Kansas City travel baseball organization, formerly Mac N Seitz Baseball Club, offering youth and high-school teams, year-round player development, private instruction and recruiting support.
Website: Visit Official Website
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (816) 942-9992
No parent reviews yet.
Be the first family to review Top Tier – Kansas City and help other parents make informed decisions.
Top Tier Kansas City baseball serves players from 8U through 18U and represents the next chapter of the long-established Mac N Seitz Baseball tradition, combining nearly 30 years of local baseball development with the broader resources and opportunities of the Top Tier Baseball network.
The organization offers youth and high-school teams with an emphasis on year-round player development, structured coaching, and competitive regional play. Youth teams receive support from the organization’s professional coaching staff and instructors, while high-school players participate in an extended development program designed to prepare them for their school seasons, summer tournament play, and potential opportunities at the next level.
Players also have access to private instruction and specialized development in hitting, pitching, fielding, and catching from coaches and instructors with collegiate and professional baseball backgrounds.
Top Tier – Kansas City appears to offer a broad development pathway for families seeking both structured instruction and competitive travel baseball. The program combines the long-standing local presence of Mac N Seitz with the expanded development and exposure opportunities associated with the Top Tier Baseball network.
One of the organization’s clearest strengths is its ability to serve players across a wide range of ages and competitive levels. Youth teams span multiple classifications, while the high-school program places greater emphasis on advanced development, regional competition, recruiting support, and preparation for college baseball opportunities. The combination of year-round training, a large dedicated facility, experienced instructors, and a defined youth-to-high-school pathway may appeal to families looking for a more comprehensive baseball development environment.
Top Tier – Kansas City may be a strong fit for families who:
Top Tier – Kansas City trains at the Mac N Seitz Baseball Academy in Martin City, Missouri. The facility serves as the organization’s primary training home and supports team practices, player development, private instruction, camps, clinics, and offseason training throughout the year.
The dedicated indoor facility gives players access to baseball-specific training space regardless of weather, providing consistency during the fall and winter months and allowing development to continue beyond the traditional spring and summer seasons.
In addition to organized team activities, players can access private one-on-one instruction in hitting, pitching, fielding, and catching. The organization’s instructors include former professional and collegiate players, and lessons are available in 30- and 60-minute sessions.
Having a dedicated baseball training facility is one of Top Tier – Kansas City’s clearest advantages. Rather than relying primarily on rented municipal fields or shared indoor space, the organization operates from an established baseball academy that supports team training and individual player development throughout the year.
The potential value for families will depend on how often their specific team uses the facility and which services are included in team fees. Private lessons, camps, clinics, and other development opportunities may be separate from regular team activities, so families should understand exactly what access is included before committing.
✓ Dedicated Mac N Seitz Baseball Academy training facility
✓ Year-round indoor player development
✓ Team practices and offseason training
✓ Private instruction in hitting, pitching, fielding, and catching
✓ Camps, clinics, and small-group development opportunities
✓ Coaches and instructors with professional and collegiate baseball experience
Ask specifically what facility access and instruction are included in your team fees. A dedicated indoor facility can provide meaningful year-round development opportunities, but the amount of access may vary by age group, team, coach, and program level.
Top Tier – Kansas City trains at the Mac N Seitz Baseball Academy, located in Martin City at 13705 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri. The facility serves as the organization’s primary home for team development, private instruction, camps, clinics, and other baseball training programs.
Visit Mac N Seitz Facility
The Mac N Seitz Baseball Academy also offers private instruction, camps, clinics, and additional player-development opportunities outside regular Top Tier – Kansas City team activities.
Top Tier – Kansas City holds tryouts for youth and high-school players, with current registration covering 8U through 18U for the 2026–2027 season. The organization’s primary tryout period is scheduled during June and July, with registration information divided by age group on the official tryout page.
Youth tryouts are organized for 8U–14U, while high-school tryouts cover 15U–18U. Because roster needs can change after scheduled tryouts, families interested in joining the organization may also contact Top Tier – Kansas City directly about current openings or private workout opportunities. The high-school program specifically directs players who cannot attend scheduled tryouts to contact the Director of High School Teams and Recruiting about arranging a private workout.
Families should review the current tryout page carefully before registering, as dates, locations, age-group availability, and roster needs may change from season to season.
Top Tier – Kansas City serves a wide range of ages and competitive levels, so the tryout and team-placement experience may differ considerably by age group. Youth teams currently span classifications ranging from A/AA through AAA/Major, while the high-school program is more specifically focused on development, tournament competition, recruiting, and preparation for players interested in continuing beyond high school.
Families should use the tryout process not only to determine whether their player can make a roster, but also to understand which team and competitive level may be the best developmental fit.
