Most ballfield equipment comes from a fairly small group of specialty companies: netting makers, tarp shops, mound builders, base manufacturers, groomer makers, and the catalog dealers who resell much of what they make. This guide sorts the equipment suppliers and manufacturers listed on InfieldFinder by what they sell, so you can go straight to the right kind of company.
Many of these companies sell more than one kind of product. Each is listed where its catalog is strongest, and overlaps are noted.
General catalog suppliers
Start here if you want one order to cover drags, rakes, bases, chalk and a tarp.
- Beacon Athletics (Middleton, WI): a ballfield equipment dealer since 1948 that ships to all 50 states. It sells drag mats, nail drags, rakes, mound covers, tarps, marking tools, batter’s box templates, infield mixes, clays and Bulldog Field Equipment, and offers maintenance training.
- Anthem Sports (Pawcatuck, CT): a broad field maintenance and playing supplies catalog, including drag mats and chalk liners.
- PYT Sports (Bridgeview, IL): dugout furnishings, bases, plates, rubbers, foul poles, bleachers, windscreens, infield covers, game mounds, netting and maintenance tools, plus distance markers and signage.
- American Sports Fields (Knoxville, TN): drying agents, chalk, paint, bases, plates, rubbers, drags, tarps, hoses and hand tools for diamonds across the Southeast.
- Baseball Tips, Inc. (Hendersonville, NC): batting cages, portable mounds, bases, plates, screens, maintenance tools, benches and water stations. Its products are selected and tested by former coaches and players.
- HittingWorld (Moraga, CA): bases, plates, rubbers, base anchors, marking supplies and infield tools, shipped nationwide.
- Trigon Sports International, Inc. (Memphis, TN): bases, mounds, plates, field covers, line stripers and general field equipment.
- Spartan Athletic Co. (Oaks, PA): a regional dealer for schools, rec leagues and parks whose catalog includes bases and batting cages.
- Diamond Sport Gear (Fenton, MI): a walk-in store for Genesee, Livingston and Oakland county teams that stocks bases, balls and field accessories.
Infield mix, clay and conditioners
Several equipment dealers also sell infield materials.
- Barney’s Blends (Anaheim, CA): founded by longtime Angels groundskeeper Barney Lopas. It sells bucket clay, Pro’s Choice conditioner, Stabilizer Gold infield mix and Hilltopper warning track mix, plus bases, mound and plate products, drags and tools.
- Valley Athletics (Portland, OR): warehouses in Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Salt Lake City, Sacramento and San Leandro. It sells infield mixes, mound clays, conditioners, drying agents, bases, field paint and drags.
- TMC Sports Turf (Texas Multi-Chem) (San Marcos, TX): conditioner, mound clay, drying agent, chalk, mound tarps, infield hose, and DuraEdge and Diamond Pro materials. It offers delivery and field consulting across most of Texas.
- SportsFields4u (Warrenton, MO): infield mix and calcined clay conditioners for Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma and nearby states.
- Buckeye Trade & Supply, Inc. (Columbus, OH): moisturized mound clay and batter’s box packing clay.
Infield materials are heavy, so the closest source usually wins on freight. See all infield mix suppliers.
Covers and tarps
- CoverSports (Philadelphia, PA): a division of Humphrys. It makes full-field rain tarps, infield skin and baseline tarps, spot covers, batting practice turf and collar protectors, batter’s eye screens and winter turf blankets.
- Lookout Mountain Tarp (Cullman, AL): family owned since 1923. It makes infield spot covers, chain-loaded covers for windy sites, and batting practice turf protectors and cage collars in custom sizes. Orders typically ship within five business days.
- Aer-Flo Sports (Lincoln, AL): covers, tarps, windscreens, padding, mounds, mats, netting and fencing.
Beacon Athletics, On Deck Sports, Trigon and PYT Sports also list covers or tarps.
Netting and batting cages
Custom netting manufacturers. These companies make netting to your measurements, and several also install it.
- West Coast Netting, Inc. (Kingman, AZ, with a second location in Cocoa, FL): in business since 1951. It makes backstop, batting cage, barrier and overhead foul-ball netting and cable-suspended backstops, and handles design, engineering and installation.
- Carron Net Company, Inc. (Two Rivers, WI): in business since 1934. It makes backstop netting, cage nets and frames, overhead and barrier netting, pitcher protectors, fielder screens and fence crown.
- Coastal Netting Systems (Bakersfield, CA): backstop, foul-line and overhead netting on steel poles it makes itself. It reports more than 400 baseball field safety-netting installations in the U.S. and Canada.
- NETEX Sports USA (Cedar Park, TX): designs, fabricates and installs backstop netting, batting cages, protective netting and home run barriers.
- Grand Slam Safety (Croghan, NY): backstop netting, dugout and cage netting, SPECTO fencing, VISTA motorized vertical-lift systems and indoor cages.
- Douglas Sports Equipment (Eldridge, IA): family owned since 1967. It makes netting, backstops, windscreen and padding and does custom fabrication, selling through authorized dealers.
