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Sports 10_______ WEdNEsdAy,ApRil 10, 2002 TI h E ClAckAMAS P rìnt Diamond renovations boost morale and safety for Cougar ballplayers Sports Editor Wednesday, April 10 @ Mt.Hood 3 pm Friday, April 12 @ Grays Harbor Tuesday,,April @ SW Oregon I 3 pm Saturday/Suhday, April 20/21 (S^terossoveh Tournament* » Wallace Marine Park, Salem TBA Baseball Saturday, April 13 @ Chemeketa 1 pm Tuesday, April 16 lor a long time, the 20-year- old baseball field at Clackamas has been rather run-down, to the point of being dangerous for the players. Now it is in the middle of some changes that will improve the quality of its playing surface for the remainder of this season as well as for many seasons to come. The cost of the infield wasn’t as high as originally projected, mainly because the Clackamas baseball players and coaches have been do SALENA DE LA CRUZ I Clackamas Print ing a large portion of the work Clackamas' baseball field renovations include a leveled infield, an irrigation system, and new sod. themselves. This not only saves Next season, new sod and an irrigation system will be installed in the outfield and the facility will money, but it also gives players a feature a partially enclosed ballpark to create a professional atmosphere for the program. certain sense of ownership that team with a much more playable possible, and then top the surface improvements will also provide a can only come with hard work. surface. with sand to even out the incon more park-like atmosphere and el “I believe players play better when The improvements on the infield sistencies. evate the professionalism of the they have pride in their field,” have cost the college between Despite these attempts, the field entire Cougar program. Robinson said. $12,000 and $15,000. The cost of remained inadequate, with holes, So far that pride and new turf may the outfield is expected to run large clumps of grass and an all have helped them win half then- $20,000 to $40,000. The money for round unsafe Surface. At one home games. Robinson thinks the these projects comes from deferred point, home plate dropped three "...players play better new field is the best playing sur maintenance, which is a fund set feet to the left field fence, while the when they take pride in face in the league. aside for improvements on college drop from home to the center field their field." The renovations that began in buildings and grounds. This fence was in excess of eight feet. October 2001 are partially com money is available because of the At the end of the season, the out pleted and will be finished at the bond measure passed last year. field will be leveled and outfitted close of this season. So far, they Robin Robinson According to Athletic Director with an irrigation system. The base have leveled the infield, installed Jim Jackson, these changes have ball field will be added to so the Head Coach an irrigation system, topped the been a long time coming, and are area from dugout to dugout will be surface with fill dirt and put down only some on a list of many neces partially enclosed. The softball new sod. When this season is sary renovations on campus. For field will also be totally enclosed. completed, the outfield will un the past two seasons, Jackson was These enclosures are needed To reach Elena Boryska e-mail dergo the same improvements as in the habit of using department partly because of recent vandalism crazyforlance@hotmail.com or the infield, leaving the baseball funds to level the field as best as to the Cougar diamonds. All the drop by B-104. F @ SWOregon L.7 pm ’ C 0 N C 0 R’D I A UNIVERSITY Saturday, April 20 f @ SW Oregon 7 pm Tuesday, April 23 Mt. Hood n o □ n o Q. S' l\fm ^programs are deskped to heljFyou succeed Track Saturday, April 13 @ Mt. Hood J 77 am Saturday, April 20 Cougar Invite 10 am • CU accepts the OTAA (Oregon ' ‘ transfer degree) • Personal attention is given to make transferring as easy as possible ’• A w J • Transfer roeritscholarships are available • Day and evening courses / 2811 NE Holman St ♦ Portland, OR 97211 • 1-800-321-9371 admissions@cu-portland.edu • www.cu-portland.edu
