Shaw Sportexe Powerblade HP+ in Stambaugh Stadium This Fall May 26, 2011
Shaw Sportexe Powerblade HP+ in Stambaugh Stadium This Fall
Crews from the Sports Construction Group L.L.C. of Brecksville, Ohio, began synthetic turf replacement at Youngstown State's Beede Field/Stambaugh Stadium on Monday May 23rd with Shaw Sportexe’s PowerBlade HP+ synthetic turf system. PowerBlade HP+ combines the appearance of natural grass with the engineered performance of modern synthetic turf. It is specially designed to enhance player speed and performance while providing for maximum player safety.
The project will move quickly and is expected to be completed in early June. In addition, SCG recently installed Shaw Sportexe PowerBlade HP+ synthetic turf in YSU's Watson and Tressel Training Site, an indoor practice facility for several YSU athletics teams.
Stambaugh Stadium is home to the YSU football and soccer programs and plays host to high school football games, numerous intramural events and Health and Physical Education classes. This surface replaces the SprinTurf synthetic field that was installed in May 2002. It marks the fourth time turf has been installed since the Stadium opened in September 1982. Graphically, Beede Field will feature a Pete the Penguin at midfield with red end zones and the word "Penguins" in white outlined in black. The WATTS features a red "Y" at midfield and "Penguins" in the end zone.
The Penguins will be one of four Division I football programs to play on the surface. Arkansas's Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Middle Tennessee State's Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium and UC Davis's Aggie Stadium are the only other PowerBlade HP+ Division I fields.
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