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Fayetteville Baseball Field Getting Artificial Turf Infield

  • The Fayetteville baseball field as it looked Tuesday from the stands, with the turf installation nearly complete. Photos by Jeff Wick
    The Fayetteville baseball field as it looked Tuesday from the stands, with the turf installation nearly complete. Photos by Jeff Wick
  • Members of the Fayetteville Baseball Alumni Association, which has spear-headed the turf project and now manages the ballpark, left to right: Daniel Schley, Josh Vitek and Mark Schmitt.
    Members of the Fayetteville Baseball Alumni Association, which has spear-headed the turf project and now manages the ballpark, left to right: Daniel Schley, Josh Vitek and Mark Schmitt.
The La Grange football field isn’t the only playing surface in Fayette County getting a bright green facelift this summer. For the last several weeks an artificial turf infield has been going in at Fayetteville’s SPJST ballpark, home of the reigning state 1A baseball champion Lions. It should be finished in the next few days and ready for Fall Ball league games, but the big unveiling is set for…

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