ThwackhollenBatting cages & pitching lessons

Indoor cages on Foundry Road, open every day

Snow outside.Strikes inside.

Three batting cages, a pitching lane and coaches for hitters and pitchers, all under one warm roof in Halsted Mills.

Looking down a batting cage: a pitching machine at the far end sends a ball toward home plate, with a bat, a helmet and a bucket of balls by the near net CAGE 3

Sample prices

  • $22Cage, half hour
  • $40Lesson, 30 minutes
  • $30Group lesson, a player
  • $150Team rental, 90 minutes
Every price, and how lessons work

Your first visit

Bring sneakers. We have the rest.

  1. Book a half hour

    Ask for a time, or walk in on a weekday before 5pm, when cages are usually free.

  2. Come ten minutes early

    Sneakers or turf shoes, no metal spikes. Loaner bats and helmets are on the rack by the door, at no charge.

  3. Start slow

    Someone from the desk sets the machine with you, starting slow, and shows you the stop button. Speed it up when you are ready.

Lessons, in three levels

Start where you are.

  • Level one

    First swings

    Ages 7 to 10, or new to the game at any age. Grip, stance and watching the ball, off a tee and soft toss before the machine.

  • Level two

    Building

    Players who make contact and want it to be steady. Timing against the machine for hitters; grips and a repeatable motion for pitchers.

  • Level three

    League ready

    High school and adult league players. We work on what you or your own coach want to work on, and tell you plainly what we see.

November to March

Your whole team, off the snow.

All three cages and the pitching lane for 90 minutes, $150 for up to 15 players. Weeknight slots now, weekend mornings from January 9.

The winter lesson and team calendar

Grab a cage this week.

Tell us when and who is hitting. A half hour is $22.

Book a cage