Baseball & Softball Backstop Netting at Rose-Hulman University
Gorilla Netting installed baseball and softball backstop netting at Rose-Hulman University in Terre Haute, IN.
- Client
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
- Location
- Terre Haute, IN
- Project cost
- $140,000 to $165,000
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DuringAfterRose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana needed backstop netting on both its baseball and softball fields. Gorilla Netting designed and installed engineered tie-back backstop systems on custom steel poles and caisson foundations, built to 30 ft above grade on both fields.
The challenge
What the fields were up against
The university's baseball and softball facilities needed professional-grade backstop netting to match the scale of a competitive university athletic program.
The two fields started from different places. The baseball field had an existing concrete wall suitable for a tie-back anchor, while the softball field's wall was being built at the same time as the netting project. Both systems had to meet institutional design standards.
What we built
The system we designed and installed
Gorilla Netting engineered and installed a 30 ft high, large-span tie-back backstop on each field.
- Baseball backstop: 60 ft wing, 30 ft center, and 60 ft wing.
- Softball backstop: 50 ft wing, 20 ft center, and 50 ft wing.
- Steel poles 12.75 in in diameter with a 0.375 in wall, 40 ft overall length, painted black.
- Caisson foundations 24 in wide and 9 ft deep.
AfterThe outcome
What it means for the program
Both of Rose-Hulman's fields now have engineered 30 ft backstop netting systems on black steel poles set in caisson foundations, giving the university's varsity baseball and softball programs professional-grade protective netting from design through installation.
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