Who We Are
Southern Arizona Baseball Academy is a father son academy ran by the Lopez-Howell families. With a combined over 60 plus years of experience at both the Professional and Collegiate level, SABA offers top tier instruction and guidance for youth baseball development.
Andy Lopez, 3x National Coach of the year and 2x National Champion, oversees the program and is present at practices as often as he can.
Jack Howell, 12 year Major League veteran and current Player Development Coordinator for the Los Angeles Angels advises the program from afar.
David Lopez and Dallas Howell, sons of Andy and Jack, who both played at the collegiate level are coaches/directors of the program.
What we offer
Experience; all on field practice coaches are required to have played beyond high school baseball OR have 100+ hours of coaching alongside Coach Andy Lopez
Instruction; there are a million philosophies on hitting or how to attack a ground ball or arm care routine et cetera, we do not claim to have a one size fits all model, and have been around the game enough to teach multiple ways that best suits the athlete
Integrity; although we are a highly competitive team, this is not about rings and achievements, it is about youth development. We will never put players at risk of an injury for a ring, and we will not put up with selfish attitudes or players that think they are bigger than the game of baseball. Athletes will play hard and play together and respect the game and each other
Recruiting services; when the time comes, we can and will help with recruiting services and exposure. We want youth to get the opportunity to play at the next level and find a school that best fits them. We can peel the layers back of to parents and players on how recruiting works, as well as make sure the youth are in the best position they can be to play a the next level.