JUGS Batting Cage Nets

JUGS Batting Cage Nets are replacement and new-install cage nets for baseball and softball, made from twisted, knotted black polyethylene. They come in nine stock cage sizes, from a 35-foot half cage up to a 70-foot cage with a 16-foot ceiling, and in four twine gauges so you can match the net to how hard and how often the cage will be used. Every stock net comes with a built-in hitter's door, and the 1 3/4 inch mesh works for both baseball and softball.

Two choices set up your order: the cage size, which has to match your frame or building, and the netting gauge, which sets how heavy the twine is. The guides below walk through both.

Choosing a Cage Size: the Nine JUGS Cage Layouts

Each size is listed length x width x height. If you already own a frame, measure it and pick the matching net. If you are buying a new JUGS Batting Cage Frame, choose the same cage number for both.

• #1 Standard - 70' L x 14' W x 12' H: a full-length baseball tunnel with a wide 14-foot floor, room for a pitching machine or a live arm behind a screen and space to move around the plate.
• #2 Softball - 55' L x 14' W x 12' H: the same width and height as the #1 with a 55-foot length that suits softball pitching distances.
• #3 Slowpitch - 55' L x 14' W x 16' H: a 55-foot cage with a 16-foot ceiling, giving the high arc of a slowpitch delivery room to drop in.
• #4 Half - 35' L x 12' W x 12' H: a short cage for tee work, soft toss, short toss and front toss where a full tunnel will not fit.
• #5 Combination - 70' L x 14' W x 16' H: the full 70-foot baseball length combined with the 16-foot slowpitch ceiling height, for programs that want one large cage with the most room in every direction.
• #7 Backyard - 65' L x 11' W x 11' H: a long, narrower backyard tunnel that still gives a baseball hitter a realistic distance to the machine.
• #8 Backyard Softball - 55' L x 11' W x 11' H: the backyard footprint at softball length.
• #9 Baseball - 70' L x 12' W x 12' H: full baseball length on a 12-foot-wide floor, a middle ground between the backyard and standard widths.
• #10 Fastpitch - 55' L x 12' W x 12' H: a 55-foot fastpitch softball tunnel on a 12-foot-wide floor.

When space is tight, measure the full footprint you have available before choosing, and leave room around the outside of the cage for the frame, guy lines or wall hardware.

Choosing a Netting Gauge: #27, #42, #60 or #96

The gauge number describes the strength of the twine. A higher number means heavier, stronger twine that stands up to more balls, harder contact and more hours of use. All four gauges use the same twisted, knotted black polyethylene and the same 1 3/4 inch mesh, so the difference is in how much use the net is built to absorb.

• #27 Polyethylene: the lightest twine in the line and the gauge JUGS uses in its backyard net packages. It suits home cages where one or two players hit a few times a week. It is offered on the #1, #2, #7 and #10 sizes.
• #42 Polyethylene: a step up in twine weight for a backyard cage that sees daily use or a youth team cage. It is the twine on the JUGS Free-Standing 35-Foot Batting Cage and is offered in every size. The #42 net carries a 1-year warranty.
• #60 Polyethylene: heavier twine for high school and travel team cages that take a lot of swings every practice and through the season. It also carries a 1-year warranty.
• #96 Polyethylene: the heaviest twine in the line, for college programs, hitting facilities and any cage that runs for hours a day. It carries the longest netting warranty at 2 years.

If you are torn between two gauges, think about volume more than player age. A cage that a whole team uses every day wears faster than a cage one advanced hitter uses twice a week, so heavier twine pays off where the number of balls hitting the net is high. Remember that the frame has to match the gauge too: JUGS frames are built for #27 and #42 nets or for #60 and #96 nets, so check the frame page before you order both.

Knotted, Twisted Polyethylene Built for Direct Impact

Batting cage netting takes direct hits from batted and pitched balls all day, so construction matters more than it does on a backstop or a barrier net. Knotted construction gives the net more strength at each mesh opening, which suits a direct-impact sport like baseball or softball. The twine is twisted rather than braided, and twisted twine has less surface area, so balls tend to spin and slide off instead of grabbing and fraying the strands.

The nets are hung on the square, meaning the mesh openings sit as squares rather than diamonds when the cage is hung. That keeps the walls and ceiling even and helps the net hang cleanly on the frame or cables.

