Episode 55: Leveling the playing field with engineered soils
Soil is a tremendously complex system, with lots of variation from site to site. That variability is not always desirable. Engineered soil is often the answer for applications like baseball infields that have very specific soil needs.
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Evan Mascitti is an Assistant Professor of Urban and Managed Landscapes in the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst. His work is situated in the overlap between soil science, turfgrass management, athletic-field safety, and sports-surface performance. He earned his PhD in Soil Science from Penn State in 2023, following an MS in Agronomy from Penn State and a BS in Geology from Beloit College. In this episode, Evan discusses the testing of engineered soils for baseball infields, as well as the challenges of developing soil mixtures that support safety and playability.
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