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Field notes

The batting cage playbook

Field notes on building cages, finding cage time, and doing youth baseball right.

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Build a batting cage

Every decision in order, from “will it fit” to “it’s earning”. The part of a cage build nobody else has written down end to end.

All build guides
  1. Space & costWhat it costs, what fits, permits and HOA.
  2. FramePortable vs permanent, poles, slope, anchors.
  3. Netting#21, #36 or #42 — and what fails first where you live.
  4. SurfaceTurf, mats, drainage, mound and plate work.
  5. Lights & machineEvening reps, L-screens, machine selection.
  6. Rent it outSelf-entry, pricing, and what it actually earns.

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