The Bat Cave

It is true, gone are the days of my youth where going to the batting cages meant saving up my lunch money. Yes, time has moved on and now we have passed the torch to our 5 kids while we coach and cheer, and pay (emphasis on pay, yikes!) from the sidelines. The bat cave offers a place for us to let the kids bat without digging in our pockets every 5 minutes, to focus on the moment and the fun. And it even let’s us enjoy a day in the cage with our kids, remembering what it felt like to swing a bat, all for a reasonable rate. As for waiting in lines, I guess we only go when we know we won’t wait…(too goal oriented) and we’ve been lucky, we only had to remind other people’s kids a couple times about being polite. Kids learn quick when my husband (Coach) gets firm. LoL.
This place is a small establishment so be prepared, it’s geared for kids with other attractions inside and their are 5 cages. They do have a rule that if there is a wait batters rotate every 9 pitches, just an FYI. Upside is you pay 8 bucks for unlimited hitting, that’s open to close, so swing away!

This place is not your normal batting cage. First of all, you are inside. Which is weird. Secondly, you pay for unlimited batting and just wait in line repeatedly. The system is probably great for profits, but at $ 8 per person it sucks as a consumer. I was there 30 minutes which would typically cost about $ 3 – 5 in normal batting cages (for 2 people). Instead it cost $ 16. The model is setup more for kids that want to play games and do batting cages-​spending a whole day there across several activities. That way you can come back to the batting cages throughout the day.
It’s basically the only option on the north or east side of Indy, so I’ll go back, but I fear that I’ll always leave upset with the cost.

Head to the Bat Cave for a night of family fun! They have recently installed an indoor, blacklight mini-​golf course. It is a lot of fun! The course is small, rather roughly made, but still has some challenges and surprises. The tunes are played loudly but this just makes for a fun atmosphere. On the night we went, there was no small amount of disco dancing between turns putting.
The Bat Cave is just a part of the entertainment offerings at this location. There is also the Roller Cave, where you can go roller skating. This was a really impressive operation. It was crowded on the Saturday afternoon when we were there, but there were lots of Roller Cave staff on the course to keep things safe and help up anyone that fell down. There were also two bounce houses that kids could go into, price of admission included in your skate fee.
This is fun for the whole family, or certainly fun just for adults. Give it a try!