Summer softball season will have batting cages at Saratoga Softball Complex. The city is estimating that it could receive $1,500 in revenues from the private company operating the company.
When the summer softball season begins, Saratoga Softball Complex will have batting cages run by a private company, Heavy Hitters. The Waukesha Common Council has approved the agreement between Heavy Hitters and the city for Heavy Hitters to operate the batting cages at the city sports complex. The Waukesha Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department will receive 15 percent of the gross sales and $25 per day for scheduled rental groups. Heavy Hitters is responsible for its insurance coverage for any potential issues that would arise with the private company’s business while on the city property. A document given to the Common Council states that the estimated revenue for the city in the first year of the batting cages operations could be $1,…
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City could create another source of revenue with a private partnership that would add batting practice to the Saratoga Softball Complex.
Before Chris Matthews became a business owner, he was a softball fan. Not just any softball fan, but a softball fan that knew the frustrations of trying to get in batting practice before games when playing in recreation leagues. Whether it was rounding up teammates to shag balls or rules that prohibited practice on the fields, Matthews knew he needed to do something. That’s why his company, Heavy Hitters LLC, which is in its third year of business, came forward with an “innovative approach to batting practice,” Matthews said. “I was the customer that I built the business for,” Matthews told the Waukesha Parks, Recreation & Forestry Board on Monday. “I am hoping there are other people out there that have the same thought process as I do …
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Chris Matthews
1:39 am on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
While we understand batting practice could be free in a field somewhere with friends, or as low as $1 locally, we are unable to match that price point using the equipment we have. We use TOP of the line equipment. The softballs Heavy Hitters uses are not the dimple balls, water logged balls, or hard as a rock balls that other batting cages in our area use. Instead we have spent a premium on ASA .… more ›