Baseball On Turf

Thanks to a subscriber for sending along a link I missed -- to a publication I freelanced a couple of stories to -- that confirms plans to put FieldTurf on baseball's Red Rolfe Field. Here's the link. From the story:

Now in the preliminary planning stages, the project's top priority is the resurfacing of the playing field, replacing natural grass with FieldTurf similar to that on Memorial Field. "As traditional as we are about baseball, we have to be realistic about our northern New England climate," says Deputy Director of Athletics Robert Ceplikas '78, who notes that in recent years a number of early season games have been cancelled or moved off campus due to poor field conditions. Other aspects of the project include improvements to fan seating, new fencing, renovated dugouts and bullpens, and a new scoreboard.

Dartmouth baseball coach Bob Whalen's comment in the story:

"We are grateful to President Wright and the athletic administration for having this vision of first-rate athletic facilities that are consistent with the overall excellence of Dartmouth."

Another subscriber sent along a link to a bizarre story that might change your feelings about the Dartmouth Moose nickname or mascot -- one way or another. The link is here.