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Portable Batting Cage Kit
Another choice to consider:
  Batter Up Portable Batting Cages

  • Built to last many seasons
  • Save money & maximize yard space
  • Totally portable: use indoors or outdoors
  • Lead core rope around bottom for ball containment

    All cages are 10' high x 10' wide at top,
    14' wide at ground level

  • Finally an affordable Batting Cage you can own and still have enough leftover for a pitching machine. They're lightweight, but plenty strong for backyard use, and we have found that these "over the frame" cages work perfectly for High School and beyond. The netting is stretched over the outside of the frame, which means more usable space, and these cages can be used with ANY pitching machine to hit REAL softballs or machine pitch dimple balls.

    All of our kits come with an L Screen to protect the pitcher and the pitching machine. The cage also comes with a weighted lead rope that is laced around the bottom so the net will stay on the ground and balls can't slip underneath. We even include a tie down kit to better anchor your cage outdoors, and rubber caps so your cage won't scratch floors if used indoors.

    With the exception of the EMT conduit poles, our cage kits come with everything you need to build a batting cage in less than one hour.

    Netting:
    Standard weight: # 15 knotted nylon
    High School: # 21 knotted nylon
    Heavy Duty: # 36 knotted nylon
    The net is made of 1 3/4" knotted nylon netting. It is treated with a special protective coating that resists weather, provides additional UV protection and improves abrasion resistance for years of use.

     

    50' Training Cage Kits Use any type of ball - 28 Poles required
    $670 Add to shopping cart 50' Cage Kit with standard # 15 net & L Screen
    $730 Add to shopping cart 50' Cage Kit with high school # 21 net & L Screen
    $919 Add to shopping cart 50' Cage Kit with heavy duty # 36 net & L Screen

    60' Training Cage Kits Use any type of ball - 33 Poles required
    $685 Add to shopping cart 60' Cage Kit with standard # 15 net & L Screen
    $800 Add to shopping cart 60' Cage Kit with high school # 21 net & L Screen
    $950 Add to shopping cart 60' Cage Kit with heavy duty # 36 net & L Screen

    70' Training Cage Kits Use any type of ball - 38 Poles required
    $785 Add to shopping cart 70' Cage Kit with standard # 15 net & L Screen
    $880 Add to shopping cart 70' Cage Kit with high school # 21 net & L Screen
    $1,120 Add to shopping cart 70' Cage Kit with heavy duty # 36 net & L Screen

    Heavy duty net recommended for heavy use or older players

    All cages are 10' high, 10' wide at top, 14' wide at ground level

    Why buy a Softball Tips Portable Batting Cage Kit?

    Price:
    Our prices are low because all our netting is made in the United States, in Louisiana, from an industry-leading company that specializes in fish and sports nets. You get a top-quality net and don't have to pay extra for our manufacturer to import netting from overseas!

    L Screen:
    We include our L Screen kit with every portable batting cage purchase. An L Screen protects the pitcher or pitching machine from batted balls during batting practice. Each L Screen comes with a water resistant sock-type net that slips over the frame like a pillowcase in a matter of seconds and laces at the bottom. The frame is made from ¾” EMT conduit pipes found at local hardware stores. The fittings from the L Screen kit assemble the same as the batting cage kit. Our L screen is 6' tall with a 3' x 3' cutout. You can use inside your cage, or on the field.

    Lead Core Rope:
    All batting cages have a point where the netting and ground meet, and there is the possibility of the ball skipping under the netting. To prevent this, we have included a weighted lead rope that is easily laced through the bottom mesh of the net. This rope is constructed with a braided, rot-proof synthetic cover over a lead core. It has minimum stretch and minimum shrinkage. The size is the weight of 600' of rope.

    Over the Frame Netting:
    There is less abrasion and stress on the netting due to its design. With traditional cages, the netting is tied to the frame or anchored to the ground and there is a tremendous force at those impact points, as the net cannot give, and it will either tear or wear down more quickly. Since our netting is over the frame, and not tied or anchored, it can give no matter where the ball is hit, and the impact is always shared between ball and net.

