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Elk River Area Field Improvements

During the later part of the 2004 baseball season volunteers from Area 728 Youth Baseball performed a detailed study of the 65 baseball fields in Elk River, Rogers, Zimmerman and Area 728 Youth Baseball Area. Here are our conclusions: Things have gotten worse in 2007. We're down to 42 playable fields total for the Area 728 School District.

Area 728 is simply out of playable fields, too many players, not enough fields.

Adult Softball, Girls Fastpitch Softball, Special Olympics and our own Elk River Youth Baseball program continue to grow and needs more fields.

School District fields need our help the most. On many fields the infield is shot. It’s weeds, age, compaction and degradation of the aglime, where it turns to dust, that contribute to poor playing conditions. As fields continue to get older, we will lose more and more playable ball fields. We propose Area 728 partner up with the parents, coaches and the School District to begin a program of annual field maintenance and repair.

For the 2007 Season, Elk River renovated and rebuilt the infield on the following fields:
Hales Field (varsity)
Salk 102, 103, 104, 105
Vandenberge 4 & 5
At a combined cost of over $15,000 for Materials and Labor.
Aglime was donated by the School District. Thanks to Todd.

For the 2005 Season, Area 728 renovated and rebuilt the infield on the following fields:

The Elk River Varsity, Junior Varsity, Vandenberge 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Salk 101, 103, 104, 105, 106
Zimmerman Elementary 1, 2, 3, Zimmerman Middle School 3, 4
Rogers Elementary 12, 13, Rogers Middle School 5, 6, Roger High School fields
Otsego Elementary 1, 2, Rogers Fletcher and Lynch Park

Thanks to all Rogers, Zimmerman and Area 728 Board Members for your support, over $20,000 during the last two years.
Thanks to the City of Rogers and our Area 728 School District for the Aglime Donated

We need your help.

Players, parents and coaches can all get involved. Donations of material and labor are necessary if we want good fields to play on.
If you see a field improvement need, please contact Area 728 Elk River Baseball to discuss implementing your ideas.
Specific areas where you can help: Picking up the trash left in the dugout and bench area after a game. Raking and filling in the holes in the infields and outfields. Weed removal. Backstop and fence maintenance, tie down some of that loose chain link.