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STORY BY JERRY RO USSEAU
Nat Bailey Infield Skin Reno
If you didn't know it, the infield skin of a baseball or softball infield is the area where dirt is used, such as the areas around the bases, base paths, home plate, pitcher's mound and any other part of the infield not covered with grass. So what is this ?dirt?they speak of and how is it maintained? Not too long ago and just before the 2019 season got going, I travelled to Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey St adium, home of the Vancouver Canadians, to observe a critical step in the process.
League with field of the year awards in both 2017 and 2018, most likely due to the major projects and resulting field improvements his grounds crew pulled off in a very short timeframe.
Making the decision to renovate the infield skin is Nat Bailey?s head groundskeeper, Ross Baron. Now in his third season in Vancouver, Baron was quickly recognized by the Northwest
PG 26 | JUL 2019
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