFTBALL PLAYER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Brittany Allan
Queen's University

Megan Baird
Tiffin University, Ohio


Cassandra Black
Holy Family University


Shea Black
Western University

Kelly Blea
Winthrop University

Mackenzie Brooks
University of Maine

Shannon Burke
Winthrop University

Michelle Crompton
Northwood University

Sarah Dorion
University of Guelph

 Ali Lynette Krech
Boston College


Kayla Maclean
Miami-Dade College


Courtney Rzepka
Glenville State University


Danielle Smith
Durham College


Alycia Wodzak
Chaminade University


Erin McLean
Women's Olympic
Softball Team
UBC



Amy Eberlin
Denison University



Merissa Daley
University of California
of Pennsylvania



Maria Greco
University of California
of Pennsylvania



Kat Eberlin
Winthrop University,
South Carolina

Jami Otter
University of California
of Pennsylvania



Allison Bradley
Team Canada Softball
Western University

Melissa Semeniuk
Florida Community
College of Jacksonville

Nicole McCoy
Florida Community
College of Jacksonville



Kristen Turner
Western University

Jennifer Stitt
Maccabi Canadian
Girls Softball


Sammie Starr
University of British Columbia

"I would never have had a chance to go to UBC without all those workouts that Rich put me through."

Adwin Springer
Wayne State Univerisity, Indiana

"If you want to learn the game of baseball you have to go to the best to learn. I went to the best, and they are Rob and Rich." 


Kyle Kotchie
 Lake Sumter College, Florida

"I played with the Prospects and I would recommend the program to any young player who wants to become a great player."

Erin McLean
Women's Olympic Softball Team - Good luck in Beijing, China!!

"I started training at Home Run to help me prepare for my Olympic tryout.  It was a great place to combine offensive and defensive workouts.  Hubie Basilio was such a motivating coach to work with.  I can't thank him enough for all the time he spent throwing to me. Thanks Home Run for helping me make my Olympic dream a reality."  

Kelly Blea
Winthrop University (Softball)

"Home Run Baseball Academy is the best place around to improve your baseball skills. They have the best instructors that know exactly how to help anybody who wants it. The reason I can play baseball the way I can now is because of all the help that Rob and Rich Butler have provided me with. They are the best instructors out there and their facility is awesome. They really care about the people they work with and they want to make sure that everybody excels in a game that they love. The reason I was able to get my scholarship was becasue of the time and effort that Rob and Rich put into developing me. I have Homerun Baseball Academy, Rob and Rich Butler to thank. Thank you."
"I put this video together for you guys....Thanks again."  

Ali Lynette-Krech
Boston College (Softball)

"A lot of coaches can teach the basic skills a player needs to be good.  At Home Run, Rob and Rich taught those basics, and all the little extra things that brought me one step closer to being great.  I'm not there yet, but thanks to the phenomenal instruction, time and effort given to me by the Butler brothers, I managed to obtain a scholarship to the ACC Division 1 softball team at Boston College.  Rob and Rich taught me some of the most important lessons I'll ever learn.  They go beyond ball and lead toward a better life.  Everything I am I owe to them."
 

 Raymond Gonzalez
Niagara County Community College

I have played for the Ontario Prospects for the past 2 years. I would like to thank Rob & Rich Butler and pitching coach Chris Kemlo for their support, expertise and extensive training. The skills that I learned helped me get to the next level of playing college baseball in the United States.

Robert Carman
St. Lawrence University


The professional instruction that I received from Rich and Rob took my skills to the next level and the ability to work out at Home Run helped me polish those skills. Participating in the Ontario Prospects program provided me with the opportunity to showcase my skills to college recruiters. Thanks guys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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