Bomb Squad Baseball Company Grand Opening

It may be November, but baseball players in Johnston are sure to be looking for a place to do their off-season workouts.

The state's newest training facility, Bomb Squad Baseball Company, is scheduled to hold a grand opening on Nov. 6 from 1 to 5 p.m.

According to a press release, the staff is comprised entirely of former Division I players and coaches, and is headed by Steve Breitbach, a former long time top assistant and recruiter at the University of Rhode Island. Breitbach runs the facility along with Phil Davidson, the former standout pitcher at North Carolina State, RI Gatorade Player of the Year and two-time All-Stater at Toll Gate High. Davidson also runs the elite RI Rebels AAU program out of the Bomb Squad. In the last four years, more than 60 Rebels players have gone on to play at the college level.

Highlights of the day include:

• The Mizuno trailer and representatives will be on hand to offer those in attendance the opportunity to have their gloves steamed, softened, molded and professionally shaped. Mizuno will also be giving away a steam-molded glove.
• South County Sports Performance will showcase its unique Cognitive Trainer, a machine used weekly by several members of the New England Patriots, including Tom Brady.  The Cognitive Trainer improves athletic performance by increasing player situational awareness and decreasing response time during play.  The data can be used for player profiling and post-injury return to play timing assessment.
• Speed and agility workout demonstrations by South County Sports Performance.
• Wiffleball games, beginning at 3 p.m.