field maintenance

jojoriles10+ posts

I have a question about keeping up the maintenance at my high school field, Im always looking for ways to improve the field I play on. I live in northern California and it rains quite often through late winter/ early spring. Over the years it seems that grooves have been worked in right infront of third base and first base. When it rains it causes a huge puddle and makes the field unplayable for 2-3 days. Im trying to get the boosters to start fundraising for a tarp to cover the whole infield, but I would also like to know if there is anyway to fill these grooves?

1/14/0512:37 AM

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cvsting1,000+ posts

About the best thing you could do would be to get someone to donate their services with a backhoe, dig a trench and install some stone and drain tile in the areas you speak of.

When it rains the water will filter down through the soil, through the stone and into the drain tile which will carry it away from the area that now floods.

The materials are not that costly, the biggest expense is the backhoe so work hard to get that donated.

Good luck.

CV

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Coach May1,000+ posts

We went to a clay type infield mix a couple of years ago because we were looseing so much of it from wash. This mix hardens and when it rains it runs off without any standing water or run off of mix. What you have to do is wet is some before you play or practice to get it at the right playing condition. This is a great surface to play on if you have irrigation in order to wet it. It dries quickly and we have not had a rain out in two years.

1/14/0511:17 AM

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