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Two Circle Pines Fields Renovated at MPSTMA Community Service Project
Two Circle Pines Little League Fields Renovated At 2021 MPSTMA Community Service Project
For the 13th time Minnesota Park and Sports Turf Managers Association members renovated two adjacent Little League Fields in Circle Pines. The two fields, Carl Eck Field and Lion Field, were in dire need of renovation as the fields will host the 8-9 year old 2022 Little League State Championships.
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CSP leader Mike McDonald, CSFM, who made sure all volunteers were busy. The Mound and Home Plate areas were renovated and the infield grass on both fields were replaced. McDonald has been the driving force of all 13 renovations.
Magic Turf’s Jerrod Brunelle did prep work on the renovation prior to the September 15 project and provided equipment and supplies and labor for this year’s CSP.
The scope of MPSTMA’s involvement consisted of the building of two little league mounds with clay bricks/ag-
lime; installation of rubber mats in both home plate areas; installing base anchors on both fields, and the sodding and grooming of both infields.
Special thanks to our commercial members who supplied equipment and product for the project. These vendors include:
HLS Outdoor: 20 bags of Dura Edge Pro Drying Agent; Minnesota Twins: 1 case of I-25 irrigation heads and some field rakes; City of Lakeville: Two pallets of a 28-0-0 100% UMAXX fertilizer; Ramy Turf: One Bag of Athletic Grass Seed Mix, 70% blue 30% rye; MTI Distributing: One Workman Utility Vehicle; The Tessman Company: One pallet of turface clay bricks and two bags of athletic grass seed mix, and MagicTurf: Assisted with Ag-lime areas and pre-CSP work.
More than 30 MPSTMA members and about 25 local volunteers worked together and proved that numbers make the job go faster. Both fields were completed by early afternoon and volunteers went home after lunch.
Current MTGF Vice President Sam Bauer, Ramy Turf, volunteered his time at the MPSTMA Community Service Project in Circle Pines, MN. Joshua Gerth, a Certified Sports Field Manager at Bethel University, pictured front left, helped rebuild the homeplate area. Gerth is currently on both the MTGF and MPSTMA Board of Directors.
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