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BatSpeed Baseball Academy Abruptly Closed

Date: 4/24/2017
Posted by: John Irwin

Suburban families out thousand after baseall trainign facility abruptly closes.

POSTED 5:38 PM, APRIL 24, 2017, BY AND

GURNEE, Ill. – A suburban baseball training facility abruptly closed over the weekend and left families and employees out a considerable amount of money.


BatSpeed advertised itself as a state-of-the-art baseball and softball academy at a 25,000 foot indoor facility. Parents of players on traveling baseball teams invested their hard earned money on behalf of their children.

Some families say they could spend nearly $3,000 a year at the business. READ MORE

Baseball Academy Shuts Doors, Leaving Players And Parents In The Lurch
April 24, 2017 9:37 AM

CHICAGO (CBS) — Gurnee parents whose boys play travel baseball might be out $3,000, and the boys might have lost a chance to play this season.

The boys play for the Lakeside Legends program, and their parents said the facility where they operate out of unexpectedly closed its doors.

Jeff Newton’s son is a freshman at Warren Township High School, and has aspirations of playing baseball in college. The indoor batting cages at BatSpeed Academy helped him keep in shape over the winter, but as the Lakeside Legends get ready for games to start in June, the season is in jeopardy, because the facility has shut down. Read More