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Hickory Valley Sod and Albany Nursery have combined to give us new sod on the field and a pop-up irrigation system at Rannow Field. Pepsi is buying a new scoreboard for left-center field and the high school athletic department is helping to buy new uniforms. We hope to have a wind screen by the spring. We also hope to have tarps for the mound and homeplate. Now all we need are some two out hits and some great pitching and life will be good again.

That's awesome that you guys are getting all that work done! Congratulations. Will everything be done by this spring?

The sod is on the field and the pop-up system will be working by tomorrow. We have already received the uniforms. They are sweet! We will be moving the scoreboard poles this fall and we will get our new Daktronics scoreboard in the spring.

The Athens American Legion Post 21 and the Athens Athletic boosters are providing much of the funding for the field renovation. Stop by and see the field if you have time. We still need to water it and then roll it, but you can see the improvement already.

Nice renovations to an already nice field. Good for Athens.

Bulldog64...talked to Coach Stewart today and he was very excited about the renovations, said it looks awesome and is once again one of the better high school facilities in SEO. I'm looking forward to seeing it. I've always thought the field surroundings (ie: press box, stadium, shelter house etc.) were top notch, now the diamond will match. You all should try to play more night games. When we were in Cocoa Beach a few years ago we went to a local high school game. All their games start at 7pm...just like football and basketball. The crowd was huge and the atmosphere was awesome.

Looks great!! What an improvement to Rannow!!

Pics anywhere?

I hope to have some soon.

Would love to see it.

field looks great!

Thanks. Now if someone could tell me how to get my pictures off my computer and on to the web site. Contact me off the site at FredGibson@msn.com Thanks

bulldog64-

You have a PM.

I haven't seen the field, but its nice that they are improving it. I look for Athens to have a solid year this year

A few photos from the rennovation (compliments of Bulldog64) can be seen at:

http://www.p21baseball.net/MAPS_DIRECTIONS_FIELD_INFO.php

PS Hint: Scroll down the page and double click on the photo you wish to view.

are u adding more dirt to the infield as well?

It's still a work in progress. We have to see what effect the winter has on the new sod. We will make it right. Baseball fields are a work of art. I love working on the field, but it is a never ending project.

Rannow renovations have certainly been well overdue . From what I can remember a lethal lip on that infield grass was certainly something to watch out for.

that was a lethal lip lol

is the lethal lip was pretty nastyl... ive always wondered how catchers never hurt themselves while running back for a pop up... glad to hear about the renovations...