Building champions
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Our
Program
Building Champions provides our players with the best facilities and instructors, helping players reach their goals on the field and in life.
We are dedicated to the development of the complete player. Building Champions provides players with a positive learning environment, the best competition in amateur baseball, the newest fields and facilities, for an unrivaled club baseball experience for all of our players. Through the game of baseball our players develop the strength, determination and resolve to be successful in their lives beyond the foul lines.
Our
Services
Private
Instruction
Our professional staff offers lessons in hitting, pitching, fielding, and catching for all ages and levels of play.
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Group
Classes
Building Champions has created multiple group classes to make the players the best in their positions. Look to join Airtight, Pipeline or Karve today!
Coming Fall 2024
Building Champions
camps/clinics/
tryouts
Join us for one of our 1 or 2 day camps to bring your skills to the next level!
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Our
Core Values
Servant Leadership
Building Champions creates leaders who strive to serve others embodying the philosophy of placing the team before the individual. Servant being the key word in this all. We want our players to have a people first mentality.
excellence
Building Champions challenges players to pursue a life of excellence in all aspects of the game and life knowing that we all will fall short but striving to give 100% effort in all we do. Being excellent in the two things we can always control, attitude and effort.
Respect
We teach our players to respect everyone on and off the field. Respect your parents, teammates, umpires, coaches, fans and yourself. This game transcends more than just sports but affects all aspects of life.
Tradition
Building Champions is a culture steeped in the tradition of past players and coaches all working towards the common goal of achieving their highest baseball potential on the field and being a man for others off the field. We love the alumni base that we have that are always give back to the next generation creating tradition for each year being better than the last.
dedication
players are dedicated to their craft and the work that it takes daily to create a sustainable foundation for success. Being dedicated to training and to the team is the building blocks for anything you want to success in.
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Become a member of the BC Family
If you are interested in advancing your player development in a structured program with high level instruction, you’ve come to the right place. We are always open to players and teams that want to be apart of the BC tradition.
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Our
instructors
Jeremy Jones
BC Founder/ Hitting Instructor
Jose Pena
Pitching/ Hitting Instructor
Paulo Orlando
Outfield/ Hitting Instructor
Gerry Cope
Hitting/ Infield Instructor
Josh Smith
Pitching Instructor
Bubba Starling
Hitting/ Outfield Instructor
Austin Brownell
Pitching/ Hitting Instructor
Dallas Reed
Hitting/ Infield Instructor
Brooks Asher
Catching Instructor
Casey Pierce
Hitting Instructor
Anthony Necochea
Hitting/ Outfield Instructor
Antonio Garcia
Hitting/ Infield Instructor
Ryan Kisner
Catching/ Hitting Instructor
Jeremy Jones
BC Founder/ Hitting Instructor
Jeremy established Building Champions in 2003 after years of experience at the college and professional level. Jones played 2 years at Mesa Community College before moving on to Arizona State as a catcher where he was named defensive player of the year. During college Jeremy was drafted twice but after school landed with the Texas Rangers. He played for 5 years in the Rangers Organization before transitioning into coaching full-time.
Jose Pena
Pitching/ Hitting Instructor
Jose has been an instructor and coach for 10 plus years with Building Champions. Jose played in the St. Louis Cardinals organization for 5 years as both a pitcher and an outfielder. He has a long history of working with many of the best amateur pitchers to be drafted and play in Kansas City.
Paulo Orlando
Outfield/ Hitting Instructor
Paulo joined Building Champions as an instructor after a 13-year professional baseball career. Paulo played 4yrs of Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals, most notably as a part of their World Series Championship in 2015. He also won a silver medal for team Brazil in the 2023 Pan America games.
Gerry Cope
Hitting/ Infield Instructor
Gerry Cope has been with Building Champions for 15 plus years as an infield and hitting instructor. Gerry was instrumental in the creation of Kansas City’s premier fielding class Airtight, which has seen multiple BC players go on to college and professional careers.
Josh Smith
Pitching Instructor
Josh has been an instructor and coach for 10 plus years with Building Champions. Josh brings a career’s worth of knowledge, having played Major League Baseball for Miami and Cleveland. Josh was also a standout pitcher being drafted out of Wichita State University.
Bubba Starling
Hitting/ Outfield Instructor
Bubba Starling first played for Building Champions and since retiring has been an instructor and coach for the organization. Former 1st round pick, Bubba brings his 10yr professional career with the Kansas City Royals, and an Olympic Medal with the 2021 USA Olympic team.
Austin Brownell
Pitching/ Hitting Instructor
Austin has been an instructor and coach with Building Champions since 2020, having coached collegiate baseball at Coffeyville CC the year prior. He was a collegiate pitcher for Seminole State and Pittsburg State.
Dallas Reed
Hitting/ Infield Instructor
Dallas joined Building Champions in 2020. Before joining BC, Dallas played at Mt. San Antonio College then moved on to Pittsburg State. After his playing career he coached at Pittsburg State before moving on to Tarlton State for 2 years.
