Baseball Field Construction - Oct. 7, 2010
Sod was being put in place Wednesday in left field. Crews expect to have the entire outfield sod in place by Friday afternoon.
A small wooden wall indicates where the grass ends and the warning track begins.
The area between the blue and red stakes will be the warning track at the new baseball field.
The LaserDozer is back! The new field will have a slight grade (about 1 degree per 100 feet) to assist with drainage. The laserdozer makes certain each portion of the field has the proper grade before the sod crew can go to work.
Five truckloads of sod arrived on Wednesday with five more scheduled for Thursday to complete the outfield surface.
The current view of the field from what will eventually be the baseball press box.
The cement half-ring behind home plate will be covered with a FieldTurf design when the project is completed.
The brick base of the backstop has been completed.
The foundation and basic structure of the main building and press box for the field is in place.
This will eventually become the stairwell leading from the stands to to the field level and first base dugout.