March 2017 | Volume 33 | Number 3
STARTING LINEUP
4 SportsTurf | March 2017 www.sportsturfonline.com
FEATURES
Field Science
08 "There are Upgrades Available": It's time to update your field to 20.17
14 Maintaining pitching mounds
18 Using polymer-coated urea for aesthetics with low environmental impact
Facilities & Operations
22 Finding internships and attracting interns
26 Matt Eggerman opens The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
28 Field builder strives for safety
30 Water-drainable artificial turf surfaces
Tools & Equipment
32 European mowing system comes to USA
33 Aerating made easier
34 Turf Tank robot marks fields
2016 STMA Field of the Year Award
38 Professional Baseball: Smokies Park, Tennessee Smokies, Kodak, TN
DEPARTMENTS
06 From the Sidelines
07 STMA President's Message
17 John Mascaro's Photo Quiz
42 STMA In Action
48 Marketplace
49 Advertisers' Index
50 Q&A
ON THE COVER:
Commercial member Steve Bush, CSFM, led the effort
to renovate the field at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
The cover photo shows the crew installing pea gravel.
O F F I C I A L P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E S P O R T S T U R F M A N A G E R S A S S O C I A T I O N
STMA CONFERENCE 2017 WRAP
March 2017
SPORTS FIELD AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
www.sportsturfonline.com
ALSO INSIDE:
Finding internships and
attracting interns
Using polymer coated urea
Maintaining pitching mounds
Dr. Grady Miller on fi eld use hours
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