Cage systems and training equipment.
- Cimarron Sports (Tulsa, OK): netting, cage systems and protective screens, plus custom netting and cage installation.
- Batting Cages Inc (Everson, WA): cage frames, nets and hardware packages, pitching machines, ball feeders, screens, portable mounds and custom cage builds.
- Practice Sports, Inc. (Bellevue, NE): batting cages, netting, windscreens and field accessories, sold nationally.
- On Deck Sports (Randolph, MA): cages and netting, portable mounds, turf and batting mats, tarps, padding and screens. It also designs and installs indoor training facilities.
- Sports Attack (Verdi, NV): maker of the Hack Attack and Junior Hack Attack three-wheel pitching machines.
AAE and C & H Baseball, listed under field hardware below, also make batting cages.
Pitching mounds
- True Pitch, Inc. (Altoona, IA): has made portable one-piece mounds for youth through pro play for over 50 years.
- Victory Mounds (West Des Moines, IA): portable mounds, field maintenance equipment and groundskeeper supplies.
- ProMounds (Randolph, MA): portable game and practice mounds, batting mats, protective screens and softball pitching lanes.
Sportsfield Specialties, Trigon, Baseball Tips, Batting Cages Inc, On Deck Sports, Aer-Flo and PYT Sports also sell mounds.
Bases, plates and field hardware
- Rogers Base Company (Wake Forest, NC): has made bases for more than 40 years, including the BreakAway quick-release base. It also sells double first bases, plates, rubbers, nail drags, rakes and chalkers, and is the official base provider for PONY Baseball and Softball.
- Bulldog Field Equipment (Roanoke, VA): rubbers, plates, bases and field tools designed and tested by a 30-year sports field management veteran.
- Sportsfield Specialties (Delhi, NY): a manufacturer since 1998 of mounds, home plate and base systems, batter’s box mats, foul poles and turf protectors. It manufactures in New York and North Carolina.
- Bison Inc. (Lincoln, NE): has made portable fences, backstop systems, bases, plates and field accessories since 1985.
- AAE – Aluminum Athletic Equipment Co. (Royersford, PA): USA-made foul poles, batting cages, portable outfield walls, backstop netting, padding, base anchors, rubbers and dugout benches.
- C & H Baseball, Inc. (Lakewood Ranch, FL): aluminum field equipment, portable batting cages, fielding screens, backstops, padding, infield mix and warning track material. It distributes Diamond Pro products and also does installation.
- Toadvine Enterprises (Fisherville, KY): bases, plates, rubbers, windscreens with custom graphics, padding and seating. It supplies and installs across Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama.
Grooming machines and field marking
- Smithco (Wayne, PA): Sand Star E electric and Sand Star CVT infield groomers, sold through authorized dealers.
- TurfTime Equipment (New Holland, PA): Triple Play infield groomers, topdressers, aerators and rollers.
- ABI Attachments, Inc. (Mishawaka, IN): powered and pull-behind infield maintenance equipment.
- Rahn Groomer (New Prague, MN): operated by JR Services. It makes the GL 650 groomer for infield aggregate surfaces.
- Newstripe Inc. (Aurora, CO): has made battery-powered and ride-on line stripers in the USA since 1981, for chalk or water-based paint.
- Pioneer Athletics (Cleveland, OH): founded in 1905. It sells marking paint, striping machines, stencils, batter’s box templates and mound packing clays.
Windscreens and padding
- Midwest Cover (Hammond, IN): sells manufacturer-direct. It makes outfield fence screens, batter’s eye screens, and bleacher and dugout screens, with a five-year no-fade warranty on printed panels.
- Fisher Athletic Equipment (Salisbury, NC): windscreens, padding and custom printing, sold directly to schools, parks and facilities.
- The Windscreen Factory (Powder Springs, GA): backstop and outfield windscreen, dugout padding and field branding, plus netting and fencing.
CoverSports, Douglas, Toadvine, Aer-Flo and Practice Sports also carry windscreens or padding.
Manufacturer vs. dealer: what to ask before ordering
A manufacturer makes the product. A dealer resells products from several makers. Buying direct can get you custom sizes and straight answers on specs. A dealer lets you put drags, bases and a tarp on one order. Some makers sell only through dealers; Smithco and Douglas Sports Equipment both use authorized dealer networks. The same brand can also turn up in more than one place. For example, Beacon Athletics carries Bulldog Field Equipment.
Whoever you buy from, ask:
- Is it in stock or made to order? Nets, tarps and windscreens are often cut to your measurements. Get the lead time in writing.
- What does shipping cost to my field? Tarps, mounds and bulk clay are big and heavy. Compare delivered prices, not item prices.
- Who installs it? Some netting and hardware companies install. A catalog order shows up in boxes.
- Will it fit what I have? Bases, anchors and plates have to match your existing ground hardware and your league’s rules.
- Who handles the warranty? If you bought through a dealer, find out whether claims go to the dealer or the maker.
Order in the off-season if you can.
Do you make or sell ballfield equipment? List your business.