Menlo-Atherton baseball coach Jordan Paroubeck offers mentorship and fun at Hit Club Baseball

“At a really young age, my dad told me, ‘You’re going to be a really special baseball player,’” Jordan Paroubeck said. “I started working really hard, and I started to believe that.”

That dedication paid off as he was drafted out of Serra High School by the San Diego Padres in 2013. After three years in professional baseball, Jordan Paroubeck asked for his release and returned home. However, he wasn’t done with baseball yet.

“I knew I was going to stay in baseball once I finished playing. I just didn’t know what it would look like,” Jordan Paroubeck said.

Back in Belmont, Jordan Paroubeck began offering hitting lessons to local players, passing along the knowledge he gained at the professional level. As more players took interest, encouragement came from both his players and his father to start the program.

“We stumbled on this place when he was a freshman in high school. We were looking for somewhere to hit with some privacy,” Tom Paroubeck said. “When his career ended, we said, ‘Why don’t we start a baseball organization and academy to develop kids?’”

What began as private lessons evolved into teams, uniforms and a culture centered on development. Tom Paroubeck has seen his son evolve as a coach. He said Jordan Paroubeck developed greater maturity and learned the importance of understanding and connecting with each player on a personal level.

“When Jordan got into coaching, I saw a lot of maturity. He became a better listener and understood that everybody’s situation is different,” Tom Paroubeck said. “The human aspect is a big separator, learning how to identify with kids.” 

Hit Club offers training across every aspect of the game, including pitching, hitting, defense and strength development. Players have access to a gym, batting cages equipped with HitTrax to measure hitting performance, and Rapsodo technology to analyze pitching metrics such as velocity and spin rate.

The program’s growth also brought familiar faces back to the cage. Jason Marley, who first met Jordan Paroubeck when they were kids, hitting in the same facility, joined the coaching staff after his own college playing career.

“Jordan and I met through baseball when we were 8 years old,” Marley said. “When he started Hit Club, it just made sense. He needed people he trusted. It was a natural fit.”

Now coaching alongside his childhood friend, Marley sees the bigger picture. He said their perspectives on baseball are similar and they have worked well together at Hit Club to foster a quality baseball program.

“What matters most is creating better men,” Marley said. “If we can impact them outside of the game, that’s something we take very seriously.”

The emphasis on character and connection has resonated with families.

Lisa Bayer, a parent of a player for Hit Club, was immediately attracted to the program’s approach. She wanted her son Alexander to face challenges, step out of his comfort zone, and grow. In just a few months, she has already noticed significant progress.

“I’ve already seen so much growth, and he just started in September,” Bayer said. “It’s huge, it's significant and it shows.”

The program has teams for players 13 and older, while providing private lessons in all aspects of the game for players of any age.

For Jordan Paroubeck, the impact is  the measure of success the program has building strong and successful young players. It’s not just developing players’ skills, he said, but making sure they enjoy the game.

“I don’t just want to help kids become the best baseball player they can be,” Jordan Paroubeck said. “I want to help them become the best person they can be.” 

Go to hitclubbaseball.com for more information.