Baseball Heaven
Ownership
Lasorda Legacy Park was acquired by Steel Sports on June 27, 2011. BBH completed the build of a 12,000-square-foot facility, $1.9 million indoor training facility on its site called Steel Sports Academy.
Features
Lasorda Legacy Park's amenities include below grade dugouts, connecting bullpens, warning tracks, P.A. systems, electronic scoreboards, and an artificial turf. The complex accommodates its spectators with ballpark seating, concessions, restaurant, and a picnic area.
Notable events
The Lasorda Legacy Park complex has been host to the National Youth Baseball Championships (NYBC) since 2014. In September 2014, a Long Island Little League coach was struck in the head by a baseball during warmups and was knocked unconscious. He was rushed to the nearby Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue where he was pronounced dead.
References
- ^ "About Baseball Heaven". Baseball Heaven. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ "Steel Sports Acquires Baseball Heaven". Steel Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Company Overview of Baseball Heaven, Inc". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Baseball Heaven Announces The Completion Of Steel Sports Academy, A State-of-the-Art Indoor Training Facility". TheStreet.com. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ Fisher, Eric (10 August 2015). "Steel Sports expands reach into youth baseball". Sports Business Journal. 18: 22. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ Antonio Antenucci (21 September 2014). "Dad dies after getting hit with baseball before son's game". New York Post. Retrieved 3 April 2015.