Improvements to Baseball/Softball Complex

Another project will involve the City’s existing sports complex, including several much-needed upgrades to its baseball and softball fields. Sherwood’s ballfields, once premier facilities, are now outdated and in poor condition, requiring major upgrades. The high school baseball field (Field 1) will receive a full turf surface, new backstops, fencing, canopy, and netting to align with other high school facilities. The girls’ high school softball field is planned to be relocated next to the boys’ field, simplifying scheduling and practice logistics. Across the rest of the complex, improvements will correct uneven fields, inconsistent sizes, and failing irrigation systems. Renovations include new infield turfing, re-sodded and irrigated outfields, dirt work, modernized backstops, netting, fencing, and upgraded dugouts. These changes will address long-standing issues with muddy, lumpy, and dangerous playing conditions and restore Sherwood’s reputation for quality sports facilities, thus attracting more tournaments. The approximate construction cost is $8.5M. 

Summary of Proposed Field Improvements

• Softball fields - earthwork, turf infield, sod & irrigated outfield, CMU backstop wall & netting, fencing, and new dugouts.

• Baseball fields - earthwork, turf infield, sod & irrigated outfield, CMU backstop wall & netting, fencing, new dugouts, and a single new canopy.

• High school baseball field - full turf field and chain-link fence.