A new indoor baseball facility was open to the public just weeks before the start of a new year in 2025. Line Drive Sports Club, which was formerly known as Lake City Sports, has a new set of batting cages on 16 Graham Drive in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Line Drive Sports Club hopes that this new facility can be a resource for local baseball and softball athletes to train indoors. "We all got together and tried to create some facility that could really be community first and assist in developing baseball players," said Line Drive Sports Club coach Andrew Kramer. Kramer, who is a former NCAA Division III baseball player and current volunteer assistant coach at Plattsburgh State, says the goal behind the facility is to offer an indoor space for baseball and softball training which can be used during the winter in northern New York. It's an alternative to many of the fields that are unplayable through the cold and snowy conditions. "Getting quality repetitions, having quality trainers, in the months that we are not able to go outside makes all the difference," Kramer said. "There are very limited options in the North Country for indoor training, so we want to provide a place for players to do that."The facility features six different batting cages, with a set of four batting cages with adjustable netting which can open up to a small turf field for youth little league fielding practice. Each batting cage can be rented for thirty-minute periods, up to a max time of an hour per day. Line Drive Sports Club is also looking to add one-on-one lessons and group camps and clinics for baseball and softball development. Kramer and Andrew Curry are two of the coaches who are looking to teach those offerings but are also looking to add other local coaches or former professionals in the area who are interested in providing additional instruction. The Empire Baseball League (EBL), a semi-pro summer baseball league featuring teams across Franklin County, N.Y. with players ranging from college to minor league experience, is an area of talent on Kramer's radar who can offer assistance in running future clinics and lessons during the summer. Kramer, who pitched for three seasons with the Plattsburgh Thunderbirds, understands the talent and competition level in the EBL. *WATCH: Andrew Kramer pitching in the Empire League during the 2019 season*"I do have connections with the Empire League," Kramer said. "I'm familiar with a lot of players, coaches, managers and owners of the league. If we are able to figure out some way to incorporate those guys into what we are teaching and what we are planning, we would be happy to." The Club offers walk ins or monthly memberships for batting cage usage. A basic membership $59 a month which includes 8 hours of cage rental time per month, while another membership plan goes for $99 a month which offers around 30-31 hours of time per month. Both membership plans offer discounts for any Line Drive Sports Club lesson, camp, or clinic.Kramer plans to host a pitching clinic inside the facility tentatively around the middle of January 2025. PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — A new indoor baseball facility was open to the public just weeks before the start of a new year in 2025. Line Drive Sports Club, which was formerly known as Lake City Sports, has a new set of batting cages on 16 Graham Drive in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Line Drive Sports Club hopes that this new facility can be a resource for local baseball and softball athletes to train indoors. Advertisement Hearst Owned An aerial view of a few of the batting cages in the Line Drive Sports Club "We all got together and tried to create some facility that could really be community first and assist in developing baseball players," said Line Drive Sports Club coach Andrew Kramer. Kramer, who is a former NCAA Division III baseball player and current volunteer assistant coach at Plattsburgh State, says the goal behind the facility is to offer an indoor space for baseball and softball training which can be used during the winter in northern New York. It's an alternative to many of the fields that are unplayable through the cold and snowy conditions. "Getting quality repetitions, having quality trainers, in the months that we are not able to go outside makes all the difference," Kramer said. "There are very limited options in the North Country for indoor training, so we want to provide a place for players to do that." Hearst Owned Plattsburgh State baseball alumni Andrew Kramer walking around inside the Line Drive Sports Club facility The facility features six different batting cages, with a set of four batting cages with adjustable netting which can open up to a small turf field for youth little league fielding practice. Each batting cage can be rented for thirty-minute periods, up to a max time of an hour per day. Hearst Owned An open field view of the turf field without the batting cage nets inside the Line Drive Sports Club Facility Line Drive Sports Club is also looking to add one-on-one lessons and group camps and clinics for baseball and softball development. Kramer and Andrew Curry are two of the coaches who are looking to teach those offerings but are also looking to add other local coaches or former professionals in the area who are interested in providing additional instruction. The Empire Baseball League (EBL), a semi-pro summer baseball league featuring teams across Franklin County, N.Y. with players ranging from college to minor league experience, is an area of talent on Kramer's radar who can offer assistance in running future clinics and lessons during the summer. Kramer, who pitched for three seasons with the Plattsburgh Thunderbirds, understands the talent and competition level in the EBL. *WATCH: Andrew Kramer pitching in the Empire League during the 2019 season*"I do have connections with the Empire League," Kramer said. "I'm familiar with a lot of players, coaches, managers and owners of the league. If we are able to figure out some way to incorporate those guys into what we are teaching and what we are planning, we would be happy to." The Club offers walk ins or monthly memberships for batting cage usage. A basic membership $59 a month which includes 8 hours of cage rental time per month, while another membership plan goes for $99 a month which offers around 30-31 hours of time per month. Both membership plans offer discounts for any Line Drive Sports Club lesson, camp, or clinic.Kramer plans to host a pitching clinic inside the facility tentatively around the middle of January 2025.

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“I do have connections with the Empire League,” Kramer said. “I’m familiar with a lot of players, coaches, managers and owners of the league. If we are able to figure out some way to incorporate those guys into what we are teaching and what we are planning, we would be happy to.” PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — […]

“I do have connections with the Empire League,” Kramer said. “I’m familiar with a lot of players, coaches, managers and owners of the league. If we are able to figure out some way to incorporate those guys into what we are teaching and what we are planning, we would be happy to.”

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — “We all got together and tried to create some facility that could really be community first and assist in developing baseball players,” said Line Drive Sports Club coach Andrew Kramer. *WATCH: Andrew Kramer pitching in the Empire League during the 2019 season*

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The Club offers walk ins or monthly memberships for batting cage usage. A basic membership a month which includes 8 hours of cage rental time per month, while another membership plan goes for a month which offers around 30-31 hours of time per month. Both membership plans offer discounts for any Line Drive Sports Club lesson, camp, or clinic.

An aerial view of a few of the batting cages in the Line Drive Sports Club

Plattsburgh State baseball alumni Andrew Kramer walking around inside the Line Drive Sports Club facility

An open field view of the turf field without the batting cage nets inside the Line Drive Sports Club Facility