The Rebel Baseball Institute was born out of necessity.
The Sault has long winters, which translates to less field time for local players, which is why three local men decided to open a training centre.
"I've fallen in love with baseball through my son," said E.J. Harnden, whose seven-year-old was recently selected to play for the Soo Blacksocks.
While training alongside Tyler Belanger, whose son has also fallen in love with sport, the pair came to the realization that the Sault had little to offer for baseball players in the off-season.
"It was one of those things where we were like, what are we going to do with our kids this winter?" said Belanger.
The pair, joined by Mike Schoenauer, were made aware of an available industrial space and immediately saw the potential.
"We came to take a peek at it and two months later were in here running classes," Belanger said.
The space also boasts some pretty high-tech equipment normally reserved for pro-level athlete training.
"Hit trax is a system made up of several sensors to monitor a moving ball," Schoenauer said.
"It calculates how far the ball will fly, at what speed, and in what direction. It also runs a simulation on top of that to determine if the hit would be caught by outfielders, etc. It's amazing," he said.
"Tyler for example, played college level baseball in the states, which is high level. For the Sault to have this kind of equipment, available to any participants of any age, it's amazing. This is the kind of set up used by major league teams."
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