Baseball turf going in

[OcalaBull2]

On 12/13/2022 at 10:21 PM, JTrue said:

Still very annoyed about a turf mound. That's a cardinal sin. Guys hit on turf all the time in cages and fielding on turf isn't a real adjustment. But, I can't understand asking your pitchers to adjust to throwing on both surfaces. There is a world of difference throwing when there is a dugout hole at the rubber and landing area and then you're pitching off a turf mound with neither.

On top of that it's at our field, which means they're going to play a good portion, likely most to all, of their away games on a natural mound.  Not the adjustment you want to make for half a season.

[OcalaBull2]

On 12/15/2022 at 12:18 PM, JoeB said:

As for the script Bulls on the field, did that happen with a donation from one of the baseball players parents?  I know there were discussions about it in the stands last season, although I think they originally mentioned the Iconic U behind the plate

No idea about that, but would love to see a giant iconic U in center field. 

[olafberserker]

11 minutes ago, OcalaBull2 said:

On top of that it's at our field, which means they're going to play a good portion, likely most to all, of their away games on a natural mound.  Not the adjustment you want to make for half a season.

I guess it gives us home field advantage

[OcalaBull2]

1 minute ago, olafberserker said:

I guess it gives us home field advantage

Yeah.  It's also pretty wild to think that opposing teams' home field advantage is a natural mound. 

[USF_Bullsharks]

UCONN is all turf at their new field. Looks pretty nice. Big husky face in the outfield. EDIT* all turf including batter's box and pitcher's mound. 

https://uconnhuskies.com/facilities/elliot-ballpark/7#:~:text=Elliot Ballpark becomes the new,who was named Lawrence R.

Edited January 3, 2023 by USF_Bullsharks

[JTrue]

3 hours ago, OcalaBull2 said:

On top of that it's at our field, which means they're going to play a good portion, likely most to all, of their away games on a natural mound.  Not the adjustment you want to make for half a season.

Or going into the conference tournament... or any regional we've ever been to.

[olafberserker]

7 hours ago, USF_Bullsharks said:

UCONN is all turf at their new field. Looks pretty nice. Big husky face in the outfield. EDIT* all turf including batter's box and pitcher's mound. 

https://uconnhuskies.com/facilities/elliot-ballpark/7#:~:text=Elliot Ballpark becomes the new,who was named Lawrence R.

So it's not just us.  Summer ball team I coach played on a few fields last summer that were all turf as well, but not all

Edited January 4, 2023 by olafberserker

[JTrue]

I don't like it, but, whatever, on the turf field. Turf mound is ******* ridiculous and there is no reason for it.

[michibull]

On 1/2/2023 at 7:35 PM, Dave_Glaser said:

 

How can there not be a lip where the turf at the back of the infield meets the outfield grass

 

As long as the infield is slightly higher than the outfield, it shouldn’t be a problem. It’s when the infield is lower than the outfield that you get the lip that makes the ball take a 3 foot hop in the air.