RISING STAR
By 2021 , Boxler was back to work at the field , and , he says , very particular about everything he did .
“ I wanted everything to be perfect ,” he said . “ I was so excited ; I had a great time throughout that year . The team won a championship that year . Having all the players come up to us after they won and thank us for everything we did was a real cool experience .”
Since then , Boxler has strived to continue to improve his effort each year and create the best field possible . In his role as assistant groundskeeper for the RubberDucks , he helps Walsh with day-to-day operations while also overseeing and managing a game day staff of 6 to 8 . In that role , he handles all scheduling , planning and oversight of the game day crew .
According to Boxler , from the start he has tried to make Walsh ’ s life easier , allow him more work-life balance , and serve as a security blanket so that Walsh can leave him in charge and not have to worry .
“ I ’ ve tried to be someone that he can trust to set up the field , take care of irrigation issues or whatever the case may be ,” said Boxler . “ He can rely on me , and not have to stress and worry and try to do everything . He has taught me everything I needed to know to be able to take care of a field at a high level .
“ He is my boss and he is the head groundskeeper , but we really do work as a team , which is fantastic because we have trust in each other ,” he added . “ He allows me to do things that probably most other assistants don ’ t get to do .”
While many sports field managers deal with the challenge of schedules and events , Boxler feels fortunate that the RubberDucks organization does a great job of listening to
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