A field of dreams revived in Brownsburg as ex-MLB player buys Hoosier Athletic Center
Brownsburg resident and former MLB pitcher Bill Sampen, owner of Samp's Hack Shack, has purchased the shuttered Hoosier Athletic Center with plans to revive and expand the softball and baseball complex.
"We are excited to announce the acquisition of the property formerly known as the Hoosier Athletic Center in Brownsburg near I-74 and Ronald Reagan off US-136," Samp's Hack Shack said in a Facebook post Wednesday. "This location will serve as the current and future site of our indoor and outdoor facilities."
The Hoosier Athletic Center features four fields, stadium lights, irrigation, concessions and a sports bar with a second story viewing deck. Sampen’s redeveloped version of the complex will have more fields and added amenities.
"We are actively making improvements and additions to the facility," Samp's Hack Shack says in its post.
The new location will serve as the future home for Sampen's travel leagues, the Indiana Expos and Indiana Angels and will host both baseball and softball tournaments, as well as other events.
"Our goal has always been to provide the absolute best coaching, facilities, opportunities and experiences for all of our athletes," Samp's Hack Shack wrote in its Facebook post. "This next step will accomplish those goals and allow us to better serve our athletes and communities now and well into the future."
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