Pete Gilardo Drafted by Red Sox

Pete Gilardo, a former Pro Prospects student and Dominican College senior, was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 45th round of 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. Pete finished the 2007 season with a .316 batting average to finish third on the team. He finished 27th in the CACC in hitting and was third in throwing out base runners (16). Pete finished his career at Dominican with a .328 average, 174 hits, 37 doubles, three triples and six home runs. He had a .443 slugging percentage, a .971 fielding percentage and threw out 59 base runners.

"It's awesome that I will have the opportunity to continue playing baseball on the professional level," Gilardo said. "I was following the draft on my computer and it was just an amazing feeling when I was picked by the Boston Red Sox. I am anxious and excited to get to Florida and get started playing."

Since 1997, Pro Prospects Training Center has helped our athletes reach their goals . . . ONE PLAYER AT A TIME. Our comprehensive player development program and level of attention to each student's athletic needs guarantees success.

At Pro Prospects, we know that no two ballplayers are alike. That's why 95% of our instruction time is spent ONE-ON-ONE with our players.

Also, our staff understands that each player has different strengths & challenges. We don't subscribe to a cookie-cutter teaching mentality. Rather, our curriculum is tailored to suit each ballplayer's natural ability and expands as he or she masters new skills.

• Poor mechanics limit performance. Identifying these bad habits/performance-killers and learning proper muscle memory is crucial to a player's success. A few weeks of pre-season practice is seldom enough time to make the necessary adjustments.
• We offer a comprehensive player development package designed to improve your game performance through innovative drills and proven teaching methods.

Our professional instructors guarantee player development by making learning fun and simple. When possible, we keep our players with the same instructor. This promotes communication between coach and player, and it enables us to become familiar with individual player habits and learning styles.

Regular staff advisory meetings, assessments, videotape analysis and weekly progress journals help structure the individual guidance given to each player.