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WEdNEsdAy,ApRil 10, 2002
TI h E ClAckAMAS P rìnt
Diamond renovations boost morale
and safety for Cougar ballplayers
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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
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the infield, leaving the baseball funds to level the field as best as to the Cougar diamonds. All the drop by B-104.
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