Two people passionate about baseball and softball and all that it embodies – the subtle nuances of the sport, the fundamentals, the skills and the competition. This is the foundation and the driving force behind Diamond in the Rough.
Diamond in the Rough started out of a pure passion for the game of baseball. As former college baseball and softball players, respectively, Dave and Kim Stoakes set out to create a facility that would provide individual players and teams the resources to train for their baseball and softball seasons and improve their skills.
They dreamed of a beautiful facility that provided foundational batting elements, and knew they wanted to take it a step further by including premium clay pitching mounds to simulate real-world conditions.
But more than that, the Stoakes desired a way to fulfill this mission in a way that would give all players access to their facility and training.
In 2015, the Stoakes made this dream a reality when they opened Diamond in the Rough.