Lake Country Baseball Is A Thumbs Up

 The Lake Country Dockhounds were a team introduced in the last five years that play in the American Association of Professional Baseball.  Think of it as an independent league.  I have gone to two other ballparks for this league, Franklin Field with the Milwaukee Milkmen and Impact Field, home of the Chicago Dogs.  The Dockhounds are one of the newest teams in all of baseball as well, starting in 2022.  They play their games at DockHounds Ballpark (There was a sponsor but that has since gone away).  

 I was able to attend a game in 2025 and it was a Dockhounds win, albeit in a really windy, really cold day overall.  What was everything like? Let's find out! And much like the last post about Beloit, this rating will be on Atmosphere, Amenities, Price, Location. 

Atmosphere:

On this night, there wasn't a lot of atmosphere just due to the weather.  I reckon if this was a mid-June, mid-summer game where it would be sunny or at least dry and in the 70's and 80's this would make it a lot higher.  However this was windy, cold and in the 40's (ironically a front rolled through, putting solid spring into near frigid temps) so the atmosphere was very much staying at home. Be it as it may, I have to rate it on the day I went, so it's 1.5 out of 5 (Likely to be higher if I went a different day).

Amenities:

The concourses were very clean, as were the seats I had, as well as the bathrooms.  All in all, the Dockhounds staff do a very good job of cleanliness throughout (The rain also helped, but this is all on the staff). There are typically plenty of food and drink stands dependent on the crowd as well so there is no shortage of those throughout. Overall, 5 out of 5.

Price:

I'll be honest, I forget at any point if I paid for parking or what the price would be on that. I also forgot what I paid for the tickets and the food/drinks.  My guess is probably around 30 altogether, but I could be forgetful on this.  I didn't get any merch so I could not tell you whether it is overpriced or not either, so pricing will not be the best of reviews. Either way I didn't think it was overpriced at all.  I feel this is a solid 4 out of 5.

Location:

DockHounds Ballpark is in Summit, which neighbors Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. It's right off of Interstate 94, which was the plan all along for the ballpark.  There are some immediate buildings around the park but using the overpass to go about a half mile, you will see a various amount of food options, as well as stores and a couple of hotels.  They are continuing to build this area up with more stores, more options so the surrounding area is bound to keep building up with housing, with businesses, and more options for people.  For this as well, 5 out of 5.

Review:

Overall, Dockhounds Ballpark is a very solid ballpark to go to. I would recommend going more as the summer goes, as April/May would be likely a hit and miss proposition for a night out to the park with weather.  I do intend to go back some day to see how this park has progressed with fans.  Overall, 15.5 is a solid rating.  Likely to be determined by the atmosphere at a later point.