Weather and Sun Resistance for Outdoor Cages

Polyethylene does not absorb water, which matters for a cage that sits outside in rain, dew or humid summer heat. A net that stays dry between uses resists rot, so polyethylene is a good fit for wet and humid climates. The black color adds protection against sun damage, because darker netting deflects more ultraviolet (UV) light than lighter colors.

Each net is hydraulically depth-stretched during manufacturing. Stretching the net under hydraulic tension locks the knots in place, which limits how much the net stretches or shrinks over time, so a net that fits your frame on day one keeps fitting it.

Reinforced Borders, Center Support and a Hitter's Door

Heavy-duty black polypropylene rope runs along every edge of the net, including the vertical corners, giving you strong points to clip to the frame or cable system. Rib-line ropes run down the middle of the cage to add suspension points, which reduces sag in the ceiling and keeps the tunnel shape even over a long cage.

Every stock JUGS net includes a built-in hitter's door, so players and coaches can get in and out without lifting the net or ducking under a corner.

Who JUGS Batting Cage Nets Are For

• Backyard players and families putting up a home baseball or softball cage.
• Youth leagues and travel teams that need a cage for team hitting practice.
• High school and college baseball and softball programs replacing a worn net or building a new tunnel.
• Professional and hitting facility operators running cages for hours every day.
• Anyone replacing an old net on an existing frame of the same size.

Hanging Your JUGS Net

The net hangs on a frame outdoors or on cables indoors. Pick the hardware that fits your space:

• Outdoors on a frame: the JUGS Batting Cage Frames are galvanized steel and sold in every cage size. Add the JUGS Outdoor Installation Kit if you want to slide the net to one end of the frame when the cage is not in use.
• Indoors without a frame: the JUGS Indoor Installation Kit supplies the cables, turnbuckles, clamps, eye bolts and snap rings to hang the net inside a building.
• Indoors in a shared gym: the JUGS Ceiling Installation Kit hangs the net on cables with pulleys so it slides wall to wall and clears the floor for other sports.

Most cages also benefit from a protective screen for whoever is feeding balls, such as the JUGS Protector Blue Series L-Shaped Pitcher's Screen for baseball or the JUGS Protector Blue Series C-Shaped Softball Screen for fastpitch, and a JUGS Batting Cage Backdrop and Pitcher's Trainer at the back of the tunnel.

JUGS Batting Cage Nets Specifications

• Sport: baseball and softball
• Material: twisted, knotted black polyethylene
• Twine gauges: #27, #42, #60 and #96
• Mesh size: 1 3/4 inch
• Cage sizes: #1 70' x 14' x 12', #2 55' x 14' x 12', #3 55' x 14' x 16', #4 35' x 12' x 12', #5 70' x 14' x 16', #7 65' x 11' x 11', #8 55' x 11' x 11', #9 70' x 12' x 12', #10 55' x 12' x 12' (L x W x H)
• Hang: hung on the square
• Treatment: hydraulically depth-stretched to lock the knots
• Borders: heavy-duty black polypropylene rope on all edges, including vertical corners
• Center support: rib-line ropes down the middle of the cage
• Access: built-in hitter's door on every stock net
• Frame and hardware: sold separately
• Warranty: 1 year on #42 and #60 netting; 2 years on #96 netting

Frequently Asked Questions

Which netting gauge should I choose?

Match the gauge to how much the cage will be used. #27 is the light backyard twine, #42 suits a busy backyard or youth team cage, #60 suits high school and travel team volume, and #96 is for college programs and hitting facilities that run all day.

Does the net come with a frame?

No. The net is sold on its own. For an outdoor cage, order a JUGS Batting Cage Frame in the same cage size and in the frame option that matches your netting gauge. For an indoor cage, use the indoor or ceiling installation kit.

Will a JUGS net fit my existing frame?

It will if the frame matches one of the nine stock sizes. Measure the length, width and height of your frame and choose the net with the same dimensions.

Is the mesh small enough for softballs?

Yes. The 1 3/4 inch mesh is sized for both baseball and softball.

Does every net have a door?

Yes. Every stock JUGS net includes a built-in hitter's door for getting in and out of the cage.

What warranty comes with the netting?

The #42 and #60 nets carry a 1-year warranty and the #96 nets carry a 2-year warranty.