✓ Tryouts available for players ages 8U–18U
✓ Separate youth and high-school tryout registration
✓ Primary tryout period held during June and July
✓ Multiple competitive levels within the youth program
✓ Private workout opportunities may be available when scheduled tryouts cannot be attended
✓ Current registration and roster information posted on the official website
Ask about the specific team, not just the overall organization. Top Tier – Kansas City includes teams with different competitive levels, schedules, coaches, and development expectations. Understanding where your player is likely to be placed can be just as important as receiving an offer.
Visit the organization’s official website for the latest tryout dates, registration information, and current team openings.
Top Tier – Kansas City emphasizes long-term player development through a combination of experienced instruction, competitive team play, and year-round training opportunities. The organization serves players from 8U through 18U, providing a pathway that begins with youth development and progresses into high-school baseball, recruiting support, and preparation for potential college opportunities.
Player development extends beyond games and team practices. Athletes may participate in private instruction, camps, clinics, offseason training, and position-specific development through the Mac N Seitz Baseball Academy. Instruction is available in areas including hitting, pitching, fielding, and catching, giving players opportunities to supplement their team experience with additional skill work.
Because Top Tier – Kansas City fields multiple teams across a wide range of ages and competitive levels, individual player experiences may vary by team placement, coaching staff, and age group. Families should understand how instruction, feedback, playing time, and advancement opportunities may differ from one team to another within the organization.
Top Tier – Kansas City appears to offer one of the more complete player-development environments in the Kansas City area, particularly for families who value access to year-round instruction and a defined pathway from youth baseball into the high-school years.
The combination of team competition, private instruction, a dedicated training facility, and recruiting support can provide players with multiple ways to continue developing. As with any multi-team organization, however, the experience can depend heavily on the specific coach, roster, and level of competition. Families should ask how development is measured and what opportunities exist beyond regular team practices.
✓ Player development opportunities from 8U–18U
✓ Year-round training through the Mac N Seitz Baseball Academy
✓ Private instruction in hitting, pitching, fielding, and catching
✓ Camps, clinics, and additional skill-development opportunities
✓ Coaches and instructors with collegiate and professional baseball experience
✓ Development pathways from youth baseball into high-school competition and recruiting
Top Tier – Kansas City provides players with opportunities to progress as they move through different stages of their baseball development. Younger players can focus on building fundamentals, athletic development, game awareness, and competitive experience, while older players may receive more advanced instruction and preparation for high-school baseball, summer tournament competition, recruiting, and potential college opportunities.
Players can also supplement team activities with private instruction, camps, clinics, and offseason training through the Mac N Seitz Baseball Academy. Families should ask how player progress is evaluated throughout the season, how athletes are placed among multiple teams at the same age level, and what opportunities exist for advancement within the organization.
Top Tier – Kansas City maintains an established history of helping players continue into college baseball through the legacy of the Mac N Seitz program. The organization operates a dedicated high-school program and identifies recruiting support as part of the player-development experience for older athletes.
The high-school program is led in part by a Director of High School Teams and Recruiting, and the organization publicly highlights college commitments through its alumni and commitments information.
Recruiting experiences will vary by player, age, ability, and team level. Families with high-school athletes should ask how recruiting education, coach communication, player promotion, tournament scheduling, and exposure opportunities are incorporated into their specific team experience.
✓ Player development pathway from 8U–18U
✓ Private instruction, camps, and clinics available
✓ Year-round development through the Mac N Seitz Baseball Academy
✓ Youth-to-high-school development pathway
✓ Dedicated high-school recruiting support
✓ Documented history of college commitments and player advancement
Ask about your player’s specific development plan—not just the team’s record or tournament schedule. A strong program should be able to explain how athletes improve over time, how coaches provide feedback, how team-placement decisions are made, and what additional development opportunities are available outside games and regular practices.
Travel and time commitments at Top Tier – Kansas City vary based on a player’s age group, team placement, and competitive level. The organization describes its overall approach as a competitive regional schedule, with youth teams spanning multiple classifications and high-school teams built around development, summer tournament play, and college exposure opportunities.
Youth players participate in a development cycle that can extend from the fall through winter and into the spring and summer seasons. High-school players follow a more defined annual schedule, including approximately four months of training from November through late February or early March, followed by their school baseball season and a return to Top Tier – Kansas City in late May or early June for a roughly six-week summer tournament season.
Families should discuss expected practice schedules, tournament frequency, overnight travel, offseason training, and additional development opportunities with their prospective coach before accepting a roster spot, since commitments may differ significantly by age group and team.
One of the important things for families to understand is that Top Tier – Kansas City is not necessarily a national-travel program at every age and level. The organization publicly emphasizes a competitive regional schedule, while individual teams may have different tournament and travel demands.
The overall time commitment may still be substantial because development can extend well beyond tournament weekends. Families should look at the full annual calendar—including fall activity, winter training, spring baseball, summer tournaments, private instruction, and optional development opportunities—to understand the real commitment.
