American Iron Sports

American Iron SportsAmerican Iron Sports

This is a picture of This is a picture of the interior of a the interior of a steel building steel building before it is made before it is made into a 4 stall into a 4 stall Master Pitch Master Pitch batting cage.batting cage.


This is the back This is the back wall where the wall where the master pitching master pitching machines will be machines will be set and anchored set and anchored into the concrete.into the concrete.


This is the entrance This is the entrance of the batting cage of the batting cage facility from street.facility from street.


A final view of the A final view of the interior before the interior before the build is started.build is started.


This netting system is This netting system is constructed constructed completely out of ¼ completely out of ¼ galvanized cable galvanized cable system, which system, which eliminates the eliminates the rickshaw factor, rickshaw factor, allowing the end users allowing the end users to have one less to have one less liability in their batting liability in their batting cage facility.cage facility.


Porter uses 50lbs Porter uses 50lbs zip ties to attach zip ties to attach the #36 nylon the #36 nylon netting to the ¼ netting to the ¼ galvanized cable.galvanized cable.


The use of the 45 The use of the 45 degree supports degree supports helps to tighten the helps to tighten the top netting, which top netting, which will in return allow will in return allow the #36 nylon the #36 nylon netting to hang netting to hang with little to no sag with little to no sag at all.at all.


This a picture of the This a picture of the top netting. The top netting. The top netting is made top netting is made out of #36 nylon out of #36 nylon netting, that is netting, that is constructed with 3 constructed with 3 strand twisted strand twisted filament nylon, filament nylon, 320LBS tensile 320LBS tensile strength. strength.


Porter Rogers, assistant Porter Rogers, assistant net installer, zip ties net installer, zip ties the two different side the two different side panel at the corner. panel at the corner. This batting cage was This batting cage was made with paneling VS made with paneling VS batting cage tunnels. batting cage tunnels. This allows the end This allows the end user to do different user to do different activities with in the activities with in the area inside of the cage.area inside of the cage.


This facility is using This facility is using square netting VS square netting VS diamond. We can do diamond. We can do either shape. In this either shape. In this picture one can view picture one can view the side wall and see the side wall and see how this top netting is how this top netting is hung, it is very straight hung, it is very straight across the top. This across the top. This gives a more open feel gives a more open feel inside of the area.inside of the area.


Once again we Once again we have shown that have shown that the top piece is the top piece is very straight.very straight.


Here the #36 Here the #36 Nylon Netting is Nylon Netting is hung very straight, hung very straight, showing the square showing the square look throughout look throughout the build.the build.


This facility is using This facility is using 4 Master Pitch MA-4 4 Master Pitch MA-4 pitching machines pitching machines with tokens and a with tokens and a central control central control panel. This panel. This configuration works configuration works very well in areas very well in areas that want to utilize that want to utilize the flat surface for the flat surface for multiple sports.multiple sports.


The Master The Master Pitching MA-4 are Pitching MA-4 are very good for flat very good for flat surface facilities surface facilities and contouring and contouring sloped flooring. sloped flooring. The big ball hopper The big ball hopper allows a person to allows a person to place up to 400 place up to 400 baseballs in them.baseballs in them.


All 4 Master Pitch MA-4 All 4 Master Pitch MA-4 machines are placed machines are placed behind the back panel behind the back panel of netting, this acts as of netting, this acts as one, a barrier to stop one, a barrier to stop persons from walking persons from walking around the machine an around the machine an second the net protects second the net protects the machines from ball the machines from ball impact. In the front of impact. In the front of the machines there is a the machines there is a custom opening that custom opening that allows one to fill the allows one to fill the ball hopper.ball hopper.


Here all connecting Here all connecting cable is ran throw cable is ran throw ¾ EMT and hard ¾ EMT and hard tied into the control tied into the control panel on the MA-4. panel on the MA-4. The EMT is very The EMT is very safe, it keeps all safe, it keeps all wires from being wires from being exposed.exposed.


The token boxes are The token boxes are set back from the set back from the netting 3 ft. The netting 3 ft. The protective fencing protective fencing with entry doors with entry doors will be installed will be installed later.later.


American Iron American Iron Sport, LLC Sport, LLC manufactured and manufactured and sets all token sets all token boxes and runs all boxes and runs all connecting cable connecting cable through ¾ EMT for through ¾ EMT for safety reasons.safety reasons.


Preparing to seam Preparing to seam 5mm foam turf.5mm foam turf.


Spreading glue to Spreading glue to glue turf down.glue turf down.


Turf seamed and Turf seamed and you can’t even tell you can’t even tell were they meet.were they meet.


The inside view of The inside view of cage 2. cage 2.


Clean straight lines Clean straight lines on turf and on turf and perimeter.perimeter.


#36 Nylon Hung #36 Nylon Hung square VS square VS diamond.diamond.





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