Sunshine Baseball Club has celebrated the official opening of its new indoor training facility which will allow members to practise baseball regardless of weather conditions.
The multipurpose facility was constructed and given the building inspector’s tick of approval in January, however the club decided to hold a formal opening last month after final touches on the project had been completed.
At the grand opening, club president Gavin Fischer spoke about the club’s recent history and cut the ribbon.
He said the community response has been wonderful.
“One of the things is that it’s a year-round training facility. Whether it’s raining or at night time, we can use it at any time of the day or night,” Mr Fischer said.
“It’s a big advantage from what we’ve had in the past. We’ve already used it significantly during winter.”
Mr Fischer said the new facility has attracted attention from other clubs, both locally and those visiting from interstate.
“We’ve had a lot of interest from people wanting to use the ground and the facilities because it’s there now,” he said.
The facility space is able to be adjusted to allow for other training exercises and activities.
“What we’ve decided to do with it is make it as modular as possible…we can retract all of the netting and have an open floor space for multipurpose training,” Mr Fischer said.
The project was a community effort with funding and support from Brimbank council, the Kirby Family and Deer Park Club as well as sponsors, members and other local contributors.
