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Construction/Installation Timeline
September 21, 2009
. . . almost ready to play ball!
As John Henry Cardinal Newman says, "The Day's Star Glimmers Bright"!
A hot air balloon is inspecting the new field.
The last loads of sand and rubber are being distributed.
Morning shadows across the nearly-completed field
View from visitor's bullpen
View from backstop wall
September 18, 2009
Final pieces of red clay carpet are being installed.
Our installer feels that soccer will practice here next week!
September 11, 2009
Finished edge
The perimeter
Yes, someone is working in deep center field.
September 10, 2009
Sand man at work . . .
Oh, it really is sand!
Sand before it is brushed in
Fuller brush man at work
Who knew fertilizer was needed?
McCovey Cove
Morning shadow cast by flagpole
View from deep right field
View from deep right field to tennis courts
September 9, 2009 - End of Day
Rubber in fill
More rubber in fill
The Brush
The left side has been brushed, the right side has not!
We are so close to completion!
September 9, 2009
Hydroseeding for erosion control
September 8, 2009
View down first base line
Home plate takes shape
Rubber in fill bags
Sand in fill
View down third base line
Vibrant colors
September 3, 2009
Mr. Graham Rutherford, Principal, shares his approval with Mr. Matt Brown, the installation professional representing CalUltimateTurf.
September 2, 2009
Mr. Matt Brown, turf installer, explaining to sidewalk supervisor, Mr. Al Truesdell, how it all works.
View from future home on-deck circle.
September 1, 2009
August 31, 2009
Mike Nonella '81 supervising from home plate
Below are some pictures of the turf installation!
August 27, 2009 (late afternoon)
August 27, 2009
Below are several pictures showing installation of the warning track.
August 25, 2009
TigerTurf staging area
It really is green turf . . .
Installers plan where to begin
Turf installation begins at home plate
August 18, 2009
Congratulations to Mike Nonella, '81 and his crew: The inspectors from CalUltimate Turf declared that the planarity of the field is excellent...it is ready for the installation of turf. This will begin on Monday, August 24th.
Below are several photographs that help demonstrate planarity.
August 14, 2009
Compaction continues . . .
Backstop wall edge with Trex board
Edge showing curb and Trex board
Grader stealing home!
Mound edge
Ready for turf!
View due east from home dugout
View from third to first
Water truck stealing third from home . . . go figure!
August 13, 2009
Compacting goes on . . .
. . . and on!
Water helps with the compaction
View from backstop wall looking NE
View from backstop wall looking north
The only portion of the new field needing gravel!
TJ has begun to build the bullpen mound
View from backstop looking east
View from home dugout, which will soon be built.
August 11, 2009
Gravel has been compacted!
In-field ribbon drains
Last perimeter drains
Everything looks very level and firmly compacted.
Only in-field gravel remaining
View from eastern edge
View from northeast corner
View from southeast corner
View from southeast corner across visitor's bullpen
View from tennis court patio
August 7, 2009
View across the visiting team's bull pen and the soccer goal anchors. Mike Nonella, CN '81 and his crew are on schedule. The turf should arrive as the students return to campus.
View along the eastern edge . . . far right for baseball . . . to the NE corner of the soccer and lacrosse area.
August 6, 2009 - 3:30pm
Nearly all of 3,500 tons of gravel have been delivered and spread ...
140,625 sq ft of space for baseball, soccer, lacrosse, football practice, track and field, PE ... all students benefit.
The gravel delivery phase is nearly complete ...
The home team bull pen ...
Bringing the moisture barrier/shield home ... not much more to go.
August 6, 2009
The new field is looking fabulous!
August 4, 2009 - afternoon
The gravel is being compacted.
Gravel roller hard at work
Gravel roller in left field
Ribbon drains
Drain along the western edge
August 4, 2009
Current parent, Mike Nonella CN '81, and architect John Ryan, envisioning the dugouts.
Installation of the moisture shield/barrier that helps guide runoff to the drains.
Part of the trench system for the ribbon drains that will rest on top of the moisture/shield barrier.
The first load of gravel has arrived . . . and on schedule!
August 3, 2009
Backstop Poles
The flag pole, scoreboard poles, and foul poles are up!
Foul line from home to right field
View from home to center field
Work being done in left field
Ouch! Just a "minor" altercation!
