About ten years ago our high school got a turfed football field. It was discounted but still expensive. The stadium was used as a visit site for perspective turf clients for the company. Its not that there's a bias against baseball as much as these stadium are multi purpose. Ours is used for football, soccer and lacrosse. It was also rented out to a Catholic high school football team. The wear and tear replacement is way less than maintaining grass. I wouldn't want to have a baseball field shared. Its bad enough the Canadian geese use it as a landing pad in their migratory path.
Who got to keep the money the private catholic school paid for rent? Did it go into Booster fund for all to share or just to football team? If everyones Booster money paid for fball field, hope the money went into general fund.