Lessons

Baseball Lesson Instructors:

Cle Ross

Cle has the heart and mind of a top-quality baseball coach. Cle has coached over 40 players who have gone on to play college or professional level baseball. His coaching ability shines through leading the way as head coach of his son’s baseball team from 7U-11U winning over 200 games and 30 tournaments while being ranked #10 in the nation. He has also had the opportunity to attend the last 8 MLB All-Star games and has met, worked camps, and learned from over 100 current or former Major League Baseball players and Hall of Famers.

Cle’s Baseball Accomplishments:

  • Minor Leagues
    • Amarillo Dillas of the Independent United League 
  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
    • Player of the Year
    • UAPB- Triple Crown winner
    • Led the team in Homeruns, RBI’s, & Batting Average
    • Led the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff to the most wins in school history
    • Highest single season batting average (.377) in UAPB history
    • Highest career batting average (.359) in UAPB history at the time (2002)
  • North Central Missouri College
    • Most stolen bases in single season
    • 2017 Hall of Fame Inductee

Personal Accomplishments:

Pricing for Private Baseball Instruction

Note: Lessons will be held indoors or on a state of the art turf field, both located at the Barton-Ross Complex (5325 Parallel Pkwy, Kansas City, KS 66102).

Instructor: Cle Ross

Private lessons with Cle Ross are one-on-one 30 minute or 1 hour sessions, and can cover any & all disciplines of baseball including hitting, base running, infield, outfield, or mental approach.  All skillsets and ages welcome!

Pricing:

30 min lesson for $30

1 hour lesson for $60

Email PlayAboveAverage@gmail.com to arrange lessons.

The following are players that Coach Cle has coached that have went on to play at the next level, add your son’s name to the list! 
# Elijah Ming – Fort Scott CC, Wayne State College, Avila Univ
# Jamaal Rashad – Baker University
# Josh White – Fort Scott CC, 5A Kansas Player of the Year – 2009
# Marvin Fight – North Lake CC
# Neal Boyce – Baker University
# Poncho Amaya – Kansas City Kansas CC
# Petey Wills – Baker University
# Willie Brown – Coffeyville CC/ Longview CC
# Carl Walker – Longview CC
# Max Sanborn- Pittsburgh State
# Ryan Sport- North Central Missouri College
# Keller Agre- Fort Scott CC/Truman State
# Corey Cowan – KCKCC/Missouri Southern State University
# Trey Austin – Iowa Western
# Isaiah Campbell- University of Arkansas. Drafted by the Mariners with the 76th overall pick in the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft
# Stay’Jawn Hunter- North Central Missouri College/Kansas Christian
# CL Stacker- Longview CC/North Central Missouri College/Kansas Christian
# Caleb Underwood- Highland CC
# Caleb McDonald- Manhattan Christian College
# Sam Schwartz- Avila College
# Dominic Boget- Park University
# Jacob Flores- Austin College
# Brian Whiles- North Central Missouri College
# Trace Antonopoulous- Baker University
# Chris Hunter- North Central Missouri College/Kansas Christian
# Noah Steele- Johnson County CC
# Christian Spitz- Baker University
# Zac Todd- University of Central Missouri
# Mikal Whislar- Avila University
# Elijah Rush- Kansas Christian
# Donovan Corrigan- Manhattan Christian College
# Vincent Esparza- Neosho County CC
# Ja’Hawn Byrd- Kansas Christian
# La’ Quandre Williams- Kansas Christian
# Nicolas Figuera- Kansas Christian
# Phoenix Downs- Kansas Christian
# Jacob Nevels- Avila University/Neosho County CC