Adjacent to the baseball facility is the Fitness Center. Collectively, the Sports Performance Center and the Fitness Center will be called the APEX Training Center, sharing an acronym with the third component of this part of the building, Appalachian Therapy Center. This is not by accident. Appalachian Therapy Center brings a reputation of excellence in the provision of athletic health care and sports performance and was sought as a partner in the Cherokee Athletic Facility.

The Fitness Center itself features a wide array of equipment. We have selected what we believe to be the finest strength training equipment available today, Hammer Strength and Lifefitness. The Fitness Center also has a cardio studio that includes stationary bicycles, treadmills, stair climbers, and elliptical trainers and upper body ergometers by Star-Trac. The cardio studio features 6 flat-panel LCD TV’s. The Apex Training Center has a plyometric sand pit, turf and hard floor agility area, Olympic lift platforms as well as an 80 yard long sprint track.