The best tournament fields in the Midwest, 6 turf fields. A fully loaded concession stand, with options of Cheeseburgers, Hotdogs, Brats, pizza, bosco stix, and the smell of ribeyes all day. They host over 1000 teams a summer and are always updating the facility. People bring their own shade tents, like every other facility when its hot. They have a shaded playground for little kids and a pavilion as well for shade. They have the ELITE ALL-STARS event and the ALL-STATE event, two of the best weekends of the summer. The website www.lenzfield.com is very helpful as well. I highly recommend LENZ FIELD. read more

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I have attended many baseball games and tournaments at Lenz Complex and have always been impressed with the professionalism by those in charge. Everyone is friendly and willing to assist players, coaches, and fans with whatever they need. This is one complex that definitely put kids first. They have batting cages available for teams to use for hitting. Plus I have seen non-players taking advantage of the cages. They also have netting over some of the fields so fans do not have to worry about foul balls. They also have picnic tables, both covered and uncovered and a sheltered area near the playground where people can sit to get out of the sun. The umpires treat all players and coaches with respect and expect the same back. They know the rules and their expectations and do everything in their power to keep the games on time. The umps are also very fair and reasonable whether it be calling balls/strikes or plays on the bases. The fields are all well maintained and are playable during inclement weather. Lenz Complex has several different sized fields for the different age groups. Their fields are used for both baseball and softball. They keep water coolers in each dugout during tournaments and make sure all coolers have fresh water for the players and coaches. Lenz Field has one of the best concession stand hands down. The food is delicious and you get a lot when asking for chicken salad or bar-be-que. In fact you need a fork to eat either sandwich. Anything from their grill is top notch and again delicious. They have a variety of snacks and drinks and all are reasonably priced. The Lenz Complex is located within a mile of shopping and eating, but I would highly suggest you eat at the concession stand because as stated before the food/drinks is awesome and reasonably priced. The complex also has a hospital across the street which is good in case of an injury. Plus there is a medic on site for all tournaments. I would suggest you get your ball team signed up to play at the Lenz Complex. You won't be disappointed! I definitely give Lenz Complex 5+ stars! read more

I'm not impressed with this facility, their required accommodations, concession stand offering, or officiating. This facility is in beautiful Jacksonville Illinois. However it sits on the edge of town without a lick of shade to be found. The all AstroTurf fields add 10-15 degrees to the temp and it is almost unbearable. No, bleachers, no umbrellas, no covered areas to get a break from the heat. The tournament organizers require that you use their service for hotel accommodations. This means you are always booked into hotels in Springfield which is 40 miles away. The kickback to the tournament must be in the price of rooms because I could have booked significantly cheaper at the same hotel had I done it myself. The park does not allow outside food or drink but only offers only limited selection at the concession stand. They have ice but refuse to sell even a cup of it to park guests (see rant about heat and shade above). We finally had to start sneaking it in from the Subway across the street. I'll make this last paragraph about officiating short and say that the rumors about home field advantage have been found to be true. I'll not malign the umpires themselves, but I will say that the pressure to give advantage to the home teams is clear. Lenz Field is a poor host who would do well to be reminded that if they want teams to keep coming, they will treat their guests better. The next better place is always on the horizon. You won't find our team back here next year. read more

Awesome baseball facility. Quality tournaments, and a great experience for the kids. Plenty of free parking, and the food is really good. There's also a hospital right across the street in case of emergency. Professional staff, and we are always treated well! read more

My baseball team had a tournament at Lenz Field and it was great! They have great turf fields and they have concession stand. It's only problem is that it is out in the middle of nowhere but other than that it's 5 stars. read more

I have to say I was disappointed with the facility and running of the tournament after much propaganda and publicity. It is apparent they cut corners on other parts of the facility so they could install turf fields. For example: Several of the fields being Senior/HS size fields have 4' and 3' high fences along the base lines and outfields when typically you find fences at least 6' high. The layout of the facility is odd with some fields abutting right next to another field which causes a high percentage of foul balls landing in other fields disrupting play. The batting cages are nice, but there is absolutely no place to loosen up the arms or take ground or fly balls. Another oddity is how they schedule games in a tournament. In every other tournament my sons have played in, games are typically scheduled every two hours with actual game time being one hour and forty minutes. The remaining 20 minutes allows for the exit and entry on to the field by teams and a few minutes to warm up. At Lenz Field scheduled games and actual playing time are both two hours Other than the first game of the day, actual game start times begin falling behind so if you have the last scheduled to start time, say, at 5:00pm, your game will actually start around 6:30pm. This really becomes a problem if you live 4-5 hours away and you make the championship game on Sunday. You won't be getting home until 1 or 2am. Lastly, there is a blatant home town biased in favor of the Lenz Field Warrior home teams. Beware if you play one of the home teams; the strike zone is tight for your team, but forgiving for the Lenz Field team, you will get calls reversed against you that alter the outcome of the game. They also take every opportunity to let you know how great their Lenz Field teams are. Very annoying. A host facility should go out of its way to make sure out of town teams are comfortable, treated fairly, and generally have a good experience. Lenz Field does the exact opposite. Save your money and find another tournament facility that is better run and where the teams are treated fairly read more

