With no dirt it is hard for the softball team to play. Dirt may not seem important to some sports, but when fielding a ball it is very important to have a flat surface. Without dirt the field is not flat. Photo courtesy of MCT photo.
Softball has a field day every year. On this day the team is trying to get the field ready for playing. Some of the things they do are:
- Clean up trash around the field
- Get ride of leaves and rocks around the field
- Get the tarp ready to put on the field
- Organize the storage area behind the dugout
- Put new dirt on the field
All these things must be done to be ready to play games. But this year something was different, there was no dirt. Leaving the field hard and rocky.
“When Coach Melvin told me to help one of the catchers block balls on the field she called it the concrete,” said Liz Izworski, 9.
The field is so rocky that it may be dangerous for players when they run because some one could easily trip on a rock while running the basses or fielding a ball.
“I do not know why we are not getting dirt this year, our coach told the athletic director we need new dirt,” said Savanna Asbroke, 10.
No one knows why the softball team will not be getting dirt but everyone wants to know.
For information on the softball team’s upcoming season you can visit the GMC website.
