The Batcade

I often come here with my grandfather who enjoys batting. We always have a great time and have our laughs and cries. Until one day when I was trying to get drunk on a Saturday night and these two young men named Shane and Randy, who work here, didn’t text me back, so my grandfather quit the batting cages and I didn’t get drunk on Saturday night. 3 stars for the pizza though

WOW. Had a great time with my family here. My son drags me here often because he wants to put in extra work for his little league team. Staff is great especially the two young boys who helped my son perfect his batting stance (name was Shayne and Remy). Will be here again!

Super easy people to deal with. The machine jammed up but was quickly fixed.

Just left this place and really enjoyed it. It was my first time at a batting cage so I didn’t have any expectations but the employees were super nice and it wasn’t crowded nor was it completely empty. I appreciated the «slower» cage for beginners like me. Reasonable prices I think? Liked that there was food right there. It had this kind of charming worn in feeling about the place. My friend and I left sweaty and satisfied.

Never thought that I would be eating lunch here, but it was great! I pass by all the time, heading home from work on Victory blvd. A coworker suggested we come for pizza lunch.
The workers were very friendly and helpful. I felt like I was given extra special care. I was sharing a salad and they split it into two generous plates for us.
We orders a medium meat lovers pizza to split. Good size for 2. It was delicious New York style thin crust pizza. The toppings were fresh. Cheese was just right. Piping hot when it came to the table. Surprisingly good pizza for a «batting cage» establishment. Above normal service. I definitely recommend if even for just pick up or delivery.

Like a previous Unilocaler, I found the two young dudes working the counter last Saturday to be pretty much useless. Lord nows I’ve slacked my way through plenty of crap jobs, but sliding over helmets, bats and tokens requires only a modicum of effort. It was clearly a strain and annoyance for these champs. Other than that, hey it’s a batting cage, pretty bare-​bones, but totally fine for getting a few swings in.

The staff sort of go out of their way to not be helpful. It’s pretty amazing.
I went on a Sunday afternoon. Only one other person was hanging out using a batting cage.
I walked in and there were two young men working the rental desk. I was new, and stated as such, but wasn’t provided very helpful information. After some back and forth, in which I finally got clarification, I was provided with a batting cage.
Went into the batting cage, nothing happened for several minutes after I pressed the button. I went back in; turns out the machine was jammed. One of the lackadaisical staff begrudgingly assisted.
I didn’t get any food, but I WILL say the pizza looked amazing and I saw cheesecake that looked good as well. But I can’t include that in my rating since I did not eat there.
Parking lot tucked away to the side, plenty of street parking. I WOULD go back, because it offers a service that you don’t find plentifully in the area. Just be prepared to be very self-​service.

BATCADE is my favorite batting cage. Although quite away from my home it is still a great place to swing away at baseball’s and softballs. $ 4 dollars buys a token that gives 30 balls of either baseball or softball. There is also a choice to pay for time instead of tokens. Inside the actual facility there is a food stand and an arcade with a pool table but I always just bat instead. The staff is very friendly and will help you out if you have a problem of any sort. Visit this spot for a good time. It does get very busy but if you have them time, you’ll have a good time

Had a lot of fun when I went this past Sunday.
Great for people of all ages.

Cozy little place to work on your hitting. Also a good place to go to when you need a stress reliever.

My son was invited here for a birthday party. I hadn’t been here in about 15 years. The pizza was delicious. I tasted the tomato, shrimp pesto and the chicken, spinach yum!
This is definitely a place we will be coming back to for fun or for the food!

Not the nicest facility in the world, but… it’s a batting cage, so what are you expecting? It has a certain charm to it. One of the coin machines broke while I was using it and the staff fixed it quickly and gave me a bunch of free tokens for extra batting. This place is okay by me.

Awesome covered batting cages! Great for a rainy day.

This review is for the batting cage only.
This is a great facility. I took my family here because the wifey is playing in a softball league and she needed to take some cuts. The machines switch between baseball and softball, so you’re not in a dedicated baseball or softball stall. You can also adjust the speed at the control. I don’t know, maybe I haven’t been to a batting cage in a while, but these were really cool features.
We will return, might have my sons birthday party here too!

I’ve been to the cages in Sherman Oaks previously and the one thing this location has on that one is that I wasn’t forced to wear a hard hat like I was in a construction zone even though I was in a slow pitch cage! But other than that, i actually prefer the cages in Sherman Oaks. This location seems a lot smaller, a lot older, and seems to have a lot more kids running around while screaming loudly. But I will give them a three-​star rating because they get the job done.

Fantastic for what it is, a great place for families to introduce players to baseball. Safe environment for kids to run around and play in the arcade when not batting. There is a great small room for end of the year baseball parties. The staff is really nice, too.
The pizza place is good and reasonably priced. Often I order pizza to go for an easy night after the cage.
The few down points are the pitches can be a bit wild and inconsistent but so are 8 year old pitchers. They use batting cage balls so don’t take your good bat or else you will end up with dings.

I like to come here on Sunday nights because it’s open until 10 and there is no one around to judge my batting skills (lack thereof). Also, there are pitches for baseball and softball, all adjustable by height and speed, in one cage.
There’s typical arcade/​family fun center-​style food here– pizza and cokes for all! The guys behind the counters are young, keep to themselves, and rarely give people shit.
After a stressful week at work (or at home, because maybe your better half/​pet/​parent/​one night stand is driving you insane), there is no better way to let out some steam by driving those balls halfway to hell.

This is my favorite cage in the valley (outside of the one in my backyard.) Prices are reasonable, service is friendly, and the machines don’t pump fastballs all right down the middle — up down in out, a little bit of everything. Speeds seem a little faster than stated, but you can always adjust to a slower speed or move the pitch up or down with the push of a button in the cage. And since it’s covered with a giant metal roof, it’s as good as indoors, protecting you from the 364 days of sun and 1 day of rain that you have to contend with in SoCal. Pizza and garlic twists are pretty good too if you’re around during lunch.

I’ve been coming here for years, but only because there is no other batting cage in the area.
I play fastpitch softball and they only have two cages that do that, which is annoying. I almost always have to wait to hit and several times I have left without hitting at all after waiting 15 – 20 minutes and still not being able to get into one of the fastpitch cages. Also, their softball machine self-​feeds overhand, so if you want a true underhand experience, this isn’t it. AND the distance is really far, so if you want to get anywhere close to the 40 – 43 ft range, you have to move way up (which is what I do).
Also, they often have issues with their machines and running out of balls. The last time I was there I was having to wait 2 minutes between pitches because the machine didn’t have any balls ready to go. I ended up getting frustrated after hitting a few and went back in to ask for my money back. They wouldn’t give me that, but I did get a new token for next time.
The people who work there are always watching TV and not paying attention to the cages, which is why something like that happens. Nothing gets fixed unless you leave the cage and go report a problem.
So…an okay place to go when you need to hit, but not super amazing.

Tokens are $ 4 each and you get 30 pitches.
Doesn’t sound like much, but it sure does get the job done!
I like that Batcade is a batting only place. It’s a little young, so you can play some sweet arcade games and nosh on some pizza with your bros.
There’s a little parking lot behind the building, or you can park on the street depending on the time of day. If you’ve got a game at the Olive Recreational Center, this is a cool place to meet with your team and hit a few around.
The attendants are really nice and helpful. This seems like a great place to hang out and work on your swings!
Oh, duh! It just dawned on me:
Batting Cages + Arcade = Batcade.
I WIN.