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Garage Built Baseball
Wide view of the batter's box on a manicured ballfield
Service area · King County, WA

Baseball
Lessons in
Auburn.

Auburn families come to us from Lakeland Hills, Lea Hill, and downtown Auburn. The drive is about 20 minutes, mostly highway, and you trade it for 1-on-1 attention you can't get at a shared facility.

About 20 minutes from Auburn via SR 18 or Lakeland Hills.
Why families from Auburn

1-on-1, on film, with a plan that comes home.

Most Auburn training options run at facility rates with shared coaches and group cages. We're a 1-on-1 garage with two coaches who played college and high-school ball. Every rep gets filmed. Every player leaves with a written home plan.

What you get
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    Film Room

    Every rep recorded. You leave with the footage and a coach's read on it.

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    Home Plan

    Custom practice written for you. Inbox within 48 hours of every session.

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    Two Coaches

    Both ballplayers themselves. 1-on-1 attention from the guys actually running the sessions.

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Meet your coaches
Coach Andy Layman — headshot in the dugout

Coach Andy Layman

Mechanics · HS Prep

Coach Andy played shortstop through Ellensburg High School before moving to center field at Central Washington University (2006–2008). He's been coaching since 2008 — first at Ellensburg HS, then summer ball with the Cle Elum Lumberjacks, and the last three years at Bonney Lake-Sumner Little League.

Andy's coaching philosophy: build confidence, get consistent reps, and meet each kid where they actually are. Mental toughness gets equal weight — in a game where failing 60% of the time still makes you elite, the inside game matters as much as the swing.

At GBB, Andy focuses on hitting mechanics, the mental game, and high-school prep — and can work with any age.

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Coach Dylan Winner — headshot in the stadium

Coach Dylan Winner

Fundamentals · Defensive Foundations

Coach Dylan grew up in Southern California's competitive South Bay scene, playing catcher, pitcher, and first base from 1994 to 2005 — including championship-winning Freshman and JV teams at Narbonne High School. He's been coaching kids ages 4 to 8 for three years, most recently the 2026 Tehaleh Padres.

Dylan's philosophy: watch first, then meet the kid where they are. Every lesson should end with four things — they had fun, they learned something new, they got better, they walked away more confident.

At GBB, Dylan focuses on defensive foundations and a fundamentals-first approach — and can work with any age.

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Pricing

Free first session. Founding 10 rate at $35. Standard $45.

Every player's first 30-minute session is free, recorded, and goes home with a coach analysis. After that, the Founding 10 rate is $35 per 30-minute session, locked for six months. Standard rate is $45.

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Leagues & schools

We see players from Auburn Little League and the Auburn, Auburn Riverside, and Auburn Mountainview High School programs.

For Auburn families

The densest baseball corridor in the state

Between the Kent valley, Puyallup, and the plateau, Auburn families can find hitting instruction in every direction — so the real question is telling development from expensive batting practice. Our checklist: is the swing filmed and reviewed with the kid, does the coach work one flaw at a time, does homework go home and get checked, and does anyone watch every rep? If a program answers all four, it's worth your money. That's the standard we built the garage on.

Three high schools, one tryout math

Auburn, Auburn Riverside, and Auburn Mountainview all run deep tryout pools every spring. What separates kids in a two-day look is the stuff built over the prior years: live-pitch timing, a repeatable swing, a glove that's boring in the best way. The off-season before matters more than the week before.

What the 20 minutes buys

The drive from Auburn is about 20 minutes, mostly highway. On the other end: a full half hour of one coach watching only your kid, high-speed film reviewed together, and a written plan home within 48 hours — with evening and weekend slots, because both coaches work day jobs too.

FAQ · Auburn

Where do you train Auburn families?

At our garage gym in Bonney Lake, WA. We share the exact address after you book your first session. About 20 minutes from Auburn via SR 18 or Lakeland Hills.

What ages do you coach?

Five through eighteen. Either coach can work with any age — Coach Dylan focuses on defensive foundations and fundamentals, Coach Andy on hitting mechanics, swing decisions, and the inside game.

Is the first session really free?

Yes. The first 30-minute session is on us — recorded, walked through after, and you walk out with a coach analysis. No commitment to book again, no card on file. Whether you book a second session or not, you keep the footage.

Are sessions recorded? Who can see them?

Every session, every rep. Footage gets uploaded to our YouTube as an unlisted video — only people with the link can watch. We send the link to you the same week along with a written practice plan.

What does the practice plan look like?

A coach-written email in your inbox within 48 hours: what your kid worked on, what's going well, the one thing to focus on this week, and 2-4 specific drills to run at home with cues + a video demo for each.

What does it cost after the free session?

Forty-five dollars per 30-minute session at standard rate. Thirty-five dollars if you grab a Founding 10 spot — the first ten families to enroll lock in that rate for six months. We don't push memberships at families who don't want them.

Do you do team clinics or small groups?

Yes — small-group clinics for 4 to 8 players, usually run on weekends. Hit our contact form to put your team on a list and we'll work out a time.

Is the drive from Auburn actually worth it?

That's the right question, and the free first session exists to answer it. Twenty minutes buys a full half hour of one coach watching only your kid, high-speed film reviewed together, and a plan home within 48 hours. Compare that with what a shared cage delivers and decide with your own eyes.

From the blog

Getting ready for select baseball tryouts in the South Sound

Select and travel tryouts across Pierce County happen fast — often one weekend in August. What evaluators actually watch, and how to be ready for it.

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How to fix a hitch in a youth baseball swing

Not every hitch needs fixing — some of the best hitters ever had one. Here's how to tell a rhythm move from a timing killer, and the drills that fix the real problem.

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Why does my kid keep rolling over to the pull side?

Weak ground balls to shortstop, over and over. Here's what rolling over actually is, why it happens to almost every youth hitter, and the fix we use in the garage.

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Also serving

Families drive in to the garage from across South Pierce and East King counties. Auburn is one of the closer trips — these are the others we serve:

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Garage Built Baseball

18404 138th St E
Bonney Lake, WA 98391

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Address shared at booking. By appointment only — no walk-ins.

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First session is free for Auburn families. Recorded, walked through after, plan home in 48 hours. No commitment.

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