Business & Tech

Frozen Ropes Closes its Doors

Chantilly's youth will need to find a new facility to practice baseball.

Local baseball training center, , closed for business on Sunday, April 3.

The owner, Craig Koch, said that he was forced to shut down due to high rent in a weak economy.  He tried to negotiate with the landlord, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, but was unsuccessful. 

There are no plans for Frozen Ropes to re-open in the future, but Koch said he has had a great three and half years working with the kids.  He mentioned that it will be sad not being able to see the kids grow up and increase their baseball skills. 

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"We appreciate all our customers and had a great time teaching baseball to kids," said Koch. 


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