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Article: Bowlin Stadium in Lincoln is college softball showcase.(field of the year)(Cover Story)
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- SportsTURF
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
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Bowlin Stadium in Haymarket Park, in northwest Lincoln, NE, won the 2004 STMA College Softball Field of the Year Award. Jennifer Roeber, the University of Nebraska's Assistant Athletic Turf Manager, was honored as chief caretaker of the winning field.
Bowlin's field is sand-based and built according to USGA specifications, and features a Kentucky bluegrass blend of Arcadia, Award, NuGlade, and Freedom II. Roeber's cultural practices allows her to forego using, insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides. The infield is MarMix red sand-clay topped with red Diamond Pro infield conditioner. The four-zone irrigation system features Toro 640 heads with six quick ...