Trex board backstop wall
Western edge Trex board
July 31, 2009
The first of four poles to support the backstop ...
Mike Nonella, CN '81 and Randy of Nonella Construction prepare the second of four poles ...
...should we worry that Randy is using duct tape and rope? (At least it's not smoke and mirrors!)
Looks kind of straight ...
...yes, the photographer is out in left field ...
The Trex boards to be installed next ...
... a jacuzzi? in baseball?
July 30, 2009
Cardinal Newman alumni on campus for a free quarterly lunch. They stopped to pose for a photo during their tour of the new field project. They learned of the work guided by their fellow alum Mike Nonella, CN '81 (not pictured ... absent ... likely unable to respond to the questions of Dick Colombini, CN Guardian Angel for construction!)
"But Dick," says Mike, "this thing says it's level!"
Bill Rousseau, CN '75 helps explain to his classmate Doug Anderson, CN '75 ... while Graham Rutherford, CN '77 (and Principal!) tries to convince Dick Colombini that it is indeed progressing well ... Matt Seghezzi, CN '84 and Chuck Reilly, CN '72 offer their approval of Mike Nonella's good work.
Jerry Robinson, CN '75 and Lance Badger, CN '83 supervise Brad's concrete work at the new pitcher's mound.
... and Jerry Robinson, CN '75 winds up for the first pitch (Don't worry, TJ. It didn't truly count as the first pitch since Jerry only tossed a rock!)
The first base line is on the outside edge of 1st base ... Mike Nonella and crew are getting this right ... never mind the gentle teasing from Dick Colombini!
July 29, 2009
The pitcher's mound has been prepared for concrete curb.
View from 2nd base to home plate. (Easy throw...)
View from 2nd to deep center field and beyond into far corner of soccer/lacrosse field.
New light-weight soccer goals designed for use on all-weather turf.
Alumni parent Lance Wright and his colleague Brad install stainless steel bolts to prepare edge for all-weather turf.
July 28, 2009
Mike and Randy consider changing the rules of baseball to allow the pitcher's mound to be 18 inches closer to home plate ... this to accommodate a slight mis-measurement ...
... nevermind ... they moved the mound to the proper distance from home plate. (TJ, don't worry! We've got this under control ... )
View from 3rd base to 2nd base ... under construction with a pick.
View from 3rd base to 1st base across the properly located pitcher's mound.
View from 3rd base to home plate.
July 27, 2009
Yes, there are plans thanks to the efforts of board member Jack Macy and Carlile - Macy Civil Engineers...
Board member Mike Nonella supervising the project from the pitcher's mound (his colleague Randy is reading the plans ...)
Cardinal Newman alum parent Lance Wright guiding his crew as they finish the concrete curbing at the SE corner of the soccer/lacrosse area.
Drainage system components ... notice ribbons drains in the background.
View from the NE corner of soccer/lacrosse field through deep center field to the pitcher's mound where Mike and Randy continue to study the plans ... good progress is being made.
July 25, 2009
View along the western edge showing the home bull pen mound.
In the background are the first of the indentations to accommodate the ribbon drains.
...more indentations for the ribbon drains.
Future pitching mound ... main drain for the infield runs beneath the mound.
Lance Wright has installed the bolts to which the receiving board for the turf will be attached ...
July 21, 2009
View along western edge of the baseball diamond
Footing for the backstop
Drainage ditch on the southern edge
Eastern edge of the soccer/lacrosse field
July 17, 2009
View along the western edge
View along southern edge
View from 2nd base looking home
View of soccer and lacrosse field
July 15, 2009
The sub-grade has been established
Brad of Lance Wright's crew begins to form the curb to accept the turf
From the southeast corner ... 140,000 sq ft is a large area
Le 14 juillet!! Vive la France!! (Le Jour de la Bastille!!)
A shot taken of the new soccer and lacrosse field
Lance Wright and his crew (including son Randy, CN '09) pour concrete for the backstop
July 13, 2009
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Shot taken from deep center field
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This is our own "Green Monster"
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Press Democrat for July 8, 2009
July 8, 2009
The backstop begins to take shape ...
July 6, 2009
July 2, 2009
June 30, 2009
June 29, 2009
The work begins!
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