    Also, since the netting is hung on the outside there is very little sag. As the weight of the net is evenly distributed over the entire frame, there is much less tension and wear at the corners and middle compared to cages where you hang the net on the inside.

    Rubber Caps & Tie Down Kit:
    For people deciding to use the cage inside on a gym floor, rubber caps are included to go on the ends of the poles to keep them from sliding. For outdoor use, we include a tie down kit. The tie down kit is a rubber rectangle with two holes, one goes on the 3/4" conduit pole, the other hole is filled with a 12" spike nail (purchased separately at a hardware store) that is driven into the ground beside the conduit pole. There are enough clips for the tie down and enough rubber cap fittings for each pole in each kit.

    Portability:
    Our free-standing cages can be used outside or indoors. Unlike other indoor cages, no pulleys or cables are needed to attach the cage to the wall or ceiling. While most cages require you to use thick steel poles that need to be permanently set in cement, we use flexible EMT, and your cage can be set up in about 30 minutes. Another benefit to using EMT poles is that when the ball directly hits the pole it simply dies. The poles have far more give than steel, and ricocheting is reduced to a minimum as the batted ball's energy is absorbed by the EMT. When using inside, you may need to put rubber cups (included) over the ends of the poles to protect the floor.


    What We Supply & What You Supply
    What We Supply:
    Batting Cage Netting
    Steel Cage Corners & Hardware
    Net-to-Cage Fastening System
    Complete & Easy Instructions

    What You Supply:
    3/4 inch EMT conduit tubing found at local hardware or building supply stores. Each pole needs to be 10 feet long. They are readily available from places like Home Depot or Lowe's.

    The number of poles needed for each batting cage are:
      50 ft cage: 28 poles
      60 ft cage: 33 poles
      70 ft cage: 38 poles

    Tools Required:
    10 MM Wrench
    Step Ladder


    Read What Coach JP Has to Say About Portable Batting Cages and Kits
    Any player fortunate enough to have a backyard batting cage and pitching machine is at a distinct advantage over any player who doesn't... It's that simple!

    Portable Batting Cage Kit This great idea seems to cross every parent's mind …until reality sets in! The problem, in many cases, seems to be the amount of permanent space that it takes up … and the costs to build one!

    Until recently, this was your only choice.
    We have now teamed up with some very creative baseball "garage engineers" to offer you portable batting cages!

    They range in size from 50 ft to 70 ft long, are high and wide enough, AND they actually can be moved around lawn mowers and stored during the offseason!
    PLUS…They Range In Price from $350 to $935!

    So what's the catch?
    The catch is simply that portable cage kits are lighter weight and include everything but the steel cage legs.

    Lighter weight?
    Think about how permanent batting cages are built and you'll see where I'm going.

    Permanent batting cages generally are built with 1½ inch diameter steel tubing. Over the course of 50 ft to 70 ft long cages, this is hundreds of pounds of steel. Steel sleeves are first cemented into holes that you dig and cement in, every 14-15 feet around the cage perimeter. After the cement has dried, you come back and build "the erector set"… then you hang the net. Now you have one great and very permanent batting cage. Cost is $1200-$2000 depending on size, quality and what you might have done on the cheap or made by yourself.

    Portable cages are made from ¾ inch steel and lighter weight netting. This makes it, quite literally, lighter weight but not too light to be impractical.

    Steel Cage Legs?
    Instead of our shipping you 10 ft. long, 1½ inch diameter steel legs (which are cheap and very heavy), we are going to send you to any local hardware or building supply store like Home Depot or Lowe's. Here you will purchase inexpensive 10 ft lengths of 3/4 inch EMT conduit tubing.
    This becomes a huge savings on shipping alone!

    So, imagine a player simply walking out to his backyard, grabbing his bat and swinging until dark....Hundreds more swings than he could possibly ever get otherwise, and thousands more swings than the rest of his teammates.

    Then imagine you could get this done for a reasonable amount of money while retaining the use of your backyard.

    That's the concept behind our portable cage kits. To check out more offerings view our 24' or 32' Batter Up Cages.


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