Astroturf coming to Bill Davis stadium

[VarsityO]

Surprised that there has been no discussion of this decision on this board. As a traditionalist I'm disappointed. What say ye?

 

[dragurd]

I'm kinda surprised as well but just a note it's not astroturf anymore the latest is field turf.

 

[Bleed S & G]

In highschool I was able to play football on the field turf a few times, never had the chance to play baseball on it. Would be interesting to take a groundball at 3rd or a line drive into the outfield off this stuff.

 

[BRICKtamland]

It will be much better than the current field conditions, and will allow the team to practice almost any time of the year. It's not astroturf though, it will be the new field turf. Played on it at Louisville and it was very nice.

 

[CHU]

They play in different seasons (Spring vs. Summer), so this isn't an apt comparison, but I'd like to keep grass just due to the fact that there are only two MLB stadiums (Tampa and Toronto) that play on an artificial surface.

But again, they play in different seasons, so this isn't a fair comparison.

I'd be interested to know if the change is due to playability, ability to hosts more events or overall costs (upkeep and such).

 

[BRICKtamland]

I'd say more for playability. Bill Davis playing surface is very rough.

 

[osugrad21]

As stated already, not much of a difference from a properly maintained field.

 

[coastalbuck]

The only plus on Field turf for baseball is the all weather, any weather aspect. In Columbus I figure that is huge. As far as overall, MLB hates it and would like to get away from it totally.

 

[LitlBuck]

Hard ground balls hit by a aluminum bat would not be a pretty sight even for a major leaguer.

 

[CHU]

http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...adium-gets-an-artificial-surface.html?sid=101

Ohio State will be joining a growing list of college baseball teams that play on artificial turf.

AstroTurf GameDay Grass is being installed at Bill Davis Stadium and should be ready by the time the Buckeyes begin fall practice.

Is there a reason why the athletic department didn't go with FieldTurf's baseball product like Texas did with its baseball stadium (going with AstroTurf GameDay Grass)?

 

[coastalbuck]

The astroturf product is a little different from almost all of the other infill systems. It's an interesting concept.

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[rhgbosu]

I didnt really know where to put this post, but along with new turf there will be some other renovations made to BDS soon. One thing for certain is a fancy new scoreboard scheduled for 2013. I know i wont miss that old piece of junk with half the bulbs out.

 

[scooter1369]

I didnt really know where to put this post, but along with new turf there will be some other renovations made to BDS soon. One thing for certain is a fancy new scoreboard scheduled for 2013. I know i wont miss that old piece of junk with half the bulbs out.

After the $5.5 Million rebuild of Buckeye Field for the Softball team, we knew there would be upgrades coming to BDS. Can't wait to see a few games this year.