The planned backstop for CHS softball rises much higher in the air than the current version.
The current protective barrier features plenty of air space, allowing softballs to easily escape.
Fly, fly away, no more?
The agenda for Thursday’s Coupeville School Board meeting includes approval for improvements to the high school softball field, which should vastly cut down on foul balls making it to freedom.
Specifically, the mobile home park across the road — and cars driving by on Terry Road itself — should be under less assault.
The new backstop would bring Coupeville into the modern age, as the current low-slung version was installed back when teams were still playing slow pitch, and not fast pitch.
CHS has been a fast pitch program since 2002.
The softball field work, which will include moving the scoreboard, is part of a capitol project funded by a levy which also provided for new tennis courts to be installed next to the CHS gym.
The softball contract up for approval Thursday is for $150,000.
To see what Coupeville’s money will get, pop over to:
Coupeville Sports 