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Post by clifflee4mvp™ on Apr 2, 2011 9:40:22 GMT -6
  www.sportsturfonline.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=86F211FFD56C406AB030E40940E9F952Turf and grounds manager Monty Sowell, who also serves as manager of ballpark operations, led his team to a win of the 2010 STMA Professional Baseball Field of the Year Award. Arvest Park in Springdale, AR is home to the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, Double A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. The park was built in 2008 and hosts the usual variety of events beyond baseball, more than 200 hours worth in 2010. Featuring Patriot bermudagrass on a soil composition of 90% sand, 10% Dakota peat, the field has a GraviTURF drainage system, which is perforated pipe system developed by Dan Almond of Millennium Sports Technologies. Sowell overseeds in the fall with Champion GQ ryegrass at 18 lbs./1,000 sq. ft., and supplements that in the spring if necessary. |
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