This state-of-the-art nearly 20,000 square foot facility is located just off of TN 385 and Poplar at 456 Keough Road in Collierville, TN. The Batters Box has its own outdoor baseball field complete with a full-size Major League size turf infield located just out the back door of the Box. In fall 2020, we added Musco LED lights to our field making it the only LED lit youth baseball field in the entire Mid-South!
The Batters Box has been offering professional baseball and softball instruction since 1989. Over the last 30 years, more than 12,000 young men and women have benefited from lessons, instruction, and coaching by Batters Box co-founders Dr. Tim Sumner and Cory Sumner as well as other BB instructors, staff, and coaches.
The Batters Box has been offering professional baseball and softball instruction since 1989. Over the last 30 years, more than 12,000 young men and women have benefited from lessons, instruction, and coaching by Batters Box co-founders Dr. Tim Sumner and Cory Sumner as well as other BB instructors, staff, and coaches.
Services
6-14u Bb Teams
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We had over 700 players register and tryout for the opportunity to play for the Box! Our main tryouts for all 6-14U age groups have passed. However, if you missed your tryout date and time, we are still conducting make-up tryouts at all age levels over the next few weeks. Rosters are still being finalized.
2022 Competitive Teams FAQ's
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We plan on having at least one AAA or Major and one AA team for every age group from 6U through 14U. Although our facility is located in Collierville, TN, we draw from all over the Mid-South due to our track record of developing players. We are always looking for the best players and families from not only Collierville, but the entire Mid-South.
15-18U BB Teams
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If you are an elite level high school player, have the desire to play college/pro baseball, and want to play in the biggest, most heavily scouted tournaments in the country this fall and next summer, then please register ASAP to be considered for one of our 15-18U fall showcase teams!
In 2018 and 2019, our 15-18U teams competed nationally at/in the following: Perfect Game, WWBA, Perfect Game WWBA Elite 32, Music City Classic, Steel City Classic, Gulf Coast World Series, 2D Sports, Pastime, Hoover Met, Vanderbilt, Wilson Premier, Ole Miss, LSU, Samford, Southern Miss, Memphis, UAB, Rhodes, SE Louisiana, Birmingham Southern, Arkansas State, UALR, Delta State, UCA, Montevallo, Austin Peay, NE MS CC, Tulane, CBU, JSCC, USA Stadium, Lipscomb, Nichols State, Belmont, and more!
In 2018 and 2019, our 15-18U teams competed nationally at/in the following: Perfect Game, WWBA, Perfect Game WWBA Elite 32, Music City Classic, Steel City Classic, Gulf Coast World Series, 2D Sports, Pastime, Hoover Met, Vanderbilt, Wilson Premier, Ole Miss, LSU, Samford, Southern Miss, Memphis, UAB, Rhodes, SE Louisiana, Birmingham Southern, Arkansas State, UALR, Delta State, UCA, Montevallo, Austin Peay, NE MS CC, Tulane, CBU, JSCC, USA Stadium, Lipscomb, Nichols State, Belmont, and more!
Lessons
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Team, Group, Two Player, & Individual Lessons are Available for Hitting, Pitching, Catching, Throwing, and Defense. All hitting and most pitching lessons at the Batters Box include professional video analysis at no extra charge! The Batters Box believes strongly that seeing = believing and that nothing replaces the use of video analysis during lessons.
Cory Sumner
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Cory Sumner is a co-founder and owner of Batters Box Baseball and Sumner Athletics, LLC. Cory has been a professional baseball hitting instructor and coach since 2002. He and his father, Dr. Tim Sumner, founded what is now known as the Batters Box in the fall of 2002. During the last 15 years, Cory has worked with more than 6,000 young men and women and has coached and instructed hundreds of players that have gone on to play at the next level.
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