{"id":74224,"date":"2024-09-03T10:28:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T14:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/?p=74224"},"modified":"2024-09-05T09:58:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T13:58:01","slug":"new-indoor-hitting-and-pitching-facility-opens-for-baseball-softball-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/news-events\/new-indoor-hitting-and-pitching-facility-opens-for-baseball-softball-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"New indoor hitting and pitching facility opens for baseball, softball programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Earlham College varsity baseball and softball programs will begin the 2024-25 academic year with a new indoor practice and training facility that rivals what many of the nation\u2019s top intercollegiate programs have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Construction of the Bud McCollum-Earlham College Baseball Hitting and Pitching Lab finished this summer. The facility measures 80 by 104 feet and has six lanes that can be customized for pitching, batting, fielding and footwork drills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMany NCAA Division I schools can\u2019t say they have an indoor training facility of this caliber,\u201d said Steve Sakosits, Earlham\u2019s head baseball coach and senior associate athletic director. \u201cNot only will it provide a year-round facility to support the development of our players, but it will help us recruit a better student-athlete at the Division III level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n