The Tarkington Community Baseball Association fields are getting spruced up in time for the upcoming youth league season, which begins on March 23. The clean-up on Saturday, Feb. 2, was performed by Tarkington High School softball players who grew up learning the game of baseball on these fields.
“All these girls. They started here. They started playing right here, so this is our way of giving back to the community and making sure this place looks the best it can,” said Tarkington High School Baseball Coach Samantha Cummings. “It teaches them self-respect and respect for the community.”
The cleanup was a time for bonding, too, as many of the freshmen girls are new to the varsity baseball team.
“This helps our girls get united. It’s helping them with team bonding while also helping the community,” said Head Softball Coach Tiffany Buntion.
The clean-ups are organized by Buddy Smith, the facilities manager for the fields.
“I started these clean-ups four years ago,” said Smith. “It helps make our park look better.”
In just a two-hour time span, the girls painted walls and floors inside the concession stand, cleared debris from under the bleachers, painted bases and handicapped striping, and removed trash from the fields.
“I have a list of things we will get accomplished in time for the new season,” said Smith.
The varsity boys have a clean-up organized for later this month.
Jersee Moore cleans up paint rollers that were used to paint the interior of the concession stand at the ball fields for Tarkington Community Baseball Association. The cleanup was a community service project for the Tarkington High School softball team on Saturday. 
Madison Harrison loads trash into a trailer being pulled by Dillion Cooper for a community service project at the Tarkington Community Baseball Association fields. 
Tarkington High School softball players Dillion Cooper (driving the law mower), Alison Smith and Jewel Jones gathered trash around the Tarkington Community Baseball Association for a community service project.
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