2008 Woodie Awards
Skyline baseball gets new facility
New field will host the Trojans' first game Feb. 4
Gina Murray
Date created: 1/31/05 Section: SPORTS
 Media Credit: Neill Herbert A strip of yellow caution tape strung between the netless backstop and the seats behind home plate at Skyline´s baseball diamond warns pedestrians of ongoing construction as the baseball team practices on the new field Jan. 26. All construction projects at the baseball field are scheduled to be finished in time for the season opener against Basrstow College Feb. 4. |
Skyline has a new baseball field that is not only a beautiful addition to the campus, or just for the baseball players. It will help the entire the school.
The field took from August to the first week of Jan. to complete and already it is being called one of the best fields around.
"It is one of the best fields in the state, if not the best," Athletic Director Andreas Wolf said. "I get phone calls daily from the immediate community and other athletic directors saying our field is the best field in the state."
Baseball coach Dino Nomicos said, "There are 86 community college baseball teams in the state and this field is one of the best."
Most of the field was changed. The bleachers behind home plate not changed. The fence behind home plate and all in front of it was changed. Also, the field's turf is now synthetic with a brand new wood wall, new poles and a new walkway to the field that used to be mud.
Coach Nomicos loves the new field and considers it his classroom.
"I am an educator and the baseball field is like my classroom," Nomicos said. "I've always loved coming here and now it's like icing on the cake to come to this field."
The field will lift spirits, give the baseball players an edge over other community college baseball players and help out the college.
With the new synthetic field, no matter when it rains, the players will never have to worry about not being able to practice. Other teams have fields that flood and are too muddy for them to practice; Skyline's synthetic turf drains the rain and doesn't get muddy. Not only will the Trojans get more practice, the field has playing benefits as well.
"For the student athletes the field helps them play better," Wolf said. "Balls bounce true."
