Written By: Paul Zwaska Managing an organization’s financials is a lot like managing a business. And it is exactly how those who run an organization should look upon that duty. Businesses and organizations are always looking for ways to grow. In most cases, that growth cannot occur without money to carry it forward and a…
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How To Budget A Youth Baseball Organization -Pt.1
Budgeting… To some people, just the mention of this exercise can cause waves of panic and apprehension. But organizationally, it’s hard to be successful without one, especially if the organization manages and maintains its own ballfield facilities.
DuraEdge’s Impact on This Year’s American Legion World Series
Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium was the recipient of a new DuraEdge infield this past spring. Why is this significant? Veterans Field, in Shelby, NC, is the home to the American Legion World Series which wrapped up this past month. Recently, we caught up with Leif Hamrick, owner of Foothills Sportsturf, Inc. Leif was hired…
DuraEdge and Professional Outdoor Solutions Team Up to Fix a Field at Rotary Park (Decatur, IL)
We recently caught up with Tony Albertina, Recreation Supervisor for the Decatur Park District (in Illinois) and Andy Ommen of Professional Outdoor Solutions. Tony oversees a complex, Rotary Park, that is home to five ballfields. They were having playability issues, especially with the amount of games they play from May-July. Tony knew they needed to…
Ballfield Maintenance Do’s and Don’ts
We’ve come to the time of year where your fields have seen quite a bit of wear and tear. There are a couple things that we feel are important to think about this time of year: In this article, we’ll be discussing our Do’s and Don’ts for field care. Pregame Do’s Post-Game Do’s Field Maintenance…
DuraEdge becomes an Official Partner of Minor League Baseball
DuraEdge today announced a partnership with Minor League Baseball (“MiLB”) that will make DuraEdge the “Official Infield Mix, Mound Clay, Topdressing and Warning Track materials of MiLB.” With 120 teams across the United States. and Canada, Minor League Baseball’s partnering with DuraEdge, the premier supplier of infield products in North America, was a natural fit…
The History and Best Practices for Infield Topdressings
Written By: Luke Yoder and Paul Zwaska Back in the 1960’s, groundskeepers began incorporating different products into their infield skins to try to improve playability. These products were initially produced for the golf and automotive industries and consisted of diatomaceous earth, porous ceramics, and even crushed corn cobs. They were referred to as amendments or…
DuraEdge Partners with One of the Biggest Amateur Baseball Associations in the Country
DuraEdge has partnered with the Minnesota Baseball Association to become the Official Infield Material Experts for the 2023 season. Paul Zwaska, former MLB Head Groundskeeper with the Baltimore Orioles, current DuraEdge Business Development Specialist in the Midwest discusses the partnership and how it materialized: Coby (Schmucker), the DuraEdge National Bulk Sales Manager, brought this to…
A Day in The Life with Chris May at Russ Chandler Stadium
Have you ever wondered what it was like to work on a big time Division 1 baseball field? We had the pleasure of visiting Chris May, Director of Athletic Grounds at Georgia Tech to see just that. We followed Chris and his crew around to see what a typical day taking care of Russ Chandler Stadium was like.
A Fresh New Look for the Upcoming Season
The DuraEdge calcined clay line is changing. We’ve listened to our customers and helped to streamline our calcined clay offerings with a fresh new look and new features.
2023 MiLB Symposium Recap and History
In the fall of 2015, Tom Burns and Luke Yoder began discussions with a small group of seasoned MiLB groundskeepers to gauge their interest in an annual Symposium that would provide them the opportunity to gather as a group. Tom attended the first MLB Symposium in the year 2000 and every one after that until the year 2006, when he was with the Texas Rangers. Luke attended his first MLB Symposium in 2001 representing the Pittsburgh Pirates and every one after that through 2015, ending while he was with the Padres. Tom and Paul Zwaska (formerly with the Orioles) helped coordinate that first Symposium. Luke eventually took the lead and coordinated successive ones for several years following Bob Christofferson’s (retired from Seattle Mariners) lead and then passing it onto Bill Deacon (New York Mets). Attending those meetings provided valuable insights on many aspects of professional development and groundskeeping. It also provided the opportunity to strengthen existing relationships and develop new ones that would last a lifetime.
SFMA Field of The Year Clean Sweep
Every season, the Sports Field Managers Association (SFMA) organization, awards Field of the Year honors. For the awards, it includes not only baseball and softball fields from various levels, but also soccer and football fields as well. Within the baseball and softball communities, there is a Professional Field of the Year, a College Field of…
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