SMOKIES STADIUM KODAK , TENN .
FIELD OF THE YEAR PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
SMOKIES STADIUM KODAK , TENN .
This year was the toughest I have ever endured . We furloughed 80 percent of our company , which left me with almost zero help . I cut my nitrogen way down , still managed to aerify 15 times this year , as well as 10 verticuttings and three topdressing applications . We ended up playing more than 300 high school baseball games at Smokies Stadium during 2020 . There were zero sod projects , and all games were played . Mother Nature was kind to us , but the pandemic hurt us . I really wanted to win the award for the guys that helped me get through these days , and to give our front office something to hang their hat on .
It is a tremendous honor to be recognized as the 2020 STMA Field Of The Year .
— Eric Taylor , head groundskeeper
The Field of the Year Awards program is made possible by the support of sponsors Carolina Green Corp ., Precision Laboratories , and John Deere .
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