Bakersfield & Kern County · Middle School Through High School

Everyone Gives Lessons. We Develop Players.

Hitting, pitching, throwing, and strength on one plan, in one place, with one staff accountable for all of it.

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A quick call to talk about your athlete.

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Hitting · Pitching · Throwing · Strength
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One plan for the whole player
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Measurable progress tracked
Saturday, Oct 3 · 12:00 PM · At The Lab
College Recruiting Seminar

A former Division I head coach on what college coaches are actually looking at. Open to any baseball family — grades 6–12 and parents.

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We Built the Place We Wished We Had.

Kids in Bakersfield don't lack talent. They lack structure, a standard, and someone accountable for more than one hour a week. We built The Lab to be the one place in Bakersfield where your athlete can get everything he needs — under one roof, from one staff.

What Most Places Do
  • Sell hours in a cage
  • Fix the swing in front of them
  • Hand him drills and send him home
  • Nobody owns the outcome
What We Believe
  • Structure is what changes a player. He should know what he's working on and why, every time he walks in
  • We develop the whole player. Swing, arm, body, and how he thinks about the game
  • A kid should understand his own game. Clarity beats a longer drill list
  • We're accountable for all of it. One staff, one standard, one place

A kid should walk out of The Lab with clarity, not a new drill package.

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Who We Help

We coach athletes from middle school through high school. What a kid needs in 6th grade isn't what he needs at 17, so we don't pretend it is. The standard doesn't change — where we start him does.

Grades 6–8

Middle School

Build it before he gets there.

He's building a swing right now whether anyone's directing it or not. The one he takes to high school tryouts is being built this year — the only question is whether anybody's building it on purpose.

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Grades 9–12

High School

Earn the spot, then keep it.

He's competing for playing time, and for some of them, a look at the next level. Hitting, pitching, throwing, and strength on one plan, with one staff accountable for all of it.

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Here's What People Say About The Lab.

We're not going to tell you we're different. Listen to the families who train here.

Parents
Sal Rivas
Parent
Nick Esparza
Parent
Athletes
Lorenzo Negrette
Athlete
Nathan Valencia
Athlete

And the numbers back them up.

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mph Exit Velo
Andrew C.
74 → 82 mph
+7
mph Exit Velo
Ryan B.
73 → 80 mph
+6
mph Bat Speed
Lorenzo Negrete
64 → 70 mph
+4
mph Exit Velo
Evan G.
87 → 91 mph
+3
Nathan Valencia
Bat Speed · 95 exit velo
+4
Noah M.
Exit Velo
+7
Bryson B.
Exit Velo · 89→96
+4
Sebastian R.
Peak Exit Velo
+5
Jed H.
Bat Speed
Sample Lab player report — hitting metrics with honest benchmark tiers Sample Lab player report — batted balls plotted, expected stats, and a written mechanical breakdown

Every athlete gets a report like this — where he started, where he is, and what changes next.

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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.

Rene Leal

Rene Leal

Coach

30+ years coaching — high school, junior college, NCAA Division II. 13 of his players drafted to MLB, including Yankees catcher Austin Wells. 90+ Division I commits.

David Delgadillo

David Delgadillo

Head of Pitching

Bakersfield College → Saint Peter's University (Division I) → CSU Monterey Bay (Division II).

Izzy Halton

Izzy Halton

Assistant Coach

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

Nick Salas

Nick Salas

Assistant Coach

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

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Book the Call.

Fifteen minutes on the phone. No commitment, nothing to buy, and no pitch to your kid. It's a chance for you to tell us about your athlete — where he's at, what you've already tried, and what you want out of this year — and for us to tell you honestly whether we're the right place to help him get there. If we are, we'll set a time for you both to come see it. If we're not, we'll say that.

STEP 1

Fill Out the Form

4 questions — takes 30 seconds.

STEP 2

Pick Your Time

Right on the next screen.

STEP 3

Our Team Will Call You

15 minutes, at the time you picked.

No commitments, no pressure. Just a conversation about your athlete.

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