Jeff Elder
Owner & Head Instructor
jelder@stlbattersbox.com
- Instructs all aspects of the game
- High School coach for 29 years
- Former Head Coach at Hazelwood West High School
- Coached all levels of youth from 7 year olds to college age
- Traveled to Japan with a 12 year old team, placed fifth in international competition
- Traveled to Australia twice with teams to play at the local level
- Directed and coached numerous camps over the years
- Received Distinguished Coaching Award from the American Baseball Coaching Association
- Member of the Missouri High School Coaches Association
- Graduate of Truman State
- B.S.E. in Business
- Master’s in Administration
Kate Kolisch
Softball Instructor
- Graduate of Rosti-Kain High School
- First-Team All-Conference all four years of high school
- All-Metro Softball player her Junior and Senior year
- Lead the Metro Area in hitting her Senior year with a .600 batting average
- Chosen by Triple Crown for softball All-American status
- Currently playing varsity softball at Lindenwood University
Armando Polanco
Hitting & Fielding Instructor
- Played two years at Forest Park Community College
- Drafted and played two years in the Rockies organization
- Instructor for The Batter's Box the past four years.
Aaron Shafer
Pitching Instructor
- Played high school baseball at Troy H.S. for four years.
- All-State baseball player for two years in 2004 and 2005.
- Named Metro Pitcher-of-the-Year in 2005.
- Played at Wichita State University as a starting pitcher.
- 2006 went 11-3, named Valley Pitcher-of-the-Year.
- 2007 went 11-3, named All-Valley Scholar Athlete first team.
- Pitched summer ball for Falmouth (Mass) Commordes of the Cape Cod League.
- Drafted by the Cubs in 2009, currently pitching in their minor league system.
Adam Shafer
Hitting & Pitching Instructor
- Played high school baseball at Troy H.S. in 1997.
- High School All-Metro, All-State, and Rising Star Award.
- Played at Avila University and Lindenwood University as a four year starter.
- In 2001-2002 played for the River City Rascals, set saves record in 2001 and won the Cy Young Award in 2002 from the Frontier League.
- Played for the Sioux Ciry Explorers of the Northern League in 2003.
- In 2004 played for the St. Paul Saints.
- Traveled to Perth, Australia to play in their Minor Leagues.
- Pitched for the Phillies in Lakewood (Low A), Clearwater (High A), and Reading (Double A) in 2005-2006.
- Pitching Coach for Slippery Rock Sliders of the Frontier League in 2007
- Pitching Coach for Lindenwood University in 2008.