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the renovation of the baseball, softball, and soccer complex while I was a
student. As a student I also went on an internship in San Francisco work-
ing for the Giants. I was hired full time the next year and I spent 3 seasons
as an assistant groundskeeper for the Giants. I then spent a summer at
Comerica Park working for the Detroit Tigers as a member of the grounds
crew and returned to MSU to be the groundskeeper for baseball, softball,
and soccer in 2012. I just became a CSFM in January 2014.
ST: What practices do you use to keep your infield skin in peak con-
dition?
Fouty: We feel it is key to start with a good base, which we add plenty
of conditioner preseason and nail drag, mat drag, roll, repeat a couple
times. We then add conditioner as needed throughout the season. We
try to keep it about 70% calcined clay, 30% vitrified clay for a great
surface. Whenever we have an event i.e., practice, game, or camp we
nail drag, mat drag and water first thing in the morning, and depending
on time we may mat drag and water again right before the event. After
the event we nail drag to again to get all the cleat marks and get us back
to level as best we can, followed again by mat drag and water. We also
leaf rake edges after every event and broom every other and completely
blow out edges with water two times a year. Usually right after the MSU
baseball season and right before the fall ball season starts.
ST: What changes if any are you considering or implementing for the
winning field in 2014?
Fouty: We are always striving to get a more consistent playing surface
and we will continue to try new things if we think we can save some time
or become more efficient in the way we manage and implement our man-
agement practices
ST: How do you see the Sports Turf Manager's job changing in the fu-
ture?
Fouty: The job has, and will continue to, become more scientific and
more professional. I would like to think that there will be a return to nat-
ural grass playing surfaces as field management gets better and construction
of fields continues to get better.
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