How to Properly Maintain Baseball and Softball Infields

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By design, a high percentage of the action that takes place during baseball and softball games is concentrated on a relatively small percentage of the playing surface: the infield. That's why two thirds of a team's defensive players are stationed there, not to mention two to four umpires and at least one batter. Add up to three base runners to the mix, and a ball diamond can quickly turn into a whirlwind of activity.

294Once the dust settles, however, it's up to groundskeepers to put it back where it belongs, groom it, water it, mark it and get out of the way for another practice, game or - in the case of league softball - another round of games. "Ball fields are crazy," says Phil Williams, director of campus grounds at the College of Wooster in Ohio. "They're a lot of work. It just seems like you could be working on a ball field 24 hours a day, if you wanted to."

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