Castle Batting Cages in Sherman Oaks runs baseball machines from 40 miles per hour to 80, plus low-arc and high-arc softball setups and a 50-mph fastpitch cage, all inside a gated section of Castle Park on Sepulveda Boulevard. The cages stay open until 11 PM most weeknights and push to midnight Friday and Saturday, so you can log reps after dinner or between innings of the Little League World Series broadcast without rushing. It's a no-frills layout—covered tunnels, chain-link nets, rubber mats—but the speed range covers Little League timing drills up through high-school and adult velocity work, and the late hours mean you're not fighting youth-league queues at 9 PM on a weekend.
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Speed range and cage layout
Castle Batting Cages sits at 4989 Sepulveda Boulevard inside Sherman Oaks Castle Park, sharing the property with miniature golf and an arcade. The cage bank runs baseball from 40 MPH to 80 MPH in 10-mph increments, plus low-arc and high-arc softball cages and a single 50 MPH fastpitch cage. Each cage is a covered tunnel with rubber mats, chain-link netting, and a pitching machine mounted at regulation distance. You load tokens or swipe a card at the machine console, and 25 pitches cycle through in about four minutes depending on your reset pace.
The 40 and 50 MPH baseball cages see the most youth traffic in late afternoon, while the 70 and 80 MPH lanes fill with high-school and adult players after 7 PM on weeknights. The fastpitch cage is the only dedicated option for riseball and dropball timing, so it can queue up on spring and summer evenings when travel-ball teams book blocks. The low-arc softball cage throws a slower moonball useful for timing adjustments, and the high-arc cage delivers a steeper descent that mirrors weekend rec-league pitching.
Hours and weekend midnight close
Monday through Thursday the cages open at 10 AM and close at 11 PM. Friday stretches to midnight, and Saturday runs 9:30 AM to midnight. Sunday starts at 9:30 AM and wraps at 11 PM. The earlier weekend start gives you a quieter window before birthday parties and miniature golf traffic spike around noon. Late Friday and Saturday sessions after 10 PM are nearly empty, so you can rotate through speeds without waiting.
Holiday hours shift—Castle Park's main site notes variance around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's—so call (818) 905-1321 or check the official page the day before if you're planning a holiday-week session. The cages share the park entrance and parking lot; once the arcade and mini-golf close, the cage area stays lit and accessible through its own gated section until the posted closing time.
Pricing and bulk-pass math
A single session of 25 pitches costs six dollars. You pay at the cage-area counter inside the park or load value onto a reusable card if you're a regular. The bulk passes drop the per-session rate: 25 rounds of 25 pitches run $110, which works out to $4.40 per session, and 75 rounds cost $230, or about $3.07 per session. If you're training three times a week, the 25-round pass pays for itself in two months; the 75-round tier makes sense for a family or a small team sharing one account.
The passes have no expiration date printed on the current site, but ask at the counter to confirm rollover policy if you're buying the 75-round option and won't use it all this season. You can split a pass across multiple visits and multiple people as long as you bring the card or account reference. There's no upcharge for peak hours or faster cages—80 MPH costs the same six dollars per 25 pitches as 40 MPH.
LLWS schedule and practice timing
The Little League World Series runs late August each year, and the 2026 schedule will place pool play, elimination rounds, and championship games across roughly two weeks in Williamsport. When West region games air in prime time—usually 5 or 8 PM Pacific—Castle Batting Cages offers a before-or-after rhythm: drive over for a 6 PM session before the broadcast, or roll in at 10 PM after the final out and take swings under the lights until close. The cages don't have live TV, but the adjacent arcade area inside Castle Park has monitors, so you can catch innings between cage rounds if you coordinate entry through the main park.
For families watching the LLWS schedule and trying to keep young arms loose, the 40 and 50 MPH cages mirror the velocity range kids see in district and regional play. A pre-game session on Friday night or early Saturday lets a player build confidence on timing before settling in to watch the televised bracket. The fastpitch cage at 50 MPH is slower than elite travel-ball speeds but faster than most recreational windmill pitching, so it serves as a bridge workout when the LLWS softball side of the bracket airs.
Practical notes
Castle Batting Cages is at 4989 Sepulveda Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, inside the Castle Park complex. Parking is free in the shared lot off Sepulveda. The cage counter is through the main park entrance; you'll walk past the mini-golf ticket booth to reach the cage check-in. Bring your own bat and helmet—loaners are not guaranteed. Wear closed-toe shoes with grip; the mats can be slick if it rained earlier. Cash, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover are accepted; American Express is not. The facility is non-smoking. For current hours, bulk-pass availability, or fastpitch cage status, call (818) 905-1321 or visit castlebattingcages.com before you drive.
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