CAC Foundation Grant benefits Columbus Community Fields

  • A new backstop with spectator benches were part of the improvements on the little girls softball field through the Columbus Area Community Foundation Grant. Work was done throughout the spring and summer. Courtesy photo.
    A new backstop with spectator benches were part of the improvements on the little girls softball field through the Columbus Area Community Foundation Grant. Work was done throughout the spring and summer. Courtesy photo.
  • Dugout improvements and benches on the little girls softball field made possible by a grant from Columbus Area Community Foundation. Courtesy photo.
    Dugout improvements and benches on the little girls softball field made possible by a grant from Columbus Area Community Foundation. Courtesy photo.
  • New dugouts on the Volunteer (Cal Ripken) Field made possible by a grant from Columbus Area Community Foundation included new benches for the players and coaches. Courtesy photo.
    New dugouts on the Volunteer (Cal Ripken) Field made possible by a grant from Columbus Area Community Foundation included new benches for the players and coaches. Courtesy photo.
  • Members of the Columbus Recreation Commission accepted a grant from the Columbus Area Community Foundation for improvements to the Cal Ripken (Volunteer) Field and the girls softball field recently at the Columbus Community Field Ball Park. Keli Benedict, Miranda Eaton, and Kelly Walters are shown with the check and the backstop improvements made on the Cal Ripken (Volunteer) Field over the summer. Courtesy photo.
    Members of the Columbus Recreation Commission accepted a grant from the Columbus Area Community Foundation for improvements to the Cal Ripken (Volunteer) Field and the girls softball field recently at the Columbus Community Field Ball Park. Keli Benedict, Miranda Eaton, and Kelly Walters are shown with the check and the backstop improvements made on the Cal Ripken (Volunteer) Field over the summer. Courtesy photo.

    The Columbus Community Fields have received some major upgrades thanks to the Ballpark Improvement Initiative grant from the Columbus Area Community Foundation. This support allowed for improvements to the girls’ softball field with a backstop and dugouts.

    The Cal Ripken, Volunteer Field, received new dugouts, a newly installed backdrop and concrete was added to expand seating areas for families an…