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www.stma.org May 2016 | SportsTurf 21 Field in the worst conditions possible. Many concerns were raised and noted about the safety to the players and possibil- ity of injuries that could occur. The infield grass was old and a mixture of hybrid and common bermudagrass. It was clumpy, thatchy, with undulations and lips. This certainly was not an ideal surface to have grown men playing the game of baseball at full speed. Fielding a ground ball fundamentally was almost im- possible. It also hurt the program's recruiting of student/athletes because of the appearance and outdated structures that were on site. Given the rapid success of the baseball program at CVCC, something had to be done. I began working with CVCC on the potential renovation proj- ect two years prior and UDC Sports was hired as the contrac- tor to provide services for the renovation project. September 8, 2015, was the planned starting date for groundbreaking and initiation of the project. However, permitting and other legal issues halted the project and delayed the start for additional 2 weeks. This put the project behind schedule before it had even started. However, all issues were taken care of and the demoli- tion started on September 28. First task on the list was to strip all the old, mutated and contaminated turf. Secondly, the infield and foul territories were graded but all operations would soon be halted by the first of used the facility for topography mapping and plotting. Horticultural students also have opportunities on the project, which will include installation of woody ornamentals, landscape structures, and landscape maintenance, which, will continue to grow with even more opportunities for students to obtain knowledge and experience. There are plans to add a surrounding park in the future that will provide even more opportunities for the students in the Life Science curriculum. Given the overall amount of earthwork that was going to be disturbed and placed, two retaining ponds were required to be constructed to accept all of the runoff that would occur during the construction timeline. Constructing these two water- retaining ponds took 10 days to construct and they would actually aid in the overall removal of water that had fallen in record-setting amounts. A new backstop wall and wall caps were to be constructed as a part of the overall plan, which made things really tight for access behind the plate. Just as the rain had delayed work on the field, it also delayed work that was taking place in the perimeter of the field. Dugout renovation was also included in the renova- tion package that was on the same schedule as the backstop wall and netting system. The Red Hawks played their first season at Henkel-Alley TURFCO GOLF: TriWave 45, Mete-R-Matic XL & Torrent 2– 1/2 Page Horizontal Ad; Final 4/4/16 TURFCO.COM Call to discuss the equipment you need to keep your fields in top playing shape. 800-679- 8201 OVERSEEDERS Go green with the TriWave ® Series that delivers optimum seed-to-soil contact and maximum germination rates. TEAM UP WITH TURFCO MANUFACTURING, INC. 1655 101st Ave. NE Minneapolis, MN 55449-4420 TOLL FREE 800-679-8201 TOPDRESSERS WideSpin ™ and Mete-R-Matic ® spinner and drop-style models set the standards for productivity and ease of operation. DEBRIS BLOWER The NEW Torrent ™ 2 takes debris cleanup to a whole new level with unprecedented power, precision and control.