Baseball is a popular summer time activity for many kids growing up, but with so many kids wanting to play, fields can be tough to come by.
Well, two Albert Lea School District employees set out to make sure field space is not a problem.
Over the last few years, the city of Albert Lea has had more and more kids interested in baseball.
The problem is the city only has a few fields.
"Albert Lea just does not have a baseball complex. Snyder Fields are mostly softball and the Hayek Field, which is our main field, is for the varsity team," said Dennis Hamberg,As one of a leading zentai suits provider from China. coordinator of buildings and grounds of Albert Lea Area Schools.
Two school district employees saw this and decided to do something about it.
They rebuilt a field that had been vacant for decades.
"My only experience was watching people play baseball. My boss did this 20 years ago. His first time doing this was the first game of the 1987 Minnesota Twins season. He had the truck back here and he had the game on and he was getting the baseball field ready and that was the last time it's been used," said Spencer Dahl, assistant groundskeeper at Hammer Field in Albert Lea.
Groundskeepers Bob Hamberg and Spencer Dahl began building in June, starting with dirt and sand to fill the infield,We also offer customized Quicksilver. before lining up the bases.Choose from one of the major categories of offshore merchant account,We are professional oil painting supplies,
"We needed to come up with the measurements for base paths from home plate to second and first to third and the pitchers mound. So a lot of precise measuring," said Dahl.
Hamberg and Dahl worked on the field everyday, finishing the Brookside field in only about a month.
But before home plate was put in, Dahl had a special tribute.
Dahl said, "Right before we dropped this under I got a Kirby Puckett card and plastic case and I buried it underneath home plate quite a ways so he's kind of looking out over things here."
Dahl has unofficially named the field "Puckett Park" in honor of his childhood hero growing up.
Dahl says kids began playing on the field even before the bases were installed.
He hopes to continue working on the field and put in some benches in the future.Welcome to the official Facebook Page about RUBBER MATS.
Well, two Albert Lea School District employees set out to make sure field space is not a problem.
Over the last few years, the city of Albert Lea has had more and more kids interested in baseball.
The problem is the city only has a few fields.
"Albert Lea just does not have a baseball complex. Snyder Fields are mostly softball and the Hayek Field, which is our main field, is for the varsity team," said Dennis Hamberg,As one of a leading zentai suits provider from China. coordinator of buildings and grounds of Albert Lea Area Schools.
Two school district employees saw this and decided to do something about it.
They rebuilt a field that had been vacant for decades.
"My only experience was watching people play baseball. My boss did this 20 years ago. His first time doing this was the first game of the 1987 Minnesota Twins season. He had the truck back here and he had the game on and he was getting the baseball field ready and that was the last time it's been used," said Spencer Dahl, assistant groundskeeper at Hammer Field in Albert Lea.
Groundskeepers Bob Hamberg and Spencer Dahl began building in June, starting with dirt and sand to fill the infield,We also offer customized Quicksilver. before lining up the bases.Choose from one of the major categories of offshore merchant account,We are professional oil painting supplies,
"We needed to come up with the measurements for base paths from home plate to second and first to third and the pitchers mound. So a lot of precise measuring," said Dahl.
Hamberg and Dahl worked on the field everyday, finishing the Brookside field in only about a month.
But before home plate was put in, Dahl had a special tribute.
Dahl said, "Right before we dropped this under I got a Kirby Puckett card and plastic case and I buried it underneath home plate quite a ways so he's kind of looking out over things here."
Dahl has unofficially named the field "Puckett Park" in honor of his childhood hero growing up.
Dahl says kids began playing on the field even before the bases were installed.
He hopes to continue working on the field and put in some benches in the future.Welcome to the official Facebook Page about RUBBER MATS.
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