Custom Giant Sized Batting Cage - with sliding curtains for new training facility

 The Concept

We recently started building a new netting project for a client looking to outfit a new steel building with a giant sized batting cage net, with interior sliding curtains to divide into multiple lanes for this teams to practice in.

The Strategy

We approached this project by breaking it down into multiple individual netting panels, to make the installation process easier. This is compared to building a giant batting cage with all panels sewn together - which can be done, but becomes more cumbersome to install. Batting cages are essentially created by joining panels of netting together, so the end product will be the same when the panels are joined together on-site instead of in the factory. When a giant batting cage is built & shipped as 1 piece, large lifts & machinery & extra helpers are required to move the netting around & properly install. Additional twine and/or zip-ties are needed to join the panels together on-site, but this can make the installation process more manageable for fewer people to install, with less experience required to complete the job.

Individual Panel Sizes

• Ceiling Panels: (2) 92' x 46'3" (6 ribs spaced per drawing, border, snaps)
• East & West Walls: (2) 92' x 23' (border, snaps)
  
• North & South Walls: (4) 48' x 23' ea (with 5 doors on North, 5 doors on South, border, snaps)
  
• (2) Curtains: 94'L x 25'H (border, snaps)
• (2) Curtains: 94'L x 26'H (border, snaps)
  
• (8) Baffle Ceiling Skirts: 92'L x 1.5'H (border, snaps)
• (2) Triangle baffles for North & South walls  (border, snaps)
  
• (300) ft of 3/8" rib-line rope material 

The netting material used was #42 Black Nylon Netting, Hung-Square, Knotted Construction. 

Finished Product

The end product will create a fully enclosed netted area covering 92'L x 92'W x 23'H with sliding divider curtains to create a total of 5 lanes.

The finished product will resemble the 3D image below.

Giant Batting Cage Shell with Divider Curtains

Functionality

This style batting cage offers a lot of different options - by allowing the divider nets to slide back & forth, this opens up the entire space for fielding & real-game hitting simulation when needed. 

This was a fun batting cage project to be involved in. Just let me know if anyone has any questions, or needs help designing a similar configuration.

Cheers!

Batting Cages for University of Nebraska

We recently finished a project for the University of Nebraska. The project involved building & installing 2 custom batting cages at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE.

Batting Cage A) 70'L x 30'W x 10'H -- this cage will be used by the baseball, softball, and golf teams. This batting cage was installed in the new East Stadium Athletic Performance Lab.

Batting Cage B) 20'L x 20'W x 10'H -- this cage will be used by the track & field teams, for shot-put, discus and hammer toss.

These cages will be used for scientific analysis to test throwing & hitting motions, helping to alleviate the risk for injuries and improve throwing & hitting motions.

These are state-of-the-art cages, and we were fortunate to be involved in this project.