SPALDING UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC COMPLEX
In October of 2019, after months of preparation, hard work, problem solving, and execution, the Spalding University Athletic Complex opened. In March of 2020, we accepted our third award from the American Fence Association (AFA) at FenceTech ‘20 in Salt Lake City, UT for our work at Spalding. The AFA Pro-Award for Commercial Multi-Use recognizes the best execution of more than one discipline of fencing. We are honored and proud to have won this prestigious award for two years in a row.
SCOPE OF WORK
Spalding’s brand new facility consisted of 3 synthetic turf fields, including 2 multi-sport fields (soccer, lacrosse, & field hockey) and 1 softball field. The complex also has 2 batting cages. Our scope of work on this project displayed our versatile skill set as both fence contractors and sports equipment installers.
Softball Fields
872’ of 8’ tall, black vinyl-coated chain link fence
1 – 16’ double-drive gate & 4 pedestrian gates
2 – 20’ tall foul poles
360’ of safety top-cap on outfield fence
82’ of backstop padding on installed CMU wall
Installed 390’ of 13’ tall netting suspended 7’ in the air to prevent home runs from going into the street or parking lot; netting an be raised and lowered for seasonal use
Softball Backstop
30’ tall x 85’ long outboard backstop net
Set 10 5/8” x 42’ posts to proper elevations to suspend netting system in place
Netting can be lowered and raised for seasonal use
Perimeter Fence
2,288’ of 8’ tall aluminum ornamental fence
5 ornamental gates (1 – 4’ pedestrian, 2 – 10’ & 2 – 16’ double-drive)
Batting Cages
Installed 2 – 55’ long x 14’ tall x 15’ wide batting cages
Nets attach to cable run at top and bottom of posts
Multi-Sport Netting
1,365’ of 20’ tall netting
All posts are sleeved in ground and removable
Netting can be lowered and raised to remove for seasonal use, repairs, etc.
Netting consisted of smaller mesh on bottom 10’ & larger mesh on top 10’