{"id":30872,"date":"2022-02-23T16:31:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T21:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=30872"},"modified":"2022-02-23T23:49:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T04:49:15","slug":"kendall-campus-baseball-field-undergoes-200000-in-renovations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/kendall-campus-baseball-field-undergoes-200000-in-renovations\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendall Campus Baseball Field Undergoes $200,000 In Renovations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The baseball field at Kendall Campus received a facelift thanks to a $200,000 donation from an anonymous benefactor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improvements include a green padded fence<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014the previous one was chain link\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">two towering yellow metal foul poles and a batter\u2019s eye screen behind center field to help hitters see the ball better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The donation was made early last fall and renovations started in December. They took a month and a half to complete.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis was a big step forward,\u201d said Sharks\u2019 Head Baseball Coach Adrian Morales. \u201cWe are very grateful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The renovated fence is hurricane resistant, entrenched deep into the ground to help fortify it and is supported by plywood to keep it sturdy. In addition, the center-field wall is now 394 feet at its deepest point, making it 30 feet closer to home plate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt just gives you more confidence as a hitter,\u201d said Sharks\u2019 first baseman Matthew Krtausch. \u201cWe can hit more home runs.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new fence also celebrates Miami Dade College\u2019s rich baseball tradition. A segment in left field lists all 74 previous alumni who have played in the Major Leagues and the date they made their debut.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen you step on the field you want your name to be up on that wall like the rest of those guys,\u201d Krtausch said.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another section lists the years the team won national titles<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20141964 and 1981\u2014and another chunk lists the years the school won its <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 state championships including its most recent one in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fourth portion near right field pays homage to the program\u2019s previous four coaches: <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mdc-baseball-legend-demie-mainieri-passes-away-at-90\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demie \u201cDoc\u201d Mainieri<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">,<\/span> Charlie Greene, Steve Hertz, and <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/danny-price-steps-down-after-nine-years-as-sharks-head-baseball-coach\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danny Price<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mainieri, who passed away in March of 2019, was the first junior college baseball coach to win 1,000 games. He finished his career with 1,012 wins at North Campus, won a national title in 1964 and 30 of his former players made it to the Major Leagues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green coached at Kendall from 1967 to 1997 and won 935 games, Steve Hertz won 947 games from 1984-2010 and Price won 258 games from 2011-2019. Before coming to MDC, Price won 1,086 at Florida International University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the second substantial donation the baseball team at MDC has received in the past two years. A donor gave the team $20,000 a few years ago to renovate the team\u2019s outdoor batting cages and purchase Rapsodo pitching technology that provides analytical data for pitchers such as spin rate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Morales, who played at MDC in 2008 and 2009, hopes to continue modernizing the team\u2019s facilities, especially if donors with deep pockets continue to offer support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On his wish list: a locker room<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014the team currently does not have one\u2014an indoor batting and pitching facility and field lights that would allow them to play night games.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHopefully we can continue to renovate and really make MDC a staple in junior college baseball,\u201d Morales said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30870\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30870\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-30870\" src=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_9534_web-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_9534_web-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_9534_web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_9534_web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_9534_web.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honoring History: A portion of the new outfield fence at the Kendall Campus baseball field lists the name of every Miami Dade College alumni who has played in the Major Leagues and the date they made their debut. DANNA QUINTERO\/THE REPORTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The baseball field at Kendall Campus received a facelift thanks to a $200,000 donation from an anonymous benefactor. Improvements include a green padded fence\u2014the previous one was chain link\u2014two towering yellow metal foul poles and a batter\u2019s eye screen behind center field to help hitters see the ball better. 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