Argyle barn batting cage: Cimarron nets hung from the rafters, Performance Pro turf, barn still works

The project

Argyle, Texas might be the most baseball-obsessed zip code in North Texas. Travel teams, private coaches, facility memberships, fall ball, spring ball, summer showcases — if you are raising a ball player here, the calendar never stops. A dad with a son deep in the game and a barn on his property decided to stop paying for facility time and build his own practice space at home.

The result is a 15x30 batting cage inside a working barn: Cimarron nets rigged from the existing rafters using Cimarron cables, Performance Pro sport turf on the floor with a custom batter’s box inlay, and a setup that moves to the side when the barn needs to be a barn again.

Hung from the rafters, not bolted to a frame

Outdoor batting cages need a freestanding frame because there is nothing to hang from. Inside a barn with exposed rafters, the structure is already there. We rigged Cimarron cage netting directly to the existing roof framing using Cimarron’s own cable system: stainless cables threaded through the rafters, with the netting clipped and tensioned down from them. No concrete footings. No frame uprights eating floor space. The entire cage footprint is reclaimed the moment you unclip and push the netting to the side.

That matters in a working barn. The UTV is still in there. Tools, storage, kids’ bikes — the barn hasn’t stopped being a barn. The cage occupies its 15x30 footprint during practice and collapses out of the way when you need the room for something else.

Performance Pro turf with a batter’s box inlay

The floor is Performance Pro sport turf: a dense, short-pile turf designed for training surfaces that take repeated foot traffic without compressing flat. We cut and inlaid a custom batter’s box section — maroon field turf with painted batter’s box lines, home plate diamond, and pitching rubber marking — so the hitter steps into a real setup, not just a patch of green carpet. The contrast between the maroon inlay and the green field turf reads the same way it does on a real field: your eye finds the box immediately.

The rest of the barn floor outside the cage footprint stays as poured concrete.

Train in Argyle weather, not despite it

A cage inside four walls and under a roof solves North Texas. July afternoons in DFW are not practice weather: 105 degrees, full sun, no wind. November through February is the other problem: cold fronts, mud, rain, the seasons that shut down outdoor training but do not stop the spring showcase circuit from arriving on schedule. This cage runs year-round. The barn provides the shade and the shelter; the Cimarron nets and the Performance Pro turf do the rest.

The “Texas Title Finalist” banner already hanging in the barn tells you the player using it is serious. The setup matches that.

What a barn cage build costs

A project like this in 2026 Bearcat pricing:

• Cimarron netting + cable rigging: priced by cage size and complexity of the rafter system
• Performance Pro turf install with batter’s box inlay: varies by footprint
• LED lighting (if added): quoted per fixture and existing electrical situation

The total is meaningfully less than a comparable freestanding outdoor cage build because the building structure replaces the frame. You’re paying for netting, hardware, rigging, turf, and labor — not steel uprights and concrete.

Get a quote for your barn or building and we’ll walk the space, measure the rafters, and put a real number on it.

About Bearcat Turf & Outdoors

Bearcat Turf & Outdoors is a family-owned, Aledo-based outdoor contractor serving the full DFW metroplex. We install batting cages, artificial turf, and outdoor training surfaces on residential and commercial properties across Tarrant, Parker, Denton, Dallas, and Collin counties. HUB Certified by the State of Texas, BBB Accredited, fully insured.

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After

The finished space.

Completed-project photography — on-the-ground, in context.