Travis, a Port Orchard Washington native and 2002 graduate of South Kitsap High School, played right field and 3rd base for the University of Portland Pilots from 2002-2006. Travis was named to the All-West Coast Conference team in 2003, 2004, and 2005, highlighting a collegiate career in which he anchored the middle of the Pilot lineup and posted on overall .307 batting average. His lifelong dream of playing professionally began when he was acquired by the LA Dodgers as a free agent on June 28th of 2006. Travis has spent four years as an outfielder in the Dodgers farm system. In 2007 he hit .315 with 14 home runs and 41 RBI, and his offensive prowess continued in 2008 as he posted a .404 batting average with 9 home runs and 23 doubles. His professional career was accented when he was named Pioneer League Player of the Week twice – once in 2007 and again in 2008. He was also touted as being among the top 50 minor league prospects for the Dodger organization going into the 2009 season. Among Travis’ many abilities are his strong outfield throwing arm and his keen knowledge of swing mechanics. He is no stranger to injury, and the facility at PACE has provided him with the opportunity to rehabilitate and condition his body to be competition ready each year. Travis currently gives back to the baseball community by passing on his passions which encompass hitting expertise, his awareness of the mental aspects of the game, and his knowledge of baseball specific strength and conditioning to up-and-coming players.

Ari is a left-handed pitcher from Boulder, Colorado who graduated from the University of Portland in 2008. During his college career, Ari was a four time letterman, ranking 2nd all time for the Pilots in games started by a pitcher. Ari was also twice named to the West Coast Conference All-Academic Team. In 2007, Ari led the pilots in earned run average(3.05) and opposing batting average(.225). Following the season, Ari was drafted in the 38th round by the Cincinnati Reds but elected to return for his senior year instead. In 2008, Ari was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 12th round. In 2009 Ari emerged as a top ten pitching prospect for the Giants after posting a South Atlantic league 2nd best 2.76 ERA. Ari attributes much of his progression to his physical and mental preparation. He believes that attention to detail breeds confidence; pre-game visualization and goal-setting are central to his routine. As a pitcher, it is important for Ari to maintain strength without losing range of motion, and the personnel at PACE have implemented a conditioning program that focuses on coordinated movement patterns which use the body’s core as its power source. PACE has furnished Ari with a top tier training facility with professional instruction for his off-season conditioning. Ari shares his knowledge and passion for baseball by teaching pitching lessons and baseball specific personal training for aspiring players.

Kory, after being named the “3A” State Player of the Year in 2000, graduated from North Marion High School in small town Aurora, Oregon. He went on to play for the University of Portland namely as a right fielder from 2001-2003. During his time with the Pilots, Kory was named to the Freshman All-American Team and placed on the All-West Coast Conference Team the following two seasons. After his junior season of 2003, he decided to take his talent to the pros when he was drafted in the 3rd round by the Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals). In both 2005 and in 2006 he was prestigiously named the Nationals Minor League Player of the Year. He was also dubbed the TOPPS Minor League Player of the Month in 2005. Two of Kory’s seven seasons as a professional have been spent in the Major Leagues with the Nationals. His off-season training philosophy is to prepare physically and mentally to compete at the highest level for an 162 game season, and to find confidence in the knowledge that no one has readied themselves as thoroughly as he has. Kory has found that PACE allows him to participate in the most cutting edge sport specific training, and takes him through some of the most difficult physical workouts which increases mental toughness and self-confidence. He wishes to pass along the same “training awareness” to younger players. In terms of hitting, he subscribes to the believe that every hitter is an individual and thus deserves personalized instruction and that it is most effective to take the natural hitting position that each player is blessed with and to build upon that platform. One’s ability to create “torque” is derived from the hips and core, and combining this with smooth level swings and powerful legs produces more contact and “pop”. A recent article in the Washington Post noted that Kory arrived at spring training of 2008 with 15 pounds of new lean muscle and some extra power at the plate. Kory cited Dave McHenry and the PACE staff as the source of the fresh “thump”.

