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Baseball
Dirt Maintenance
For
true bounces and consistent good footing.
This
section covers everything you need for infield mix analysis and correction,
warning track material, dragging, rolling, and watering… including tips
and common mistakes. This is where most of the infield action is… on the
dirt.
Here
are the basic steps for proper baseball dirt maintenance. The turf gets
a lot of attention because it is so noticeable to anyone looking at the
field. But most of the infield action happens on the dirt area. Attention
to the dirt areas provides players with the best footing as fielders and
runners.
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For
a complete program of dirt maintenance, follow these steps. |
The nice thing about improving the dirt areas is that you don't need
to interrupt play and you get immediate results you benefit from.
So, unlike turf maintenance which can interrupt play or you have to
wait to see the results, here are things you can do with the dirt areas
that players immediately benefit from.
Each step
of baseball field dirt maintenance is described including bonus tips &
hints as well as common mistakes to avoid. |
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Select
the area you're interested in improving.
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Analyzing
your dirt mix - Analyzing
your dirt composition lets you know what your dirt problem is and
know what you need to do to fix it. This analysis is primarily
used for your infield dirt mix. Start by knowing what your field is
made of and create the best baseball dirt maintenance program for your field.
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Correcting
dirt mix problems - Most
baseball fields benefit from extra dirt every year or so. It just seems
to blow away or get washed away eventually. Add the right product
to get the best mixture for a safe and playable field.
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Infield
skin or dirt maintenance - The
best infield dirt is level and provides good footing for the players.
Drag and water the field properly to prevent buildups and best of all prevent
bad bounces.
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Warning
track maintenance - I
hope you have a warning track between your field area and things you don't
want players to run into. Make a warning track of the materials
and depth that works.
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The
mound - Prevent
injuries and keep the mound solid and free from giant holes. I
think most coaches never pitched or they wouldn't possible expect their
players to use such crappy mounds. So, fix it. Maintain it. A
lot has to do with the kind of material you use and then keep it from totally
drying out. That's why baseball dirt maintenance is so important.
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Homeplate
- Next
to the mound, I think most coaches never were batters either or they wouldn't
expect their players to use such crappy batter boxes full of holes. So,
fix this. Keep it maintained.
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Basepaths
- Basepaths
need to provide good footing for running. Prevent lip buildup
by dragging properly. And as an added benefit, if you take care of these
right, you avoid puddles. Ah, yes, another benefit from good baseball
dirt maintenance practices.
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Fixing
& preventing lip buildups
- You
might play on a field with dirt buildups around the basepaths, around the
bases, or at the outfield grass line. You might be able to fix lip
buildups a lot faster than you'd ever believe... in under 1 hour
and play on it immediately. Yup,
removing lips is part of good baseball dirt maintenance. One of the
best pieces of equipment of doing this the sod cutter.
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