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Please follow these instructions when preparing a baseball field for play and repairing a baseball field after team use, including practices and games.
NOTE: Grass Maintenance is taken care of by ANSLL. There is no requirement for Managers, Parents, Players or Children to operate any of the field maintenance equipment to include the Riding Mowers, Push Mowers or Gas Trimmers. We ask that you not operate any of this equipment for safety, liability and maintenance reasons.
Dragging the Infield Dirt Areas: After each practice and/or game, the dirt that has built up around the edges of the bases should be pushed back out into the infield area, and any holes in the infield particularly around the bases, batters box, and pitchers mound should be filled in. The infield should then be dragged to remove any depressions. This prevents water from accumulating during wet weather and field irrigation. Do not drag against the grassline, keep it about 6 inches to a foot away from the grassline.
If the infields have been properly groomed after the previous field use, then the infield should be dragged prior to the next playing event. If the infield has not been groomed since the last play, then perform the activities described above.
Raking the Base Paths: Base paths should be raked level before each playing event. The raking direction must be from “base to base” rather than across the base path to keep the dirt in the playing area and in the grass area. This also avoids a “lip” build up which creates a player safety hazard.
Lining the Base Paths: Before each game day, the base paths should be lined with marking lime to identify the fair play and foul areas. Marking lime and liners are available in the equipment shed along with a string line. Pull the string line from the corner of home plate to the foul side edge of the base and use as a guide to lay the base line.
Lining the Batters Box: Before each game, the batters box should be lined with marking lime to identify the batting area. Use the PVC batters box template in the equipment shed and mark the area prior to lining with the marking lime and liner.
Removing Water Puddles: Puddles should be drawn into a bucket with the field pump and removed from the dirt area. Puddles can be “broomed” but NOT INTO THE GRASS. Broom the water across the dirt area to drain. Fill holes with dirt material if available at the fields. If you remove mud, use a shovel and a wheel barrow put the wet material in the dirt box, and replace the material that was removed after use, otherwise you will create low spots and compound the problem the next time it rains. The dirt boxes contain an infield mix type of dirt and sand.
DO NOT DUMP THE DIRT IN THE GRASS.
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