Host Spotlight: Travis's Backyard Cage in Phoenix, AZ

Travis calls it the Thunder Dome, and honestly, that tells you most of what you need to know — a no-frills Phoenix backyard cage where you show up, load the machine, and get your swings in without any fuss. Sometimes that's exactly what a hitter wants.

The cage

The setup is straightforward and hitter-friendly: a 55-foot outdoor cage, 12 feet wide and 12 feet tall, with a pitching machine and a pitching mound already in place. That combination matters more than it sounds — it means you can work the machine for timing, then have someone throw live off the mound, all in one session without hauling equipment across town. There's an L-screen for safe front toss and a batting tee for isolating your mechanics, so you can build a real progression from tee to toss to machine. It's an outdoor cage built for those fresh-air Phoenix sessions, and here's the kicker: at $25/hour, it's one of the more affordable ways to get real, quality reps anywhere in the Valley.

The host

Travis opened up his private Phoenix cage — the Thunder Dome — to hitters in the area looking for a simple, reliable place to train on their own schedule.

Book it — or list your own

If you're anywhere near Phoenix and you need somewhere to hit, book Travis's cage here — grab your bucket and go to work. Somewhere else? Find a batting cage near you and get in the box.

And if you've got a cage of your own sitting idle most of the week, Travis is a great example of what's possible. List your cage on CageList and see what it could earn.

Thanks for being part of CageList, Travis.