Okay. So Big Vision, here's their main picture...
These are really nice fields. See in the middle there? A really nice snack bar with actual bathrooms and....oh, wait. We didn't play on those fields. We were...
There are four other fields on that side of the road. I'll get into all that in a bit.
1) Playground - Non-existent. My boys were definitely bored and they were only there for one game. There are some concrete wall barriers they can climb on or throw a ball at, but that's the extent of it. Definitely bring some toys.
2) Parking - $5.00 fee per day. There is a decent amount of parking at both sides of the street. The fields where we were playing, the lot did fill up pretty quick. There's someone sitting in the booth to take your money. They put up a sign if the lot is full, which is good. If you need to see the fields from the car, you better get there early. And this is just for the side of the road we were on. I didn't have to park on the big side, so I'm not sure how the parking there is, sorry.
3) Bathrooms/Porta Potties - Yes to both! There are nice bathrooms at the clover fields. They are in the middle of the clovers, right behind the concession stand. There are also porta potties at the other side of the road. There's one for two fields, so 2 total on that side. Good thing is, the walk to the bathrooms is easy, just walk across the street.
4) Hotels - As stated, it's pretty close to my house so no need for a hotel. That helps me but doesn't help you...if anyone actually is reading this 😂 So I looked up hotels in Leesport and Reading came up, which is about 20 miles from Leesport. I must be wrong. There's got to be something close. I looked on Big Vision's website and they have 3 hotels they are partnered with, all in Reading. If you need to stay in a hotel, plan on a 18-20 mile drive.
5) Area Attractions - In Leesport, maybe cow tipping...haha, just kidding
There's a lot of farm land in Leesport. But there is plenty to do in Reading and the surrounding area. If you're staying in Reading, why not catch a Reading Phils game?! The games are always fun and interactive. There's Cyrstal Cave, which is close to Leesport. You'll just have to Google it.
6) Concession Stand - There are two different concession stands. The clover fields has the nicer concession stand with a lot of options. They had Chick-fil-a sandwiches, not on Sunday, though. They also had Subway sandwiches! I did not really look at the prices because I brought food with me. The other side of the road had a small concession stand. They sold hot dogs, hamburgers, candy, drinks, the norm. The price seemed reasonable.
7) Coolers and Grills - Coolers were allowed. OH YEAH! They even sold 5 lbs of ice at the concession stand. I'm not sure that's standard or just because of how hot it was that weekend. Grills, I'm going to have to say no. I didn't see any and there really wasn't any place to set up the grill.
8) Shade - The clover fields have no shade. The other side, the one field has shade on the first base side but it's on a hill. Pros and cons I guess. The other fields, bring shade because that sun is hot! There was no shade for the girls on the bench.
9) Fields - Speaking only of the non-clover fields for this post. They do have the fields named, which makes it easy to find. The website has pictures for some of them. They seemed to be in good condition. The field with the shade, it is easy to hit a home run. The fence is short and shaped weird. The other field has a concrete wall barrier, short in height, just like in the parking lot. If I remember correctly, there is a slight slope close to the barrier. Just make sure the outfielders don't trip over them going for a ball. The other two fields we did not play on because one was for baseball, the other one the older girls were playing, but they seemed to be in decent shape. There were no lights on the fields.
10) Warm-up - There's only a few spots to warm-up and they aren't very big. The one spot did have a decent spot for warming up the pitchers.
11) Time - I don't remember any time issues so they probably were running good on time.
Overall it was a good experience. I wouldn't mind going back for another tournament. I'll just make sure I have a babysitter for that weekend.
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