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Does the soil on a baseball field influence the players?

April 5, 2023

In a word, yes, the type of soil on the baseball field greatly affects how players perform!

New Research Paper

July 12, 2022

New research paper "Survival of Staphylococcus aureus applied to Poa pratensis L. and synthetic turf" recently published in June 2022 International Turfgrass Society Research Journal.

What is Clay?

October 13, 2021

Graduate student Evan Mascitti takes a close look at what makes clay so unique

NEW PA Turfgrass Magazine Article

October 6, 2021

Mid-Season Field Checkup article details techniques to get the most out of your field

New Research

October 4, 2021

New research journal article outlines the develop of the test methods and inspection items used on synthetic turf NFL game fields prior to all NFL games.

New Research

August 11, 2021

Members of Penn State's Center for Sports Surface Research co-authors of new research paper examining NFL lower extremity injury risk

Penn State's Fresh Cut Grass Podcast: Turf Management at Beaver Stadium and Penn State with George Peters

July 15, 2021

George Peters, Supervisor of Grounds at Penn State University joins Jeff and Tanner on the podcast. George supervises all sports venues at Penn State except for baseball. During this episode, turf management of different fields is discussed, including changes made during the COVID pandemic. Beaver Stadium turf management is also discussed

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