The Irish Diamonds complex was completed in the fall of 2009 and the youth baseball and fast pitch softball programs began using the facility in the spring of 2011 after the decision was made to let the fields mature for one year after completion.
During the past three years upgrades to the facility were being planned and some were completed beginning with the planting of 30 young mature maple trees in the fall of 2012. During this past year the facility has taken on a new look with the completion of permanent roofing on each of the six dugouts, yellow safety corrugated tubing installed on the fencing around the perimeter of all three fields, and just completed in October, the new outdoor double batting cages complete with electrical service for the use of pitching machines. All of the upgrades were made possible by the fundraising efforts of the Diamonds & Dreams organization, local business advertising, concession proceeds, summer baseball and fast pitch softball programs and the help of volunteers.
Top right are photos of the complex's three upgrades completed during the spring, summer and fall of 2014. The cables for the batting cages will be installed yet this fall in preparation of the netting installation next spring prior to the beginning of school baseball and fast pitch softball programs.
More information appears in this week's Messenger.
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