Stay away and save your money!!!! The novelty of the turf fields will quickly wear-off once you arrive. The fields are oppressively hot with little shade in the summertime. The concession stand offerings are limited and expensive. And the rumors about the home team getting special treatment and calls going their way is absolutely true. Staff and ownership can be rude at times. Hotel accommodations in Jacksonville are limited and marginal at best read more

Lenz field has some nice fields but the gate fees are ridiculous and the umpires were the worst I have every seen! Won't ever go back there. No wonder they are having trouble getting teams in their tournaments. read more

First let me say this is the 4th year in a row that I have been to Lenz Field at least once per year and usually my last tournament of the year, I like the boys to stay in a hotel and have fun making memories, baseball comes second to that for this tournament, but I don't expect to get the treatment we received this year. At first I thought this place is great, and had no issues. Every year since it seems to have lost something, so much so this year when I was making the schedule, I thought let's give it one more try. Well this year will most definitely my last as a coach/manager. I get my team into A/AA sanctioned tournaments as this one was on Lenz Field website because this is the caliper of team we are, well after talking to TWO other coaches (12U) that we played they told me they got in late because other tournament got cancelled due to low attendance, it was this weekend (7-15-17). They told me when they called or emailed to sign up or acquire about it they were told it was an unsanctioned event. First, shame on you coaches, when you knew by looking as the website and second, terrible job by the tournament director and employees for allowing this to happen. I can't complete this without mentioning the umpiring, once again I don't remember at any point it being this bad. Umps make mistakes like all of us, but geez. We had the worst strike zone one game, he was loud when calling which I like but the zone moved several times during the game, both teams had issues, he was even second guessing himself when I questioned him about a play at the plate. In another game the ump had it out for me before we started, we played the second game of the day in bracket play and I told my team to be at the field 30 minutes prior which is out of our norm because we needed to checked out of hotel , eat breakfast, and travel 45 minutes to the field. As my last player arrived at 9:28, game time was 10. The umps called us to the plate meeting at 9:31 and said we would start the clock at first warm up pitch, I thought cool that gives us 15-20 minutes and we will still start early. Nope the Ump told me we would start in 5 minutes, I asked him to give us 15 and he said no, the official game time was 9:38, I told him that was unreasonable to get my players ready in less than 10 minutes, once again I got a I don't care look and roll of the eyes. Well I'm pretty sure he blew two calls against us, not saying that he cost us the game but definitely a chance, one was in the last inning a safe out call at third when we were only down 3 runs with out, the opposing coach even said that was "pretty bad". Maybe they have driven away the good umps with the treatment just like they have with quests well at least me. I give it 2 stars, because the facility is still a good place, fields, dugouts, and concessions, but the treatment of teams has definitely lost my approval. Find somewhere else to play, turf is becoming more popular. read more

I would not recommend any baseball team to play at Lenz Field. Especially do not have Tom Lenz the owner of the place coach your kid. He is terrible and mean. He cussed out a kid after the last game on the 31st of July. He calls himself a coach. I think not. He might say your kid will have fun, but he doesn't care if you do or not. He is strictly in it for the money. Their was a cancer fundraiser going on and he only donated $1500. With 528 kids paying at $200 each, 44 teams being present , the amount they charge you just to watch and the overpriced concessions. He easily made approx $178,000. Their is no shade, umbrellas or coverings for the bleachers. Its extremely hot out there. No outside food/drink, or coolers allowed inside. I did not stay at any of the hotels because the cost is too much. Thankfully I know someone that lives in the area. The parking stinks. Not enough spaces at all to park. Of all of the people that have played out there they were unhappy as well. I will not be back ever! read more