Baseball Field Turf Project - Geneva College Foundation

Baseball at Geneva

Geneva baseball alumni and friends have created an opportunity for us to transform Geneva’s baseball facilities. As a member of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, Geneva Athletics is committed to providing quality facilities for its student-athletes in its 20 varsity sports. The baseball field turf project would be a game-changer in the way that our student-athletes compete and train throughout the year.

Artists’ rendering of new turf on the infield at Geneva's 33rd St. Field

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Addressing The Need...

An artificial turf infield will enable us to:

Build the Program

Geneva will have a state-of-the-art playing surface in the PAC (Presidents’ Athletic Conference). Facilities are a major decision factor for DIII prospects, and the turf will help us win key recruiting battles.

Regulate Game Schedule

An all-weather infield will cut postponements and increase quality classroom time for baseball players, whose schedules are more frequently disrupted than student athletes in any other collegiate sport. Turf infields drain quickly, allowing games to continue even after heavy rain.

Develop Players

Coaches will spend more quality time coaching. The turf will maximize fall and spring practice time and minimize coaches’ time devoted to field preparation. No more mowing, watering, or reconditioning.

The 33rd Street Field, for all its value and charm, needs more. We need to upgrade our playing surface, which remains as it was when Alan Sumner took the reins of Geneva Baseball in 1988.

“Time management is a big part of playing baseball and studying engineering here at Geneva. Having a turf infield will help me, my teammates, and future Golden Tornadoes have a more predictable baseball season that will help us in every area of being a student-athlete”

- Kirk Bearjar ’26, Engineering

“As a 1985 graduate of Geneva and now coach, I have been a proud Golden Tornado for over 40 years. The turf infield is exciting for our program because of the unpredictable spring season. Having turf will help us to stay on schedule and be more competitive in the Presidents Athletic Conference. If you are a fellow teammate or someone I had the great privilege of coaching, or even a friend of the program please consider a gift or pledge to this important project.”

- Alan Sumner ’85, Head Coach

“One coach will impact more young people in one year than the average person does in a lifetime.”

- Billy Graham

Embracing the Opportunity

Through the generosity of the challenge match provided by a group of Geneva College Baseball alumni and friends, the College has already received half of the $330,000 we need to complete the 33rd Street Field Infield Turf Project. We can begin construction as soon as we have received $165,000 in matching gift commitments to meet the challenge and reach the $330,000 goal.

Please prayerfully consider how you might play a meaningful role in this transformative project to advance Golden Tornado baseball, and enhance the ministry of education for years to come.

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Gifts Necessary for Campaign Success

Donors	Gift Amount	Total
1 Donor	$100,000	$100,000
1 Donor	$50,000	$50,000
2 Donors	$25,000	$50,000
5 Donors	$10,000	$50,000

5 Donors	$5,000	$25,000
10 Donors	$2,500	$25,000
15 Donors	$1,000	$15,000
20 Donors	$500	$10,000

Many	Misc.	$5,000
TOTAL		$330,000

Baseball Field
Turf Project

Giving Progress

Goal: $330,000