LEICESTER, Mass. — Michael Novia, owner of Double Play Sports and the Jr. WooSox program in Leicester, has built a new pitching tunnel equipped with TrackMan technology to provide instant feedback to pitchers — a game changer.

“So we expanded the building,” said Michael Novia, owner of Double Play Sports, Jr. WooSox, “so that we could develop the pitchers and get data on the pitchers, see their progress. It actually helps the pitchers because there is a TV screen right by the mound, and when you throw down here to this end, the TrackMan picks it up and gives them the feedback — spin rate, speed and location.”

“I believe it’s important to be on the cutting edge of technology in baseball development,” said Andruw Rodriguez, manager of baseball operations for the Jr. WooSox. “I always compare our technology in baseball to medicine. It’s constantly evolving. People are constantly learning more, so I think it’s important that if you are not adapting, you are getting left behind. And it’s super important for us to have this for our players — to have tangible information to explain to them what went wrong and what adjustments to make and how we can get better.”

The Jr. WooSox and Double Play Sports also added another building across the parking lot from their original site, which features cages for their softball program and basketball courts for their new AAU hoops program, Details Basketball.