Gorilla Baseball Academy

Gorilla Baseball Academy, 958 Corporate Woods Pkwy, Vernon Hills, IL 60061

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About

Gorilla Baseball Academy offers private lessons for baseball and softball year round, booked online around each family’s schedule. The lessons are half an hour long, one player with one coach, and include baseball hitting, softball hitting, infield, pitching, and catching. It also offers kids classes in All-Skills Baseball, off day camps with all-skills work, hitting, pitching, and catching, and travel teams for youth through high school.

Programs

  • Private lessons — Baseball and softball, year round · Booked online around your schedule · Half an hour, one player, one coach. Includes baseball hitting, softball hitting, infield, pitching, and catching. Lessons are open to everyone.
  • Kids classes — Ages 5 to 10 · Sundays at 1pm · All-Skills Baseball. Sessions run 45 minutes for the youngest group and a full hour for the older ones.
  • Off day camps — School days off; all-skills, hitting, pitching, and catching · Two hours on days off from school; often two camps in a day · Indoor camps for days school is closed. Thanksgiving week and winter break camps run in the same two-hour format. Camps are open to everyone.
  • Travel teams — Youth through high school · Year-round development; two practices a week in the offseason; league play and tournaments, spring and summer · Gorilla Baseball Club. Facility membership included, November through July.
  • Hitting leagues — The page says to get in touch for hitting leagues.
  • Speed and power training — Speed work is built into everything; the page also lists speed and power training as an offering.

At a glance

  • Ages: 5–18 years old
  • General schedule: Private lessons are year round and booked online around your schedule. Kids classes meet Sundays at 1pm. Off day camps run for two hours on days off from school and often two camps run in a day. Travel teams have two practices a week in the offseason, with league play and tournaments in spring and summer.
  • Facility hours: Mon–Thu 4:00–10:00pm; Fri 4:00–7:00pm; Sat & Sun 10:00am–5:00pm

About the provider

Gorilla Baseball Academy has been open since 2019. Its mission is: “We build strong athletic ballplayers, not just technically skilled ones — and we measure whether it’s working.”

  • Cage time and memberships — Cage time and memberships are listed as training options.
  • Pelotero assessments — Assessment option listed among training offerings.

Lessons and classes are open to everyone and most participants do not play for Gorilla. Kids classes do not require experience. Off day camps are open to everyone; the all-skills camps do not require experience, while position camps assume a player already plays that position or wants to start. The 5–6 kids class group starts in Block 2, starting October 11; block 3 skips the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Facility members get 10% off lessons if used regularly, and an additional 10% off packages is stated for facility members.

What families say

“Coaches do a great job recognizing the unique strengths and talents of each player and use that understanding to help every athlete grow. As a result, players not only improve their skills, they also build a genuine love for the game.” — Scott S.

“The program truly has an emphasis on development not just winning … Jason absolutely wants each player to improve and eventually make their high school team.” — Jennifer F.

“One of the few programs in the area that can teach your child the correct way to play the game. Their pro inspired infield training is top notch and it won’t take you long to notice big changes in your kids gameplay.” — Michael L.

Last updated August 23, 2026.

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