Bakersfield · Serious Baseball Development

Everyone Gives Lessons. We Develop Players.

Year-round development for high school hitters and pitchers who've decided they're going to earn it. One tracked plan — swing, arm, and strength — that we test, retest, and prove. Not another lesson.

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A quick, no-pressure call to see if The Lab is the right fit for him.

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Small groups — max 4 per coach
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Swing · Arm · Strength
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Test → Train → Retest
The Difference

It's Not Another Lesson. It's a Plan.

A year of lessons and travel ball, and you couldn't tell anyone what it actually did. Here's why.

A Lesson
  • A guy flips balls, throws out a few cues
  • The same generic drills for every kid
  • Nobody diagnoses the real problem
  • You hope something sticks — no proof
The Lab Standard
  • We diagnose exactly what's holding his swing back
  • A plan built for his specific gaps
  • Swing, arm & strength on one plan
  • Every rep tracked and measured
  • We retest — so you see it move

Everyone in Bakersfield gives lessons. We develop players — and we prove it.

Enrolling Now · This Season

Fall Elite Player System

8 weeks. Walk into the season the most prepared kid on the field. We build a repeatable swing that hits the ball harder and on a line — swing, arm, and strength on one plan — with the measured gains to prove it. Fall ball is his first look, and the season's won right now.

Full assessment A plan for his exact gaps Retested at 8 weeks Money-back guarantee
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The Core · Year-Round

The Standard, Held All Year.

Development doesn't stop when a season ends. The membership is the standard he already knows — held all year. We assess, build a custom plan, train it, and retest every 60 days, adjusting until he keeps improving. Test → train → retest, on repeat.

In-person hitting at The Lab — tracked on video in the tunnel
Unlimited in-person hitting — up to 5 days/wk, small groups, tracked on video
A full throwing program — build the arm, ramp for the season
Strength & conditioning programming
The Lab Player app — plans, reports & the mental-approach course
Retested every ~60 days + an updated plan
One coaching relationship, all year long

Show up and do the work — if his tracked numbers don't move in 60 days, he trains free until they do.

Membership is by evaluation — we make sure it's the right fit, and walk through the plan and pricing in person. Most players start on a seasonal program and continue from there.

Get Started Start With the Fall Program
The Receipts

Proof, Not Promises.

We track every athlete. Here's what our players actually do — first session vs. latest, no cherry-picked swings.

96.5 mph
Max Exit Velocity
95+ in three straight sessions — college-range power at 16.
Class of 2028 hitter · May–Jul 2026
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Avg Exit Velo (mph)
Contact 61→95% in 11 weeks
+8.7
Avg Exit Velo (mph)
8 sessions, every one up
+3.3
Avg Bat Speed (mph)
11 documented sessions

Straight from the Lab Player System — the numbers are the receipts, not the promise.

Sal Rivas
Parent Testimonial
Nick Esparza
Parent Testimonial
Sample Lab evaluation report — hitting metrics with honest benchmark tiers Sample Lab evaluation report — batted balls plotted, expected stats, and a written mechanical breakdown
Who Runs It

We've Walked the Path He's On.

The Lab is run by coaches who reached the levels these kids are chasing. We know the mental and emotional side of competing for a spot — not just the physical. But we don't lead with our résumé: what matters is what we get out of the player in front of us.

Xabi Iparraguirre

Xabi Iparraguirre

Head Coach · Hitting Coordinator

Bakersfield College (All-WSC South catcher) → Chico State → pro with the Guerreros de Oaxaca. 6+ years coaching, including varsity at Bakersfield Christian.

Izzy Halton

Izzy Halton

Assistant Coach

Garces Memorial → Taft College (3 seasons) → Oklahoma Panhandle State University.

Nick Salas

Nick Salas

Infield Coach

Cal State Bakersfield — Division I four-year starter, 2nd all-time in walks, Academic All-Big West.

Get Started

Start With a Quick Call.

Answer a few quick questions and pick a time. We'll hop on a 10-minute call to see if he's a fit — and if he is, he comes in for a free, full evaluation to build the plan. No pressure, no obligation.

STEP 1

Tell Us About Him

A few quick questions — takes 2 minutes.

STEP 2

Pick a Time

Grab a 10-min call slot that works for you.

STEP 3

Free Evaluation

If he's a fit, he comes in for a full assessment.

Not for drop-in cage time. For the player who's decided he's going to earn his spot.

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