This time of year, baseball and softball are usually on the backburner. However, in warm climates things are starting to ramp up in preparations for the upcoming seasons. Our Homefield crews are spread out across the Southern and Western U.S. getting fields ready to play. One of our crews are currently down in the Sunshine State, working to help get these fields ready for the fast-approaching season. Most recently, they just finished up an overhaul at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. Their Superintendent of Athletic Grounds, Corey Levine, shares his experience:
Tag: softball field construction
Interview With An Installer: Tyler Woak
How did you get into the sports turf industry? I worked with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers since I was fourteen. I started there as a bat boy and worked my way up to Assistant Clubhouse Manager. The former head groundskeeper, Ryan, was looking for an intern to help him for a spring season when I…
Interview With An Installer: Jason Jacobs
How did you get into the sports turf industry? Taking care of baseball fields is something I’ve done since I was fifteen. I worked for my hometown, taking care of about ten fields. Originally I went to school and got a degree in Sports Administration as kind of a fall back plan. Afterwards, I interned…
Interview With An Installer: Travis Beatty
How did you get into the sports turf industry? My dad has worked with Grant (McKnight) on and off since before I was born. When he started Natural Sand Company and then DuraEdge my dad started working there again. I started working at the plant bagging product. Then I began working on the construction side…
Interview With An Installer: Cameron Toone
How did you get into the sports turf industry? I started out on the residential landscaping side of things. Through working in landscaping, I was introduced to a local sod company and another company in sports turf. What really got me started was job shadowing them to start learning that world. I eventually worked my…
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