Construction Begins on $20M NE Baseball Complex

 

NE Baseball Complex rendering

NE Baseball Complex rendering

Northborough, MA –  On November 21, 2013, construction began on the 30-acre, $20 million+, state-of-the-art New England baseball complex at the junction of Route 20 and Route 9 in Northborough, with a planned opening for late summer 2014. In addition to athletic facilities, several acres have been set aside to welcome local and national retailers.

The complex will be the new home of the New England Ruffnecks Baseball program, a college development program for baseball players 13U to 18U founded in 2003 by Steve August, the organization’s director and a former assistant general manager of the Boston Red Sox. The Ruffnecks are widely regarded as one of the top programs of its kind in the United States. When completed, the facility will feature three full-size, fully lighted, synthetic turf baseball diamonds. The surfaces are capable of being converted to small diamonds for softball or the smaller dimensions of baseball for 12U players, such as Little League. The fields can also be used to host soccer or lacrosse events.

Plans include the development of indoor hitting tunnels and a clubhouse for Ruffnecks players and teams, as well as facility for performance training. The three to four acre sites at the front of the property are allocated for up to three separate pad buildings that will rent 30,000+sf to potential synergistic tenants such as sports medicine and healthcare providers, 6,000-7,000sf for a family-oriented sports-themed restaurant, or other services.

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“Having looked for the ideal location for the New England Baseball Complex since 2006, we are thrilled to have landed in a community as supportive as Northborough,” says Ted Chryssicas of the Colliers Boston Retail Services team. “With its close proximity to the Northborough Crossing open-air retail development, the complex is poised to function as an independent destination even when baseball-specific activity ebbs from November to March as the retail opportunities support the year-round benefits of having a baseball/sports presence.”

“We are excited to have broken ground in such a central location that serves the entirety of the New England youth baseball community,” said Steve August. “In addition to providing a home for the Ruffnecks, our developmental programs and related activities, the New England Baseball Complex is intended to provide the region with a true destination site for tournaments, clinics and showcases.  It is the first and only of its kind in the New England states.”