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Link to declassified version ;)

>>The baseball stadium’s turf will be installed in the next few weeks, Benedict said, leaving the stadium on track to open in time for the Huskies’ first scheduled home game, March 29 against Seton Hall. The soccer field is expected to be ready by the following fall, while the softball stadium will be finished for the 2021 season.

“We’re not there right now, but to be able to stand at home plate of the baseball facility, at Elliot Ballpark, you really begin to see things coming together,” Benedict said.

Baseball coach Jim Penders, in attendance for the ceremony Wednesday, said he expects new facilities will help greatly help with recruiting.

“16-, 17-, 18-year-old kids, they like stuff,” Penders said. “This is going to be state-of-the-art. There’s gonna be nobody in the Northeast that has anything even close to compare. So we’re going to stand out again, and I just can’t wait.”<<
 
huskymedic said:


Link to declassified version ;)

>>The baseball stadium’s turf will be installed in the next few weeks, Benedict said, leaving the stadium on track to open in time for the Huskies’ first scheduled home game, March 29 against Seton Hall. The soccer field is expected to be ready by the following fall, while the softball stadium will be finished for the 2021 season.

“We’re not there right now, but to be able to stand at home plate of the baseball facility, at Elliot Ballpark, you really begin to see things coming together,” Benedict said.

Baseball coach Jim Penders, in attendance for the ceremony Wednesday, said he expects new facilities will help greatly help with recruiting.

“16-, 17-, 18-year-old kids, they like stuff,” Penders said. “This is going to be state-of-the-art. There’s gonna be nobody in the Northeast that has anything even close to compare. So we’re going to stand out again, and I just can’t wait.”<<
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Wow, huge jump from the last video. The training facility feels "real" now.

Excited to see the turf go down. Hard to believe we are playing here in the Spring.
 
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Well Huskymedic, they did as you asked and moved the live cam ......... not what you were looking for I suspect.
 
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That looks so sharp.
 
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huskymedic said:
Yes... and not just in the Northeast. Many college stadiums are field turf.Texas, Louisville, Vanderbilt, Tulane, Oklahoma, Michigan, Tennessee etc...
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At Texas & OU, its because the plains winds would literally blow away the entire infield. Storrs is windy, but it ain't that windy.

They're cheapening out. Stinks for the infielders. Nick Ahmed never gets a shot in pro ball if he's playing SS on that surface.
 
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zls44 said:
At Texas & OU, its because the plains winds would literally blow away the entire infield. Storrs is windy, but it ain't that windy.

They're cheapening out. Stinks for the infielders. Nick Ahmed never gets a shot in pro ball if he's playing SS on that surface.
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Baylor and TAMU have dirt infields...

It would seem that plenty of college infielders who play on field turf get a shot in pro ball. Scouts can see talent.

I get the traditionalist point of view for grass all around but turf makes sense w/ the spring weather in the Northeast.
 
Interesting thought on UT and OU, yet in addition to A&M’s dirt infield OK State’s building a brand new stadium with plans for a dirt infield. Then again, they all also have separate practice fields.

In Storrs, Ann Arbor and possibly Louisville, Vandy and Tennessee, lingering cold and wet weather likely plays a significant role in going the field turf route. Better for practice, snow removal, and likely ongoing maintenance costs alike.
 
huskymedic said:
Baylor and TAMU have dirt infields...

It would seem that plenty of college infielders who play on field turf get a shot in pro ball. Scouts can see talent.

I get the traditionalist point of view for grass all around but turf makes sense w/ the spring weather in the Northeast.
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How do you know your coming up against a wall without the texturial difference giving you a heads up?
 
Pitt used to have an Astroturf infield. Dirt around the bases and mound and a natural grass outfield.
 
Im 100% fine w turf for the field, but the infield should be dirt.
 
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