3040 Simmons St. Ste. 101  
North Las Vegas, NV 89032  
Tel: (702) 647-3844  

 
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Todd Gamboa

A true baseball purist, it best defines Todd Gamboa, co-founder of Bat-R-Up Batting Cages. Read more about him by clicking here.


SHANE VICTORINO HELPS

PHILLY WIN WORLD SERIES

The Philadelphia Phillies captured the World Series after winning the decisive fifth game 4-3 over Tampa Bay in a clinching game that took two days to complete.

Las Vegan Shane Victorino enjoyed his second postseason and first World Series after an inspiring showcase in the National League Playoffs and plenty of assistance in the World Series.

Victorino spent much of his winter at Bat R Up Academy, working on the same swing that set a club record with 13 RBI in the postseason.

Calling Bat R Up home during the off-season, the Flyin’ Hawaiian never avoided the busy hours, and frequented the academy while Little Leaguers had the chance to watch a big leaguer go through the same training they were going through.

“Shane never avoided a kid, always signed an autograph and blended in with everyone that was in here,” said Al Ramirez, owner, instructor and operator at Bat R Up Academy. “Bottom line is, when you watched Shane in the divisional series against Milwaukee and against the Dodgers in the NLCS, you saw him put the Phillies on his back and carry them to the World Series.”

   
 

BAT-R-UP

BATTING CAGES

Southern Nevada’s finest year-round indoor baseball & softball training facility is dedicated to fulfilling the needs of players of all ages and abilities. Bat R Up is a state of the art indoor baseball training facility that includes indoor batting tunnels, coin-operated batting cages, a pro shop, batting stations and the most experienced instructors in Southern Nevada. 

Bat R Up offers comprehensive clinics throughout the year for players ages 5-17. These clinics emphasize fundamental improvement for young players and advance training for older players. All clinics are designed to enhance their skills and to gain a competitive advantage. Participation is limited to assure quality instruction.

Bat R Up offers individualized, year-round professional baseball instruction. Our staff uses a uniform step-by-step teaching system to encourage positive progress with all our students.

The Bat R Up instruction staff is made up of former and current professional players, college standouts and area high school graduates.

Bat R Up’s token-operated baseball and softball batting cages are available to the public on a walk-in basis any time during the facility's hours of operation. The machines allow hitters to select pitching speeds ranging from 35 to 75 miles per hour. Our coin-operated batting cages allow you to choose between baseball or softball pitches with a variety of different speeds.

Bat R Up’s multi-use tunnels can be rented in 15-minute intervals. Each tunnel is suitable for individual or team hitting instruction or practice.

Our training area allows players to fine tune their hitting skills or work on drills they have learned during a private lesson. The room is equipped with training aids such as tees, ball bins for soft-toss and pitching mounds for pitching instruction.

 


 

College Placement Program at Bat R Up

a grand slam in helping Southern Nevada's

top baseball prospects find get to the next level

Bat R Up is pleased to offer its exclusive College Placement Program, which assists high school baseball players in getting to the next level behind the area’s No. 1 liaison – Buck Thomas - between Southern Nevada and College Baseball Programs.

Buck has assisted and taken hundreds of families through the financial aid process, the clearinghouse process, the proper preparation for the SAT and ACT tests, he monitors grades and grade-point averages and has the access to tutors who can help get players to the necessary levels for college entry.

Coach Thomas has played, coached and worked with some of the top college coaches in the country, has been affiliated with some of the most respected baseball camps and remains in contact with hundreds of colleges across the nation.

Buck gets a weekly update from each and every coach he’s come into contact with, and know their needs for pitching, hitting, whether or not it’s a left-handed hurler or power slugger for their following year’s lineup. He has found a knack for deciphering what kind of grades a certain player may need to get into certain colleges, and can open those doors that have never been opened before.

For each individual player, Buck finds what he likes to call the best fit for your child, whether he is a top tier Division 1 player or the average ball player looking to use baseball as a vehicle to get a college education and just needs to hone his skills at the junior college level to get to that bigger program.

Again, Coach Thomas has placed more than 100 high school baseball and softball players in just the past two years alone, and the list keeps growing! He has placed baseball and softball players at every level from Division I, II and III, to NAIA and Junior College.

Those interested in becoming a part of a fantastic opportunity can contact Bat R Up at (702) 647-3844 or email Buck Thomas.


PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION

AVAILABLE AT BAT-R-UP

AL RAMIREZ ... BUCK THOMAS

JEFF SCHOLZEN ... VIC DARENSBOURG

GIL VELASQUEZ ... TOMMY PHAM

At the highest level, baseball training revolves around strength conditioning, speed training and flexibility training. Successful baseball players also use Plyometrics and specific lifts to increase their upper and lower body power. Physical training has become a lost method and deemed unnecessary to many coaches during their practices, as many coaches perceive strength conditioning as detrimental to the needed motor skills required by players.

Modern day baseball players are great ball players, but even better athletes. Professional players tend to be lean and extremely quick. And studies have shown that baseball-specific programs can significantly increase production by the common baseball player.

Power training - through Plyometrics (a type of exercise training designed to produce fast, powerful movements) or Ballistics (the science that deals with the motion, behavior) can increase a baseball player's speed and agility. It can also improve throwing and batting velocity much more than the garden variety weight training done in a weight room.

Shoulder injuries tend to be a major concern in baseball, as pitching places an inordinate amount of stress on the shoulder complex. And while strength conditioning can help prevent such injuries, traditional weight lifting exercises may not be suitable in targeting the correct muscles or the correct movement patterns. At Bat R Up, special exercises are easily adopted into a baseball training program to help significantly reduce the risk of overuse damage.

Check our INSTRUCTION page for more details, and contact us at 647-3844 to book your lesson.

 

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