After a bounce back year in the slo pitch season I think one thing is evident. More maintenance and care is needed at the South Bear Creek ball diamonds. 

More specifically:

• Lights on diamond 3
• New strikeout mats that have south bear branding and diamond numbers on them so they don’t go missing and so that they meet both NSA and SPN standards
• Proper infield surface and materials
• Fixed netting on diamond 1 & 2 with netting extended all the way around diamond 1
• Diamond 4 finally restored
• New breakaway bases with magnets that actually work as they were designed for
• Fix the transitions from infield to outfield on most diamonds so it isn’t a significant tripping hazard
• Proper lawn care to the diamonds and maintenance so it is safe for players in the outfield
• A gate in the outfield of diamond 3 to replace the hole in the fence
• Netting down the the right field fence on diamond 3 to stop home runs from diamond 1 from entering the field
• Community improvement suggestions

Our league boasts approximately 2000 players a year needing multiple venues across the city. However the prime slo pitch diamonds have had no major improvements over the last 4 years. 

What I would like to see is fair spending to the slo pitch community as well as the City and Parks Department seeking corporate sponsorships from the oil and gas industry that engulfs our community for funding to help bring these things to reality. We have so many outstanding teams in our community, it is time that we have closer to outstanding diamonds. There is no reason to not invest more than the bare minimum that has been allocated for these diamonds over the last few years. 

If you agree please sign and share