Eisenhower Park Batting Cage Begins Extended Summer Hours Week of June 30

The popular outdoor batting cage at Eisenhower Park will extend its hours for the summer season on June 30, announced Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi.

Beginning that week, the batting cage opens at 11 a.m. Monday through Saturday, with last tokens sold at 9 p.m.; on Sunday, the cage opens at 10:30 a.m., with last tokens sold at 7 p.m. The cage is open seven days a week prior to the summer and through November, but operates for fewer hours outside summer. The fee for the cage is $3 for 25 pitches.

The batting cage includes nine individual stalls with three different speeds for baseball or softball. For baseball, speeds range from 40-45 mph, 60-65 mph and 80-85 mph. Since the balls are collected automatically, patrons don’t need to waste time and energy collecting them and filling boxes, as is the case at some indoor facilities.

Right next to the batting cage, the park offers a beautiful miniature-golf facility with two 18-hole courses (“Mountainside” and “Overlook”). That course also begins its summer hours on June 30, with the same schedule as the batting cage. Fees are $7 for adults and $4 for children and seniors for one 18-hole round.

For additional information about the batting cage and mini-golf, call 572-0407.

The jewel of Nassau County’s park system and centrally located in East Meadow off Merrick Avenue, Eisenhower provides 930 acres of activities, including three outstanding 18-hole golf courses; a driving range; a world-class Aquatic Center with a fitness room and a comprehensive schedule of activities and classes; athletic fields and tennis courts; picnic areas; playgrounds; summertime entertainment at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre; and a 2-mile fitness trail. For more information about Eisenhower Park, call 572-0348; for golf information, call 572-0327/28.