Owls Field Memory Lane
Field needs a little work. No fencing yet. Old concession stand in background along with old monument to the right. Notice the building in the far right. That is the pavilion just not a pavilion yet. 1983
Old dugouts, old water coolers. No fencing. Out of play line. Old backstop. Old steps in distance. Young coaches. Tony Matz III & Kurt Behrenshausen. 1986
Old dugouts. No Fencing. Old scoreboard in distance to the right on hill. Tony Matz III & Kurt Behrenshausen during their early years of coaching. Switched home dugout. 1987
New Dugouts. 1995
1997
Infield tarp from Reading Phillies in distance. No warning track yet. Pre terraces. Warm up mounds in grass. 1997
Softball Field in left. Coke scoreboard in right field. Bleachers being taken down in preparation for Hummer Turf to resurface the entire field. 1997
Left field of baseball field. Home plate of the softball field. Notice the foul line for baseball field in the dirt. 1997
Dirt baselines. Old bleachers in distance. No terracing yet. Warm up mound in grass. 1997
Softball field in left field. 1997
Right Field. No warning track. Coke Scoreboard. Grass on first hill. 1997
Behind first base dugout. 1997
Picnic Grove in distance. Fencing is down in prep for field being resurfaced. Fall 1997
Pavilion (Owls Nest) in distance. Single batting cage. Fall 1997
Dugout benches with wood platforms. 1997
Right field retaining wall going in. Dynamite was used to remove stone to get the wall back further. Fall 1997
Right field retaining wall set. It was straight at one point. Fall 1997
Grass is dead in prep of field being resurfaced. Fall 1997
Right Field. New 15’ warning track set to go in. Fall 1997
Prep work for 15’ warning track. Fall 1997
Right field terrace backfilled. Fall 1997
Field surface getting worked for drainage. Fall 1997
Outline of teardrop mound. Fall 1997
Clay mound being built. Fall 1997
New Toro Sand Pro. Fall 1997. Still in use as of 2024
15’ warning track being put down. Harold Steffy supervising. Fall 1997
Left Field. Softball field removed. Light pole being straightened in the distance. Fall 1997
Cover on Coke scoreboard. Never a fun job. Fall 1997
Sod rolls ready to be rolled out. Fall 1997
First sod rolling going down. Fall 1997
Time for more sod. Fall 1997
Infield is done. Looks like home plate is going in. Fall 1997
Still had dirt baselines. Sod is progressing. Someone is slacking on the leaf pickup. Fall 1997
More sod. Fall 1997
Finished product. Note that there was no irrigation put in at this time. Fall 1997
Connie Dettling building a terrace by hand. Fall 1998
The finished product of Connie’s hard work. He built the benches as well. We still have some around as of 2024. Fall 1998
Had a very dry summer in 1998. New sod took a beating. Club decided to put in irrigation in. Fall 1998
Irrigation lines. Fall 1998
There used to be a tree there.
New Scoreboard. 2005
2010 NCAA Div II National Regional hosted by Kutztown University at Owls Field. Good image of left field terracing which was installed in 2005
View from the right field terraces. No deck off press box yet. Still have dirt baselines. 2006
Julie Lombardo & Arlene Palka helping at the gate.
Day off. Let’s spend it at Owls Field with family.
Bye bye dirt baselines. So much less maintenance without them. Sorry traditional fans, this was worth it. Fall 2006
New decks (top and bottom) go up off the press box. 2007
View from behind Concession stand. 2007
2007 American Legion Mid - Atlantic Regional
Field tarp coming off. Damn wind. 2007
New terracing on first base side
Owls shrubs planted. 2010
Owls shrubs. 2010
Concession Stand with Awnings.
Mike Zientek supervising again. Let’s go field crew, we have 20 minutes to get this thing ready.
Bryn Behrenshausen on the field drag. Zack Williams picking a weed? We don’t have weeds on Owls Field.
Steve Gehris supervising this time. That mound looks awesome doesn’t it?
Bob McCool helping out
Dallas Fries for certain tournaments.
On your marks, get set, Golf. Owls Golf Tournament at the Manor Golf course. 2013
Bring your daughter to work day. Andrea Behrenshausen with Kurt Behrenshausen. 2013
Pavilion before being enclosed and become “The Owls Nest”. 2015
Pavilion after being enclosed and now the Owls Nest. 2015
The inside of Owls Nest. 2015