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KingofZydeco 
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| ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:38 pm)
What is the playing surface? Particularly, is there dirt around the bases? A ULL coworker claims the entire surface is artificial, even around home plate and bases (ie no dirt at all on the field )
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PurpleAndGold86
LSU Fan
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2012
5340 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:40 pm to KingofZydeco)
The mound is dirt at ULL. Apparently that is the only natural surface on the field.
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bbap 
Indiana Fan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2006
71802 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:40 pm to KingofZydeco)
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A ULL coworker claims the entire surface is artificial, even around home plate and bases (ie no dirt at all on the field )
everything is artificial except the mound. dead serious.
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graychef 
George Mason Fan
Broussard
Member since Jun 2008
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| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:41 pm to KingofZydeco)
Mound is dirt. The rest artificial. The baselines are brown but they're artificial.
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hendersonshands 
LA-Lafayette Fan
Univ. of Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
Member since Oct 2007
97955 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:42 pm to KingofZydeco)
Only the mound is dirt. It was weird at first but I've gotten used to it. On the plus side, we don't have nearly as many rainouts as we used to and there aren't many bad hops in the infield.
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JustSmokin
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2007
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| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:44 pm to KingofZydeco)
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Cap Crunch 
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| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:46 pm to JustSmokin)
Isn't Tulane's field similar?
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bbap
Indiana Fan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2006
71802 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:47 pm to Cap Crunch)
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Isn't Tulane's field similar?
exact same layout. mound only.
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JustSmokin
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2007
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| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:47 pm to Cap Crunch)
yes
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makinskrilla 
Northwestern St. Fan
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jun 2009
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| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:47 pm to KingofZydeco)
It looks goofy as hell.
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lsufball19
LSU Fan
Germantown, TN
Member since Sep 2008
4783 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:48 pm to makinskrilla)
texas has a similar setup as well. unfortunately a lot of schools are going this way. i personally think it's bull shite to have an all turf infield.
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PurpleAndGold86
LSU Fan
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2012
5340 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:49 pm to lsufball19)
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i personally think it's bull shite to have an all turf infield.
+1
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Corn Dawg Nation
LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2009
2356 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:57 pm to KingofZydeco)
frick these types of fields. They are totally against everything baseball is about!!!!!
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Broham
LSU Fan
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2005
12035 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 12:59 pm to Corn Dawg Nation)
That's not baseball IMO. Much rather dirt and real grass.
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teeMike
LSU Fan
Member since Feb 2007
3283 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 1:01 pm to JustSmokin)
This is a nice park. Tony R. has done a respectable job with this program and has really generated a lot of fan support. They did some nice improvements as well to the entrance plaza and the stands down the lines. It should be a very good atmosphere but unless you're connected from a corporate angle, LSU fans will be very scarce at this one. This will be a money maker for them no doubt.
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GOAT1986
LSU Fan
In your head. In your head. In your
Member since Dec 2012
42 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 1:02 pm to Broham)
I bet if the Box had it, it would be the best thing ever. Jealousy is an ugly, ugly thing.
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lsufball19
LSU Fan
Germantown, TN
Member since Sep 2008
4783 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 1:04 pm to GOAT1986)
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I bet if the Box had it, it would be the best thing ever. Jealousy is an ugly, ugly thing.
if only the grass is artificial, then it's not that bad. but when the entire infield is turf it takes away from the game. a sharply hit ground ball on that stuff is entirely different from a ground ball on dirt.
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Choupique19
LSU Fan
The cheap seats
Member since Sep 2005
21694 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 1:06 pm to JustSmokin)
That's not the Cajuns field. It clearly states behind home plate that this is the home field for Louisiana College in Pineville.
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Thunder Tiger
LSU Fan
A-Town
Member since Sep 2011
1568 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 1:07 pm to Broham)
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That's not baseball IMO. Much rather dirt and real grass.
Agreed.
Looks like they "forgot" to add Lafayette to their name... Pfft! 
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liquid rabbit
LSU Fan
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Member since Mar 2006
31886 posts
| re: ULL baseball field surface question... (Posted on 2/25/13 at 1:07 pm to JustSmokin)
What is that brown stuff, ground-up tires?
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