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9780471447931

Baseball and Softball Fields Design, Construction, Renovation, and Maintenance

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  • ISBN13:

    9780471447931

  • ISBN10:

    0471447935

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-08-14
  • Publisher: WILEY
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Summary

Create the flawless playing field your team and its fans deserve. This book covers it all, from stadium and field design to fences and drainage to amenities for spectators. In practical, non-technical language, the authors outline the most common problems youre likely to encounter and provide solutions for each, including special considerations for all major North American climate zones. With contributions from Major League groundskeepers who share their experiences in managing state-of-the-art facilities, this guide is your ticket to a truly gorgeous field.

Author Biography

<b>JIM PUHALLA</b> is President of Sportscape International, Inc., a firm specializing in the design, construction, renovation, and maintenance of sports fields and related facilities. He has contributed numerous articles to Sports Turf magazine and received the magazines "Baseball Diamond of the Year" award in 1995 for reconstructing Boardman High Schools field in Ohio. <p> <b>JEFF KRANS</b> is Professor of Agronomy in the Golf and Sports Turf Management program at Mississippi State University. He has conducted extensive turfgrass research, as well as developed, patented, and commercialized four turf-type bermudagrass cultivars. <p> <b>MIKE GOATLEY</b> is Professor of Agronomy in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Mississippi State University. He has conducted turfgrass research in the areas of plant nutrition, plant growth regulation, and soil modification.

Table of Contents

About the Authors.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
PART 1. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
Introduction to Part 1.
Chapter 1. Field Design.
Chapter 2. Irrigation, Drainage, and Covers.
Chapter 3. Soil.
Chapter 4. Turfgrass Selection.
Chapter 5. Construction and Reconstruction.
PART 2. RENOVATION AND MAINTENANCE.
Introduction to Part 2.
Chapter 6. Renovation.
Chapter 7. Skinned Area (and Warning Track) Maintenance and Management Procedures.
Chapter 8. Turfgrass Maintenance and Management Procedures.
Chapter 9. Field Aesthetics.
PARTT 3. ANCILLARY INFORMATION.
Chapter 10. Fences, Backstops, Dugouts and Bullpens.
Chapter 11. Rules and Regulations.
Index.

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