✓ Competitive regional tournament schedule
✓ Youth development can extend from fall through spring and summer
✓ High-school players participate in approximately four months of winter training
✓ High-school summer tournament season lasts approximately six weeks
✓ Additional private instruction and development opportunities are available
✓ Travel and time commitments vary by age group, team, and competitive level
Ask to see a typical team calendar from a previous season—not just the tournament schedule. Reviewing practices, fall activities, winter training, tournament weekends, private instruction, and other expected team commitments will give your family a much clearer picture of the actual time commitment.
Top Tier – Kansas City publicly describes its program as playing a competitive regional schedule, with the high-school schedule designed to give players opportunities to compete in front of college programs from across the Midwest.
Travel expectations are likely to vary considerably by age and team. Younger teams may compete primarily in the Kansas City area and surrounding region, while older and higher-level teams may participate in a broader Midwest tournament schedule. High-school players should expect a more concentrated summer schedule built around approximately six weeks of tournament competition following the high-school season.
Families should ask their prospective coach for the expected tournament schedule, likely overnight trips, practice frequency, and offseason calendar before accepting a roster spot.
Top Tier – Kansas City does not appear to publicly publish complete annual travel-team pricing. Team costs may vary based on a player’s age group, roster, competition level, tournament schedule, and participation in additional development opportunities. Families should request a complete written breakdown of expected expenses before accepting a roster position.
In addition to team dues, families may incur costs for uniforms, baseball equipment, tournament travel, hotels, meals, optional private instruction, camps, clinics, and other development opportunities. The Mac N Seitz Baseball Academy also offers separately priced private lessons and facility rentals, so families should clarify which training opportunities are included with team participation and which require additional payment.
One of the biggest mistakes families make is comparing organizations based only on stated team dues. The total annual cost can be affected significantly by travel, uniforms, optional instruction, offseason development, camps, clinics, and other team-specific expenses.
Top Tier – Kansas City offers a broad range of development opportunities through the Mac N Seitz Baseball Academy, but not every service should be assumed to be included in travel-team fees. Families should ask for a clear distinction between required team expenses, included training benefits, and optional add-on services before committing.
✓ Team costs may vary by age group, roster, and competitive level
✓ Complete annual travel-team pricing is not publicly listed
✓ Travel expenses may vary based on the team’s tournament schedule
✓ Private instruction and other development services may require additional fees
✓ Camps, clinics, and facility-based training opportunities may be separate from team dues
✓ Request a complete annual cost estimate before accepting a roster spot
Ask for a written estimate of the total annual investment—not just the team dues. A complete budget should include uniforms, tournament expenses, travel, hotels, meals, offseason training, optional instruction, camps, clinics, recruiting events, and any additional team-specific fees.
There is no single “best” travel baseball organization—only the one that best aligns with your player’s goals, your family’s schedule, budget, and long-term priorities. The best decision comes from asking thoughtful questions, understanding the expectations of the specific team being offered, and finding an environment where your athlete can continue to develop both on and off the field
No parent reviews have been published yet. If you've had firsthand experience with this organization, your review can help other families make informed decisions.
✔ Share your family’s firsthand experience
✔ Help other parents make informed decisions
✔ Review coaching, communication, player development, organization, costs, and travel commitment
Your experience can help other baseball and softball families make informed decisions. Before submitting your review, please keep these tips in mind.
Write about your family’s actual experience with the organization—not something you heard from others.
The most helpful reviews include details about coaching, communication, player development, organization, facilities, costs, travel expectations, or your overall experience.
If appropriate, mention both the positives and areas where the organization could improve. Honest, balanced reviews are often the most valuable.
Constructive criticism is welcome, but please avoid personal attacks, offensive language, or inappropriate content.
Our goal is to build the most trusted resource for baseball and softball families.
Reviews may be edited for grammar, formatting, spelling, clarity, or civility without changing the reviewer’s intended meaning. We may also contact reviewers if clarification is needed before publication.
Reviews are manually reviewed before publication to help ensure they are respectful, constructive, and based on firsthand experience.
By submitting a review, you confirm that it reflects your own experience and follows the guidelines above.
Have experience with Top Tier – Kansas City?
Found inaccurate information on this profile? Contact us to request a correction or update.
Looking for more guidance on travel baseball and softball? Explore our latest articles covering player development, travel ball costs, organization selection, and youth sports trends.
Choosing the right travel baseball or softball organization is about more than making a team. Learn the most important questions every parent should ask about coaching, playing time, costs, and player development before committing.
Learn the reality of college baseball and softball scholarships, including recruiting opportunities, the transfer portal, and why development, academics, and finding the right fit matter more than chasing scholarships at a young age.
Explore the pros and cons of youth sports specialization and learn how to make the best decision for your child’s development, goals, health, and enjoyment of the game.
