Pacifica Cages

The coastal town of Pacifica, surrounded on three sides by mountains and one side by the Pacific Ocean, has a rich baseball history that dates back to the city's incorporation in 1957.

In the 1960s, its youth baseball program was formed and reared future big-leaguers Bob McClure and Keith Hernandez. A decade later, Pacifica had enough boys and girls to populate two Little League Baseball charters, and a Bobby Sox Softball league along with Pony and Colt Leagues and city squads to play in the Joe DiMaggio and American Legion circuits on the Peninsula.

In a town of about 39,000 people, more than 2,000 kids were playing organized baseball or softball in Pacifica's heyday.

And yet, it wasn't until 2013 that a need was finally met and the Pacifica Cages opened its doors. The state-of-the-art facility, located at 640 Crespi Drive, serves the city's baseball community with four hitting bays, all equipped with Hack Attack pitching machines and adjustable mounds for pitchers of all skill levels.

Local teams use the facility regularly, but individual instruction is also available with a staff of local coaches, including Terra Nova coach Jared Milch.

In addition, the Pacifica Cages also partner with the Bay Area Youth Baseball Foundation to conduct events for community betterment. In the past year, they have had a community coaching clinic, a beach cleanup, an equipment drive and a Fourth of July fireworks booth to raise funds for both nonprofit organizations.

Memberships are available. For more information on the Cages, click here.