Raider’s Edge

I bought a Groupon to come use their batting cages. I called in advance to schedule an appointment and was assured that they would be open. The day of my reservation I made the 1.5 hour trip from my house to their location and arrived at my scheduled slot. The business was completely closed, no signs on the door, lights off, and of course no one answered the phone. Later that evening I read an email from them that they had sent earlier asking if I was going to show up for my scheduled time– I had! Funny no one was there to help me.

Have you been looking for an indoor sport practice place? Well here is a new one in Montgomery County, that has 2 turf fields (⁷⁄₈ inch blades). Turf 2 can be an open area 60×60 or broken into 1 – 4 batting cages with pitching machines (50Lx14Wx20H). The also have 2 pitching lanes 50 feet long and 12 feet wide, perfect for the 3 softball pitching distances of 35′, 40′ & 43′, but would only be good for younger baseball pitchers. Turf 2 is 60×80 approx with nets all around and is perfect for practicing fielding, soccer, LAX or field hockey. The facility has lots of equipment to use while you are there, including pug goals (several sizes), full size goals, batting tees, bases, wiffle balls, softee balls and of course pitching machines.
As a parent of several softball players who have trained here, the best part is the waiting/​lobby area, which has free WiFi, 2 flat screen TVs, couches, a kids play area, vending, and the highlight: a big 10×4 window to view the whole training area below (with stools).
The training facility offers lots of soccer and softball/​baseball clinics and camps. Reservations are recommended, and you can see the whole schedule and availability on their website, but you have to call to make a reservation currently. You can rent turf 1, turf 2 or a batting cage or pitching lane by the hour.
There are a few other indoor locations with turf in the area, however this is the newest, cleanest, most available and run by a non-​profit with friendly volunteers.