Josh, a 6′5″ right handed pitcher and 2002 high school graduate of Snohomish High School in Washington, was given All-League recognition in both the 2001 and 2002 seasons. He went on to play collegiately with the Division-1 University of Portland from 2002-2007. Josh was a workhorse as he set the all time Pilot appearance record by doing so 90 times. In 2005, he led the team in ERA and garnered WCC Pitcher of the week honors, all in a year in which he struck out 36 hitters in 74 innings. Upon graduating from the U of P, Josh was drafted in the 35th Round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft by the Florida Marlins. After a stellar first professional season, his career was derailed by elbow problems as he underwent UCL replacement, also known as “Tommy John Surgery”. Injured for the whole 2008 campaign, he spent his time with the PACE personnel rehabilitating and honing his skills for the seasons to come. Josh considers himself a student of the game, and through the years he has come to know that a simple pitching philosophy works best for him – he believes in keeping fast-balls in and breaking balls away – a philosophy he holds in common with many other large framed, hard throwing right-handers. As a power pitcher, he knows that proper pitching mechanics are crucial to his health and that to be effective as a power pitcher he must keep his legs and core as finely tuned as possible. Circuit training and kettle ball workouts implemented by the PACE staff have concentrated his training sessions on the key components of his “kinetic chain” and have taken pressure off of his surgically repaired elbow and gotten him back on the mound. In addition to his already proven pitching philosophy, Josh feels that he can pass on his newly found competitive advantages to younger ballplayers.

Danny, raised in Maple Valley Washington, was named to the 4A All-State Team in 2004 and signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the University of Portland the following season. He split time as a pitcher, a third-baseman, and as a right-fielder for the Pilots, which represents the many tools Danny possesses. He was honored with the U of P Most Valuable Player Award in 2008, a year in which he led the league with 15 home runs and was named to the All-West Coast Conference Team. During the remainder of the same season, Danny was taken by the Houston Astros in the 24th round of the MLB draft. Danny firmly believes in and takes pride in the time he spends in the weight room, and the metamorphosis he underwent speaks volumes about what training can do for ballplayer. Between his freshman and sophomore years collegiately, he turned an average 84mph fast-ball into a 92mph heater. At the same time he began hitting the baseball with significantly more power. He attributes this to a hard nose attitude within the weight room walls. For Danny, it is crucial to add to his raw abilities and each off-season is a platform upon which he can do that; he has developed a Major League competent throwing arm due to work ethic, and at this point it is more about putting together a “complete package” than it is about developing new skills. Previously to working out at PACE Danny mainly performed what he calls “football style workouts.” It was through PACE that he became an extreme advocate of “functional” lifting, which is drectly correlated to movements performed in baseball. Currently, he expects nothing less than workouts that increase mental endurance and that constantly shock the system of the body. Danny believes that in addition to passing on his aggressive and passionate training perspectives, he can teach baseball’s youth how to utilize proper arm action, to gain balance and rhythm while throwing strikes consistently, and to maximize throwing velocity while preventing injuries.

Chris, a McMinnville, Oregon native and 2004 graduate of Jesuit High School, was a left handed pitcher for the University of Portland from 2004-2007. In 2007, Chris was faced with the decision to either enter the Amateur Major League Baseball draft or to continue his education and college baseball career with the Pilots. Being a childhood dream, he chose the former and was subsequently drafted in the 11th round by the Chicago Cubs. His professional career has given him the opportunity to start, relieve and close ball games. Known for his sinking fastball and above average slider, weapons that he continues to improve upon, Chris has experienced much success thus far in the Cubs organization, with teams such as the Boise Hawks(short season-A Cubs affiliate), the Midwest League Peoria Chiefs(long-A Cubs affiliate), and the Florida State League Daytona Cubs (high-A Cubs affiliate). During the 2009 season, Chris posted a 3.38 ERA in roughly 70 innings as a relief pitcher, and has been a part of two no hit games within the last two seasons. As a sinker ball pitcher, he takes pride in a high ground out to fly out ratio, a stat that is placed in high regard as he climbs through the minor leagues. The ability to keep the ball on the ground and involve the infield while avoiding long counts is key to his success and increases his durability and utility throughout a long season. Chris first came into contact with PACE during the fall of 2008, and he gravitated to the personnel’s knowledge – learning new training strategies which honed in on his specific needs and completing workouts which tailored to his movement patterns are part of his recent success. As a pitcher, he feels he has a keen sense of how to get the ball to move, something he feels he can pass along to younger players.