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Triple Play
In Oxford, Ohio, this quote fits well for a field-renovation project that’s been ongoing for nearly half a decade and has finally wrapped up. Divvying up one adult softball field into three youth baseball and softball diamonds is almost as exciting as a triple play in youth baseball.
American Association, Baseball America To Partner on League All-Star Game Broadcast
American Association, Baseball America To Partner on League All-Star Game Broadcast
A Legacy Reborn
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation reopened the iconic American Legion Memorial Stadium (ALMS) with a small ceremony on July 7, 2021. The $40.5-million stadium—located in Charlotte, North Carolina’s center city, on a 9.80-acre site adjacent to the main campus of Central Piedmont Community College—was built during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program of the New Deal.
Draw A Crowd
Parks and recreation projects add value to a community’s quality of life and make the area more attractive to new business and industry. Constructing top-notch, multi-purpose athletic facilities that can attract large tournaments also puts dollars back into the community in the form of full hotel rooms and restaurant seats.
Tending To Turf
Long before the first kids take the field, long before the first parent shows up with a folding chair, and certainly long before the umpire yells ТPlay ball!,У baseball and softball facility managers
Spring Training For Fields
While the pitcher is kicking at the dirt on the mound, wondering what to throw next, the batter stands in the box in the ready position. And what about you? As a parks manager, if you've done all
Get A Game Plan
An effective baseball coach wouldn't think about sending his team onto the field without a game plan--a strategy the players can use to outplay and outscore their opponents. Why should you, as a
Fan Experience Is Illuminated At Award-Winning Baseball Park
Everything about the Las Vegas Ballpark was designed with local fans in mind. Home to the Las Vegas Aviators, the city’s Triple-A team, it checks every box – and then some. Amenities include comfortable
Stop The Insanity
As a Certified Sports Field Manager, I consult with dozens of municipalities, schools, and private sports organizations each year regarding problems with ball fields.
The Beginning Of The Road
Mandan Park District’s goal in Mandan, N.D., is to increase the quality of life by creating a sports complex for the community through an increase of ¾ of a cent in the city’s sales tax.
Fields Of Dreams
The boys of summer are back in town and as another baseball season gets underway, I find myself filled with excitement.I start to look through the spring training schedule and reminisce about how the
Toro Teams Up With Twins
Employees of Bloomington, Minn.-based Toro and the Minnesota Twins joined forces Aug. 12 to renovate three multipurpose sports fields at North Commons Park in Minneapolis.They reset bases, repaired
Baseball Field Makeover
Keeping your park's baseball fields in tip-top shape is a lot of work -- and it can be expensive.Wouldn't it be great to get a little help? One Kentucky park district got just that when it won the