Baseball/Softball - Athletic Turf

Turface releases product, educational brochures

April 2, 2014By AT Staff

Turface Athletics released two new online brochures that showcase its lines of infield conditioners and mound products. The brochures, available to download for free, also include educational information and updated product information. The first brochure features information on the Pro League lineup of infield conditioners, highlighted by the newest color of conditioner, Champion Brown. It also includes information about the company’s improved manufacturing process and... read more

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Marlins Park’s journey to Platinum TE paspalum

March 28, 2014By Joelle Harms

The Marlins Park grounds crew is looking forward to MLB’s Opening Day on March 31, in hopes that they finally found the perfect turfgrass: Platinum TE paspalum. During the two-year journey that led to Platinum TE, the park, home of the Miami Marlins and the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) stadium in the U.S., has also been... read more

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Chicago Cubs choose Jacobsen equipment for new training facility

March 28, 2014By AT Staff

The Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team has named Jacobsen, a Textron company, the official turf equipment supplier of Cubs Park, the team’s brand-new spring training facility located in Mesa, Ariz. Cubs Park, which cost $99 million to complete, is spread out over 140 acres and includes four practice fields, a 65,000 square-foot player development center and one stadium. Cubs Park seats... read more

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TSG uses 3-D service to design nonprofit’s fields

March 18, 2014By AT Staff

In 2010, a baseball field opened in West Dallas, Texas, called the “Field of Dreams.” Founded by the nonprofit Mercy Street, it has served the community as a place for impoverished kids ages five to 14 to learn baseball and develop life skills from volunteer coaches and staff. Now, Mercy Street had Turf Solutions Group (TSG) design and build two softball fields,... read more

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Turface names 2013 Field Award winners

February 10, 2014By AT Staff

Turface Athletics presented its 2013 Field Maintenance and Scholarship awards at the American Baseball Coaches Association’s (ABCA) annual convention Jan. 2-5 in Dallas. The maintenance awards recognize outstanding field maintenance at the high school and college levels, while the scholarships provide assistance to two schools in need of field improvements. Honored with 2013 Field Maintenance Awards were Hampshire High School... read more

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