Bash Sports Academy

Both of my kids enjoy going here for baseball instruction. The facility itself is excellent. My kids enjoy working with both Joe Betcher and Charlie Price.

BASH is a haven for those who are serious about their baseball skills. The staff is extremely attentive and accommodating and the level of the skill with the instructors is without parallel in the city. It’s not a palace — no flyballs here, only pitching, hitting, and fielding — but the quality of everything else more than makes up for any physical limitations.

My son (and I) have been a part of the BASH experience since Jim Price opened the doors. Both personally and through both Welles Park and the Whitney Young high school programs. Simply put, the staff and the effectiveness of the facility has been exceptional from the get-​go! I’m proud to have been a part of BASH for this long and will continue to do so as long as we can still pick up our bats!

My son and daughter have been practicing baseball and softball at BASH for close to two years. The facilities include half a dozen batting cages and a large open area for practicing fielding. The instructors are very knowledgable and provide effective instruction for players of all ages and the staff is very friendly.

THE place to start baseball in the city during off-​season. Great instructors. Ray Q helped my kids stay disciplined and have fun. Great community. Thx to Jim P for everything.

Bash Sports Academy is one of the finest baseball facilities that I’ve come across in the last 10 years Jim Price owner of Bash believes in excellence and with the help of his staff provide an excellent learning opportunity for athletes of all ages. Jim Price along with Justin Stone and Victor Diaz make up one of the best teaching facilities in the area. Bash is a five star organization and I highly recommend them

This place is great. Great people and nice facilities. We have been going here for years. We have had a membership for many years, too. I strongly recommend this place to anyone looking to work on improving his or her baseball or softball skills, hitting and fielding alike.

Bash is the best baseball /​softball facility in the city! Lots of space, great private instruction and organized, flexible scheduling. Whether for the entire team or just to take some BP with your kid, it is by far the best place to go. We have a family membership and sometimes its just a fun thing to do in the winter when baseball is not in season.

I cannot say enough about BASH Sports Academy. My daughter play for the Bash Bombers fastpitch softball team. Jim and his team are so friendly, welcome the girls with open arms and just have incredible instruction! I will start my son there this winter. If you are looking for the «real deal», look no further!

Bash is absolutely fantastic. I’ve taken my kids there for the last couple of years. Their facility is top notch. The instructors available there are the very best in the business. I have used this facility for practices with my youth baseball teams and I always receive a fair price for the use of the facilities. I cannot say enough good things about Bash! If you want to bring your kids to a place where they can both practice on their own AND receive the best training available, this is your place.

Bash is a great baseball indoor facility. Centrally located that offers lessons and opportunities for older guys to go to and hit when they need more swings. This place made a big impact on getting my son to the next level.

Great place to train for Baseball. We have been members for several years, we use the practice field & the batting cages pretty regular. Have taken lessons with Justin & Elite, great instructors, very knowledgeable, & great with kids. Bash has definitely helped my son become a better ballplayer, went from a house league to playing travel. We now also train with Ron at Tri-​Fitness, upstairs, for strength, speed, & agility. Has everything you need to help prepare your child for their next level.

Great space and value for batting cages for the cold winter months and rainy weekend days.

There is no better place in metro or suburban Chicago for a kid to learn the fundamentals of baseball or for an adult to climb into the cage and knock out a few home runs. Jim Price and his Bash Baseball Academy is the place to go. Outfitted with all of the gear and staffed with top notch experienced instructors, Bash is the place.

I take my kids to Elite lessons at the Bush facility all the time. Plus summer camps outdoors always a blast!

I have worked out at BASH for several years. It is a great baseball facility to find in the city. It is the perfect place to go work on your game during the winter or if there is bad weather during the baseball season. The BASH staff is always friendly and is always willing to help set up your cage.

BASH is perfect for what I need. I played D1 college baseball, and now continue in a few of Chicago’s summer leagues with friends. We come in every so often to hit or throw, and we love it.
It’s not glamorous. There are no flat-​screen TVs in the lobby or glass-​staircases, only what you need to improve your game. They have pitching machines, L-​screens, batting tees (the same type we used at my college, which I liked), and of course balls/​bats for you to use.
They also have a decently sized open-​field area for ground-​balls or throwing around. It’s not big enough to take full infield for adults, but for kids I can see you setting up a few bases and using it.
There are also always instructors here who seem friendly enough. I’m not sure what the deal is because they don’t wear BASH shirts, they work for Elite baseball. From the post below me I guess they are two separate businesses who have partnered up. The instructors are all great guys though, and a few have offered to throw with me or toss me some BP in their spare time.
Prices are decent, but better than I expected for being in the middle of the city.
TL;DR
Friendly staff, all you could need to improve your game and none of the extra BS other places try to sell you.

Bash has recently been partnering with elite baseball training. It’s a great idea for them as utilizes the bash facility combined with training however in my experience it has not worked at all in our case. I will explain below. Bash as a facility is fine I would give it maybe 3 stars compared to frozen ropes it’s not really the same but for the city it’s fine. As for Elite baseball training I give them Zero Stars, they don’t have Unilocal presence but since the are partnered with bash. So average is about 1.5 starts I’ll round up to 2 stars. I explain below. The Elite /​Bash partnership needs to be organized better and it would be better organized by people at Bash I believe. I explain our situation below.
So far my experience with elite baseball training at Bash Academy has been terrible. We signed up for a winter camp and took our money but then cancelled the camp. Justin promised a 1.5 hour hitting lesson for my son in lieu of camp money, we showed up and they knew nothing about at bash. This guy Travis came over and help for ½ hour but he said it was never scheduled but we have email confirming the lesson from Justin Stone. So most of the lesson of 30 minutes was him trying to get a hold of Justin, he get’s a hold of him and he said yes they had something scheduled. He then said at end of ½ hour we can do a 1 hour lesson free of charge, my wife sets it up at bash today we show up at 2:30. First thing guy says at bash is that Travis is going to be late as he’s stuck in traffic. It’s Sunday afternoon «no traffic in chicago». He calls back and says traffic is really bad and won’t make it. There is also one other party waiting on Travis as he booked a lesson at same time 2:30. So they were double booked on Travis and no shows both of us. So three strikes your out elite baseball. 1 strike cancelled camp, 2^nd strike nobody knows anything as Stone never tells anybody 3^rd strike Travis shows on lesson the even double booked it. You can teach hitting or baseball all you want but if you don’t show up or you are late or your lazy and disorganized than it sends the wrong message to the kid getting the lesson.
I won’t sign up for elite baseball training again or any camp they do. You have to have integrity in the process of doing camps and lessons otherwise it does not matter whatsoever about what training you provide.