Brooks Asher
Catching Instructor
Brooks began coaching at Building Champions in 2022. Brooks leads the catching department, bringing his insight from 5 years of college experience at the University of Kansas and Oakland University.
Casey Pierce
Hitting Instructor
Casey joined Building Champions as a coach in 2021. Casey played at Independence Community College for 2 years and Fort Hays State University another 2 years. He has 10 plus years of coaching independent teams and High School baseball.
Anthony Necochea
Hitting/ Outfield Instructor
Anthony has been an instructor with Building Champions since 2021, bringing 3yrs of High School coaching experience with him. He was an outfielder at Valley City State University, where he still holds the single season record for hits.
Antonio Garcia
Hitting/ Infield Instructor
Antonio joined Building Champions in 2023. Before coming to BC, Antonio made coaching stops at both The University of Kansas and Gonzaga University. He worked closely with both teams’ infielders and hitters. He also had success at the collegiate summer league level as a Head Coach winning a league championship and Coach of the Year honors.
Ryan Kisner
Catching/ Hitting Instructor
Ryan has been with Building Champions since 2014. He has overseen the development of the Catching Program, instructing and developing multiple collegiate catchers.
Building champions
MLB Draft Picks
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Year
RD
Team
Player
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2024
7th
Ivan Brethowr
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2024
17th
Jackson Nicklaus
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2024
20th
Ryan Picollo
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2024
FA
Garrett Pennington
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2023
20th
Ashton Larson
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2022
19th
Jackson Lovich
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2022
2nd
Robert Moore
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2021
4th
Christian Franklin
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2021
2nd
Ben Kudrna
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2019
8th
Will Brennan
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2018
30th
Trey Vickers
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2018
26th
Gunner Halter
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2018
33rd
Michael Picollo
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2017
39th
Justin Mitchell
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2017
35th
Kyle Wilson
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2017
1st
Alex Lange
Our College
commitments
Blake Neis
2024 / Kansas State
Jack Jones
2024 / Tennessee
Weston Lyerly
2024 / Indiana State
Hudson Byrd
2024 / Kansas State
Boston Bruce
2024 / Johnson County CC
Chase Olson
2024 / Nebraska
Austin Crawford
2024 / Panola CC
Carson Shear
2024 / Missouri Western
Jackson Harding
2024 / Hutchinson CC
Carter Beach
2024 / Kansas City CC
Victor Christal
2024 / Missouri
Carter Rice
2024 / State Fair CC
Drew McConnell
2024 / Evansville
Lincoln Stephenson
2024 / Central Missour
Dax Howard
2024 / Colorado State Pueblo
Devin Wassmann
2024 / Arkansas State
Cooper Schreiber
2024 / Missouri Western
Colin Conrad
2024 / Johnson County CC
Caden Campbell
2024 / Doane University
Dash Engel
2024 / Allen County CC
Building champions
Our Youth teams 24/25
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BC Kinnison
AA
Coach: Brenten Kinnison
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BC Wilson
AAA
Coach: Cole Wilson
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BC Baker
AA
Coach: Nate Baker
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BC Gorden
AA
Coach: Will Gorden
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BC Murphy
AA
Coach: Colin Murphy
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BC Tryon
AA
Coach: Adam Tryon
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BC Wilson
AAA
Coach: Cole Wilson
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BC Battles
AA
Coach: Mark Battles
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BC Wilson
Major
Coach: Dustin Wilson
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BC Sifford
AAA
Coach: Dave Sifford
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BC Hernandez
Major
Coach: Keith Hernandez
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BC Ross
AAA
Coach: Jason Ross
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BC Euston
AA
Coach: Stephen Euston
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BC Goetz
AA
Coach: Ryan Goetz
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BC Gryszowka
AA
Coach: Matt Gryszowka
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BC Hinkle
AA
Coach: Bryan Hinkle
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BC Navy
Major
Coach: BC Staff
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BC Nichols
AAA
Coach: Chris Nichols
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BC Baldwin
AAA
Coach: Greg Baldwin
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BC Muther
AA
Coach: Peter Muther
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BC Navy
Major
Coach: BC Staff
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BC White
Major
Coach: BC Staff
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BC Blue
AAA
Coach: BC Staff
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BC Grey
AAA
Coach: BC Staff
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BC Smith
AAA
Coach: Rick Smith
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BC Newcomb
AAA
Coach: Jared Newcomb
Our Members
Testimonials
This group is a first class organization from top to bottom. It is clear a variety of qualities are instilled in the players, but seeking improvement is without a doubt number one on the list. It’s impressive to literally see a totally different group at the end of the summer in comparison to the beginning. Ultimately, the process ends with the players fully prepared for the next level in an assortment of areas, something that every coach desires when recruiting a prospect.
Building Champions gave me the opportunity to develop as a young player in a professional environment. The staff is dedicated to building character of kids on and off the field. Jeremy and his staff prepared me to succeed in baseball and life beyond high school. I thank the entire BC staff for all of the experiences that helped separate our team from our peers, through a process that is not focused on winning but the success of each individual. Joining the BC family is not for every young player but will benefit those who make the choice to believe in the process of development taught by the Organization.
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