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OHS BASEBALL FIELD
AERIAL VIEW
The Orange High baseball field has come along way in the last twenty years. The Orange High baseball
field was originally built with a skin infield and no fencing (except a backstop) or dugouts. Today
it is one of the finest baseball facilities in North Carolina.
Press-box - In 1988 construction began on the press-box and dugouts. The press-box upper level has public address area and a press area. A new sound system is being added for the 2008 season. The upper press-box also has two storage areas and an ice machine. The lower level of the press-box contains the concession stand and male and female bathrooms. Also in 1988 concrete was poured connecting the dugouts around the backstop. Concrete pads were poured for bleachers. Hitting Area / Bullpen - In 1997 two side-by-side hitting tunnels were added along with a double bullpen just outside the right-field fence. There is a single bullpen down the left-field line. The Field- Common bermuda grass was seeded on the field in 1983. Today the turf on the Orange High field is a mixture of common bermuda grass and a hybrid 419 Tifway bermuda grass. It is over-seeded every fall with perennial rye-grass. The skin area is a 70/30 sand/clay mixture from Mebane, NC. A calcinized clay product from Burnett Athletics Co. is added to the surface for drainage and a smoother playing surface. In 2003 a new brick wall and backstop was added. The wall measures 3 feet in height and runs 150 feet from dugout to dugout. The new backstop, a black vinyl-coated chain link, also runs 150 feet and is 20 feet in height. In 2004 a net measuring up to 40' tall was added. In 2005 black wind-break inserts were added to the outfield fence to replace aging windscreen. An orange fence cap was also added that year. Advertising spots are available on the outfield fence. The Scoreboard - In 1998 a 10-inning scoreboard was erected to replace a storm damaged board. Orange was one of the first schools in the area to have such a scoreboard. In 2008 the scoreboard was expanded with a new top, the Orange Baseball logo and a 2008 State Championship sign. Side panels have also been added for advertising.  |
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