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ASBA Awards | By Mary Helen Sprecher American Sports Builders Association's Field Award winners H ONORS were announced at ASBA's Technical Meeting last year in Orlando. Entries were scored individually based on considerations such as layout and design, site work, drainage, base construction, surface, amenities, innovation and overall impression. Winning entries were those whose cumulative scores meet or exceed the standard. SINGLE FIELD FACILITY WINNER In terms of facilities, PK Park at the University of Oregon is an outstanding two-season athlete. The facility serves as home field for the Ducks during the NCAA baseball season. Once school lets out, it hosts the Eugene Emeralds, a San Diego Padres class A Minor League baseball team. And before that, it was a gravel parking lot that only saw use during Oregon's home football games. According to Aaron Olsen of Cameron McCarthy Landscape Architecture & Planning in Eugene, OR the project needed to be completed in two phases. The first phase created a field and temporary facilities in time for the inaugural season of the university's baseball team in 2009. The program, which was being revived, previously had been disbanded in 1981, and now required an all-new home. "Starting in 2008, our firm, in collaboration with the Phase I design team, participated in master planning/schematic design for PK Park to facilitate in giving the field a permanent location," notes Olsen. "Phase I was comprised of the permanent construction of the baseball field and subgrade drainage, field walls/fencing, outfield light structures, score board/video board, bullpens, player development area, and ADA parking." The outfield light support structures in the field were a custom design and a nod to 28 SportsTurf | April 2013 the history of baseball and light structures at historical fields. "The concept began as a sketch our office prepared, and Musco lighting, along with engineers, took from concept to the built element," said Olsen. "A synthetic turf playing surface, including the infield, batter's box and warning track, was chosen for its consistent playability in the Northwest region during the NCAA season (February to June), which is consistently rainy. Construction of temporary dugouts, bleachers, press box, and related site improvements was completed to accommodate the Oregon Ducks 2009 season." Other Projects named as Outstanding Multi-Field Facilities Fenn School - Reynolds Athletic Fields Concord, MA Upgrade of Existing Facility: Stantec Sport (Boston, MA) Lexington Center Play Fields Phase I Lexington, MA Upgrade of Existing Facility: Stantec Sport (Boston, MA) Pomfret School Pomfret, CT New Construction: Huntress Associates, Inc. (Andover, MA) Distinguished Single Field Facilities 2012 Stagg High School - Phase II Stockton, CA New Construction: Verde Design, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) North Canton Hoover Football/Lacrosse Stadium North Canton, OH Upgrade of Existing Construction: Vasco Sports Contractors (Massillon, OH) When the collegiate season ended, Phase II of the project got underway. Work included the stadium itself (including dugouts, locker rooms, concessions, etc.), field lighting, plazas, and spectator areas. Shortly after the Ducks' season ended, PK Park became a permanent home for the Eugene Emeralds. This also required some versatility on the part of the field, said Olsen. "The batter's box is designed to convert from synthetic turf during the NCAA season to clay for the minor league season. A permeable asphalt pad with concrete headers was constructed to ease the transition between the materials and allow both to Fairview High School Fairview, PA Upgrade of Existing Facility: Vasco Sports Contractors (Massillon, OH) SCU Bellomy Santa Clara, CA Upgrade of Existing Facility: Verde Design, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) Lodi Grape Bowl Lodi, CA Upgrade of Existing Facility: Beals Alliance (Folsom, CA) Bodner Rugby Field at California State Maritime Academy Vallejo, CA Upgrade of Existing Facility: Beals Alliance (Folsom, CA) Goodreau Field at Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA Upgrade of Existing Facility: Stantec Sport (Boston, MA) John Gutierrez Stadium, Bloomfield High School Bloomfield, NM Upgrade of Existing Facilities: General Acrylics, Inc. (Phoenix, AZ) www.sportsturfonline.com