Downey Better Baseball
DowneyBetterBaseball, 12434 Bellflower Boulevard, Downey, CA 90241
About
Downey Better Baseball offers on-field practices, access to travel teams, and tryouts for youth players. The program includes fielding sessions for beginners, intermediate players, and advanced high school players. It also runs a leadership development workshop and holds an annual Fourth of July fundraiser.
• Ages: 8–14 years old
• Price: Downey residents: $100; Non-residents: $125; Fielding (beginners): $20; Fielding (intermediate): $20; Fielding advanced (high school): $20
Downey Better Baseball is a non-profit youth baseball program that provides young athletes with facilities and equipment to develop their skills and offers a wide range of educational and leadership activities. The program focuses on teamwork, skill development, and sportsmanship, and it provides baseball development for youth in Downey and the surrounding area, including on-field practices, access to travel teams, and tryouts for ages 8–13. Downey Better Baseball was established in 2012 and publishes blog posts on teamwork and leadership development in youth baseball.
The program’s mission is to provide qualified coaching, proper technique, and discipline so athletes continue to develop and grow as athletes and as citizens of the city, and to provide a quality learning environment for youth athletes in Downey and surrounding communities. Its mission also states that it was established on preparing players for a competitive level of play at the high school and college level. The leadership development workshop is led by leadership coach Jose Rodriguez, and the program states that it is committed to transforming youth into natural-born leaders.
Downey Better Baseball partners with local businesses in Downey to provide scholarships for young athletes in the community. As part of its community involvement, it holds an annual fundraiser at the Stonewood Mall.
Last updated June 14, 2026.
• Ages: 8–14 years old
• Price: Downey residents: $100; Non-residents: $125; Fielding (beginners): $20; Fielding (intermediate): $20; Fielding advanced (high school): $20
Downey Better Baseball is a non-profit youth baseball program that provides young athletes with facilities and equipment to develop their skills and offers a wide range of educational and leadership activities. The program focuses on teamwork, skill development, and sportsmanship, and it provides baseball development for youth in Downey and the surrounding area, including on-field practices, access to travel teams, and tryouts for ages 8–13. Downey Better Baseball was established in 2012 and publishes blog posts on teamwork and leadership development in youth baseball.
The program’s mission is to provide qualified coaching, proper technique, and discipline so athletes continue to develop and grow as athletes and as citizens of the city, and to provide a quality learning environment for youth athletes in Downey and surrounding communities. Its mission also states that it was established on preparing players for a competitive level of play at the high school and college level. The leadership development workshop is led by leadership coach Jose Rodriguez, and the program states that it is committed to transforming youth into natural-born leaders.
Downey Better Baseball partners with local businesses in Downey to provide scholarships for young athletes in the community. As part of its community involvement, it holds an annual fundraiser at the Stonewood Mall.
Last updated June 14, 2026.
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