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The Holden Indoor Training Facility (HIT Center) at the CRA in Holden, Massachusetts is a great asset to the Holden Baseball and Softball community. The state-of-the-art 4000 sq. ft. facility offers several full length baseball batting and pitching tunnels with retractable netting, enabling full use of the training space for in-fielding drills and group instruction. Individual lanes may be reserved as well as the entire facility allowing the space to be used by many local youth sports organizations throughout the year. Come train with us and watch your child's confidence in "America's Pastime" soar!

To schedule cage time or book the facility please follow the link and create an account . You can also view the current calendar for availability using the link below

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For questions or concerns please contact us here : CRA Scheduling

                          

The Chaffins Recreation Association (CRA) was formed in 1947, shortly after World War II to do whatever they could to help the youth in the town of Holden. The club drafted bylaws committing efforts to "social enjoyment" and the "benevolent and athletic interests" of Holden. Sports were seen as way to help kids get into college. Members garnered every free and cut-rate source of labor and supplies they could, and borrowed $20,000 for the property purchase. By 1951, Little League baseball was being played on the CRA property. By 1956, they had built the indoor field house and held an all-out dedication.  For more than 40 years the organization thrived, and aged... however by the mid 2000's, the membership, and vision, had all but faded.

New life was breathed into the facility when in the fall of 2013, the CRA became part of Holden Baseball & Softball, the long-term tenant of the outdoor field complex.  Led by a board of over 30 motivated parents, Holden Baseball & Softball developed a new vision for the field house and in 6 short weeks transformed the decaying facility into Holden's only dedicated indoor training facility - the HIT Center.

Featuring several pitching and hitting lanes with retractable netting, the turfed field is easily converted into a 4000 sq ft open training space suitable for a variety of activities including baseball in-fielding practice, field hockey practice, lacrosse instruction and much more.  It is the hope of the organization that all Holden Youth Sports programs will find use of this new indoor space.