FIELD OF THE YEAR COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Level and category of submission : College Softball Field manager : Daniel Thomas , CSFM Title : Superintendent of Grounds Education : Bachelor of Science in Sports Turf Management
Experience : One year at The Oaks golf course , one year at Peoria Chiefs , one year Clinton Lumberkings , 13 years with the Baltimore Orioles , four seasons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers and two years at the University of Illinois .
Original construction : 2001 Turfgrass : Kentucky Bluegrass , Barenbrug HGT Blue
Overseed : Spring and fall seeding wall-to-wall of Barenbrug HGT Blue Kentucky bluegrass at 5 lb ./ 1,000 rate factoring in Pure Live Seed rates . Performed in conjunction with core aerating and topdressing , spot divots after games / practices with TurfMend Blue compost mix .
Rootzone : 90 % sand , 10 % peat Soil amendments : Ascophyllum nodosum
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