Frederick’s baseball and softball crowd is about to get a serious indoor upgrade. Top Gun Batting Cages has bought the 31,680-square-foot warehouse at 5216 Renn Road in Frederick for $3.65 million and plans to open its second Maryland location later this year. The single-story building will be split between Top Gun and the existing Tuscarora Tennis operation, keeping indoor tennis on-site while adding batting cages, training tunnels, and a rentable pitching bullpen. The move expands the Central Maryland chain, which already runs a larger training center in nearby Sykesville.
According to a release from MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services, Top Gun completed the acquisition from Tuscarora Racquet Club through its business entity 5216 Renn Road LLC, with brokers Dennis Boyle and Graham Sevy representing the buyer. Public records reviewed by Compass show the sale closed in early April, with the deed recorded April 7, 2026, at the $3.65 million price. Boyle described the warehouse as perfectly suited to satisfy the needs of this use in the release.
The Daily Record reports that the single-story structure was delivered in 1975, renovated in 2019, and sits on roughly 2.5 acres. The building features nearly 37-foot ceiling heights, two drive-in loading doors, and a surface parking lot. Top Gun is expected to occupy about half of the space while Tuscarora Tennis keeps the other half, ensuring the tennis academy continues at the address and giving Frederick athletes a rare combo of year-round baseball and tennis under one roof.
What the new training hub will include
Per the MacKenzie release, the Frederick facility will mirror Top Gun’s Sykesville setup with turfed surfaces, LED lighting, netted ceilings, and HitTrax swing-tracking technology that measures exit velocity and launch angle. Plans call for multiple batting lanes, training tunnels, and a pitching bullpen that can be rented by individuals or groups for instruction and events. Top Gun’s Sykesville center already lists HitTrax simulators and team-rental options on the Top Gun Batting Cages website, giving a pretty good preview of what Frederick players can expect.
Why this matters for Frederick athletes
The expansion arrives just as Frederick’s pro and minor-league baseball scene is getting a boost. Keys rejoined Orioles’ High-A system coverage highlighted that the Frederick Keys have rejoined the Orioles’ High-A system and that Nymeo Field is in line for roughly $39.1 million in renovations to clubhouses, bullpens, and batting cages. That mix of public and private investment is designed to drive more year-round baseball activity and downtown foot traffic. Extra indoor training space should also ease practice bottlenecks for travel teams and give local players more access to analytics-heavy instruction without leaving the county.
Timeline and next steps
Local coverage and the MacKenzie release indicate the Frederick location is expected to open later this year, once the interior fit-out and permitting are wrapped up. Teams and players can already find reservation and contact information for both locations on the Top Gun Batting Cages site, while Tuscarora Tennis posts membership details and class schedules for its ongoing programming. Officials have not yet announced a firm opening date or full class lineup for the new training hub, so for now Frederick hitters will have to settle for taking their hacks on the calendar.
