Open to everyone. You do not have to play for us to train with us — most of the players in our building on a given night are not on a Gorilla team.
Some families come once a week for a lesson. Some come five times a week and use everything. Both are fine.
Half an hour, one player, one coach. Baseball and softball — hitting, infield, pitching, catching. Package discounts.
Learn more →All-Skills Baseball for ages 5 to 10. Our most popular program since 2019.
Learn more →Two hours on days off from school, and all-day week-long camps in the summer. All-skills, hitting, pitching and catching.
Learn more →Rent a cage by the hour or hold a standing slot. Individuals, families and teams.
Book now →Catching, pitching and infield work with coaches who specialise in it. Small groups.
Book now →Saturday afternoons, five weeks, real games on HitTrax with live stats. Sessions in November and January.
Learn more →Station-based strength, speed and rotational power built for baseball athletes.
Get in touch →An AI-driven read on where your player actually is, with a rating you can track against himself over time.
Book now →Six batting cages, one of them running HitTrax. Pull the cages back and the same room opens into turf space for defensive work, throwing, and speed and power sessions. Blast Motion and Diamond Kinetics on the tech side, Pelotero for swing analysis.
Tell us your player’s age and what they’re working on and we’ll point you at the right thing. Sometimes that is a lesson, sometimes it is a class, sometimes it is nothing yet.
Gorilla Baseball Academy
958 Corporate Woods Pkwy, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Mon–Thu 4:00–10:00pm · Fri 4:00–7:00pm · Sat & Sun 10:00am–5:00pm