Hammons Field head groundskeeper nabs Turf Manager of the Year title Hammons Field, home of the Springfield Cardinals, the Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, was named the 2015 Field of the Year by the Texas League. Brock Phipps, the Cardinals’ head groundskeeper, was named the 2015 Turf Manager of the Year. The honor is the fifth consecutive... read more
Turface Athletics is accepting applications for its 2015 Field Maintenance and Scholarship Awards through Oct. 1. The awards, given in partnership with the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), recognize outstanding field maintenance at the high school and collegiate levels, while the scholarships provide assistance to two schools in need of field improvements. “Turface is dedicated to educating sports field managers,... read more
Turface Athletics has announced the winner of its 2014 My Turface Story promotion as Dale Miller, director of field maintenance for the Taylor County Little League in Grafton, W.Va. The contest is designed to reward members of the sports field industry for turning to Turface products to save or maintain a field. My Turface Story asked field managers, coaches and... read more
Turface Athletics presented its 2014 field maintenance and scholarship awards at the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) annual luncheon on Jan. 4. in Orlando, Fla. 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. Worcester State University (Mass.) was selected as the... read more
Turface Athletics, in partnership with Baseball Canada and Major League Baseball (MLB), will conduct its first Field and Ballpark Maintenance Clinic Series throughout Canada in May. Murray Cook, the field and ballpark consultant for MLB, and other industry experts will lead three clinics in three different ballparks in Canada. The clinics are designed to arm attendees with information to help enhance... read more
