PG Lakepoint

There are 4 more fields that are scheduled to be ready by April or May, same exactly like the first four.  The other 8 fields will be going up on the North campus whenever that is ready.

They have actually done quite a bit of preliminary work getting ready for Bass Pro, I think they plan to start building it this year, but to be honest, I really don't know that much about it.

Wow, baseball, Cabela's , and Bass Pro all in the same area! Sounds like a good time, lol

Oh yeah it is darn right 'purty and SO easy to get to being so far from the actual city of Atlanta (don't have to deal with mid-town traffic).

I have questions though, which haven't been addressed yet.

1. If ALL the fields are 60x90 how are they opening this facility up to 9u-12u?  Surely that would mess with the infield dimensions.

2. Will all the gizmo's like pitch speed be turned on for these youth games?  Is PG now trying to get data on kids that are 8 and 9?  I'm sure it would be cool to be able to backtrack the pitching superstars of 2030 at age 9....BUT...well it just sounds weird to me.

Check out LakePoint's website and you'll see the long range and complete plans for the complex.  First, realize that PerfectGame doesn't own LakePoint or the fields.  They are tenants.  LakePoint itself will host Baseball, Softball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Wakeboarding, Volleyball (beach and indoor), Basketball, Track and Field and Golf.

There are plans to build 12 fields that won't be 60/90 for hosting softball and youth baseball.  Not sure if they'll be outfitted with trackman or not like the larger baseball fields are.  I wouldn't expect that youth games would be on the 60/90 fields as they don't appear to have any way to change mound distance on those fields, and the 60 mound is fixed, so if they bring in a portable, it's gonna look like a camel back.

As for the current use of radar guns by PG, those are being run and reported by PG as part of their recruiting.  It's being done primarily to achieve their value prop as being the lead scouting service for baseball.  I don't think anyone besides parents are going to care about 9u Velo's, so I don't think there's any danger in them reporting that info or not.  If they were to ask me, I'd recommend that they don't as there's zero recruiting value in it and all it might do is encourage injuries as it would likely encourage kids to try and over throw.

Here's a link to the LakePoint site (not PG).  The portions that are already built are nice and much more to come.  Chick-fil-a had their ribbon cutting ceremony on their new location at the complex earlier this week.  As was mentioned, a Bass Pro is to be built on site and a Cabela's opened an exit away late last year.

http://www.lakepointsports.com/

Love the Lake Point facility!!!!  We played in the WWBA 14u last July and I convinced our High School coach to go there for the Spring Swing!  Can't wait PG Staff to come back.  We will also play in the WWBA 15u this July!!!!  Very nice venue!!!!  Especially if you live in Kentucky.  I notice that 3 teams from KY are there the same time as we are. 

For those that have been there, or live in the area, it appears that my 2017 will be playing there for 3-4 weeks this summer.  If that is the case, and I'll know for sure very soon, are there any reasonable rentals available in the area?  

Chances are we'll drive down from NY as it will give him the opportunity to see a few colleges along the way, both coming down and returning home.

Any input is appreciated.

I live pretty close, but because of that, I've never had a need to rent, so not sure what home rentals are available.  That said, I doubt many since it's still fairly new and most of the residents around are living/working residents, not vacation, 2nd property owners in this area.

There are cabin rentals at Red Top Mountain which is a State Park and only a few minutes from the site.  I hike there all the time, but have never stayed in any of their cabins.  I'd start there and look into reserving something if you know which weeks you'll be there.

Also, depending on which event, not all games are played on LakePoint fields yet as they're limited in quantity at this time, so you could be playing on high school fields all around Atlanta metro.  Something to consider as you might end up renting something 2 miles from LP and 25 miles from where you ultimately play most of your games.  For that reason, I'd recommend you broaden your search and consider Cartersville down to Marietta and across to Roswell.  That area would cover most of southeast Bartow county (where Cartersville/Emerson are), and north Cobb County which is within proximity of most everywhere you're likely to play.  LakePoint itself is in Emerson.

Good luck.

Son has played in Atlanta at PG events three summers now. Games are played in the Northern suburbs.  We have always tried to stay in the southern part of this area north of Atlanta. Helps a lot with traffic as generally during both rush hours you are moving opposite of the bulk of the commuters.

Nuke and Backstop, thanks for the input.

We rented a absolutely perfect lake house 3 miles from Lake Point when we played in the WWBA 3 years ago.  I have the number of the guy who handled it....PM me if you're interested and I'll get it to you.  Can't beat it....especially if you want to split a 5,000 square foot house with a couple other families.  Easily sleeps 14-16 people. I think we paid $200 a night or so

So this is funny.  Found this on another forum.  It was posted by PG Youth who apparently is marketing the younger age tournaments at LakePoint.  Guess they will be modifying the baseball fields for 11/12u until they get the softball fields built.  Quote below:

Thank you Buckeye.  I will reach out via a PM.

Check VRBO.com or Homeaway.com  .  We rented a cottage on Lake Allatoona (?) 3 years ago which was not far from Lakepoint (which wasn't built yet).  Book quick though.

You're correct about booking early.  There are more houses/rentals in the area than there were 3 years ago when we went.  At the time VRBO had 2 or 3....now they have 8-10.  It's probably getting late if you haven't booked yet.  We tried in mid-January last year and it was too late.

I thought teams were supposed to stay at hotels that had agreements with PG/Lake Point as part of playing in the tournament?

Teams do.

Parents don't have to.

We were lucky enough (and very grateful) that the players stayed together with the coaches for 2 of our 3 years there.