Mission Statement:
Beehive Baseball LLC is the premier individual skills development program in the state of Alabama. We build student athletes ages 5 to 18 into champions on and off the field.
Beehive Facilities
The Beehive Baseball Facility is nestled on 160 acres on the edge of Auburn, Alabama near the town of Loachapoka and features:
* 8,000 sq ft of indoor practice space with batting cage, hitting stations with nets and tees for soft toss, free weights, and two mounds for throwing.
* Two Practice/Game baseball/softball fields (with a 3rd coming in 2020)
* Regulation baseball field is lighted with a grass infield and covered dugouts.
* Youth field to be lighted in 2019.
* Outdoor covered practice area with three hitting cages and an individual development area.
* Access to additional lighted baseball and softball fields within 2 miles.
* Indoor Restrooms and a Concession Stand.
Beehive Baseball Staff
Al Starr
Beehive Co-Founder Al Starr manages the 11u Scout Team.
Starr played collegiately at LBW College and at Troy University. After college, he played professionally.
For the past 25 years, he has dedicated himself to developing youth baseball players to sharpen their skills so they can position themselves to make their middle school and high school teams.
Recognizing a need for a dedicated baseball/softball training facility in the metro Auburn-Opelika area, Starr founded Beehive Baseball with partner Jed Martin in 2012. Soon, they began churning out accomplished players to high schools and colleges across the country.
Jed Martin
Beehive Co-Founder Jed Martin manages the 10u Scout Team.
Whitt Dorsey
Whitt Dorsey manages the 13u/14u Team.
Dorsey played collegiately at Gulf Coast Community College and the University of South Alabama.
After college, he signed with the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier Independent League before an unfortunate injury prematurely ended his playing career.
Whitt specializes in training catchers and hitters and he can be reached at davidwhittdorsey@gmail.com
David Hudson
David manages the 12u Team.
Sean Snow
Sean Snow manages the 10u Blue Team.
Snow enters his 15th year of youth coaching. As a player he represented Auburn in the 1986 Dixie Youth World Series.
Scott Wood
Scott Wood manages the 9u Team.
Ford McMurtry
Ford manages the 7u Team.
He played five years of high school baseball before playing football collegiately at Auburn University. After college, he coached high school football, basketball, and baseball; college and professional basketball; and professional football.
Ford has overseen the development of scores of players who have gone on to play college and professional ball. He counts Shaquille O'Neal (NBA Hall of Fame) and Lamar Thomas (NFL's Tampa Bay Bucs and Miami Dolphins) among his most accomplished players. After he retired from coaching, he formed a sports management company where he developed skills, and advised and represented professional baseball and football players in their contract negotiations.
Individual Development and Instruction
Beehive Baseball prides itself in the quality of our coaches, most of whom have high school, college, or professional coaching and/or playing experience.
Call us at 334-321-7630 or email us at beehivebaseball@gmail.com to discuss your player's individual needs and to schedule a one on one session.
A Tradition of Excellence
Beehive Baseball has an unparalleled record of developing players and sending teams to Elite Tournaments across the United States.
The Beehive Difference
The road to success will be difficult. Many will fall by the wayside. Those who stay will be champions!