SportsTurf
Contents
MARCH 2013 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 3
Field Science
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12 ways to help elevate baseball defense
Choosing and managing thick-cut sod
Facilities & Operations
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How to get the equipment you need
Tips on tarps
Irrigation & Drainage
31
To water or not to water, that is the question
Field of the Year
34
Fluor Field at the West End, Greenville, SC,
STMA Professional Baseball
Tools & Equipment
38
Aeration equipment
Departments
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From the Sidelines
STMA President's Message
John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
STMA in Action
STMA Chapter Contacts
Marketplace
Advertisers' Index
Q&A
On the cover: STMA 2012 Professional Baseball Field of the Year
Fluor Field at the West End, Greenville, SC, home of the Greenville
Drive, is managed by Greg Burgess and assistant Ross Groenevelt.
Fluor Field has hosted some of the nation's top college programs
over the past 7years, and the trend will continue in 2013 as 21 different programs are headed to downtown Greenville, including 2010
and 2011 National Champion University of South Carolina, Clemson,
University of Cincinnati, Michigan State, Miami University (OH), USCUpstate, University of Connecticut, and Northwestern. "Fluor Field
has become a highly sought after venue for top NCAA baseball programs in recent years,"
says Drive General Manager Mike deMaine.
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