Homeplate - From Hilltopper to Dura Edge Classic in One Day

Yesterday, the J&D Turf crew was at Central Region Little League Headquarters to work on a homeplate area on Ferguson Field. This plate area was installed with all Hilltopper mound clay in the summer of 2011. After using the field for the central region tournament, the groundscrew decided that they wanted Dura Edge Classic in the areas around the catcher's and batter's boxes.

The first photo shows the Hilltopper Mound Clay tilled to a depth of 4 inches.

The final photo shows the area prepped for Dura Edge Classic infield mix.

The last photo shows the plate after the first lift of Dura Edge Classic. Another lift was added and compacted to complete the renovation.

The Hilltopper Mound Clay that was removed will be re-used on the renovation of Stokely Field in the month of May.

I thought the photos show how clay should be installed on a homeplate area. All the Hilltopper in the rectangle that was not removed is laser leveled to be on grade with the plate. The new Dura Edge Classic was sloped to the edges of the plate to ensure that no water run back onto the plate.

To see an additional blog post on homeplate renovation, click HERE.

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--Jamie