Baseball and Softball Warning Tracks - Are They Necessary?

That is a question I get many times at the high school and park and rec level.  For safety reasons, warning tracks are always a good idea.  Another aspect to consider is, "Can I Maintain a Warning Track?"

First of all let's look a proper basic warning track installation:

Another aspect is maintenance.  If you do not drag your warning track as frequently as your infield your track will soon look like this:

Another trick is to apply Sureguard to the track.  To learn more about this, click HERE.

Warning tracks add a good look and a safety feature to a baseball/softball field, but careful consideration should be taken to determine if the level of maintenance can support the track.

Go to j-dturf.com to learn more about J&D Turf.

Play on!
--Jamie
@JamieMehringer