NYIT Coach to Offer Free Batting Clinics at Eisenhower Park Batting Cage May 12 & 17

The clinic on May 17 has been cancelled due to inclement weather

The Eisenhower Park batting cage has nine individual stalls for baseball and softball.

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announces that the County will sponsor two free batting clinics at the newly renovated batting cage at Eisenhower Park on May 12 and May 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The clinics will be led by Michael Caulfield, the first assistant coach at New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury; operator of the Butch Caulfield Hitting Academy in Bethpage; and hitting coordinator for the popular youth baseball programs at the New York Baseball Academy.

“I am happy to provide these free clinics for our youngsters and their families,” says County Executive Ed Mangano. “Michael Caulfield is an outstanding instructor, and we are thrilled to be working with him on this and other baseball initiatives for the benefit of the public.”

As part of Mangano’s comprehensive parks improvement initiative, during the offseason, the County installed entirely new pitching machines at the batting cage, as well as new netting and a new pulley system to raise and lower netting during inclement weather.

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 system is “self-feeding” and the balls are collected automatically, patrons don’t need to waste time and energy collecting them and filling boxes or feeding a pitching machine, as is the case at some indoor facilities. The fee for the cage is $3 for 25 pitches for residents and $5 for non-residents.

The batting cage is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., with extended hours during the summer. For more information, 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. The park offers a swimming pool and fitness center at the world-class Nassau County Aquatic Center; three 18-hole courses and a driving range; athletic fields; playgrounds; a 2-mile fitness trail; basketball and tennis courts; and summer entertainment at  the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre. In addition, the park includes large and beautiful memorials to the nation’s veterans and victims of the 9/11 attacks.

For more information about Eisenhower Park, call 572-0348.