Concert Leaves Field Damaged, Littered With Feces
POSTED: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
UPDATED: 5:15 pm EDT May 2,
2006
A high school baseball team in Orange County, Fla., was angered after a concert at their home stadium left the venue damaged and the playing field littered with debris and feces, according to a Local 6 News report.
The Lake Highland Prep baseball team was scheduled to play Umatilla inside Tinker Field Tuesday night.
However, damage to the historical field from Sunday's Earth Day Birthday concert left the team without a home field.
"You don't have to look very far here at Tinker Stadium to see why tonight's game cannot go on as planned," Local 6 reporter Jessica Sanchez said. "The Lake Highland Prep baseball coach is disgusted with what he sees. A bathroom in shambles, a grass-less field littered with debris and feces."
"It's unplayable, it's unplayable," Lake Highland Prep baseball coach Bruno Cicotti said. "It's not fair to put our young men out in a facility like this. We've lost home field advantage."
Days after the damage, the park remained damaged, Local 6 News reported.
"The city of Orlando says they were not notified in time that an immediate clean up would be needed after the concert," Local 6 reporter Jessica Sanchez said.
"Why didn't they get 50, 60 or 70 people out here to clean this place up and get this place water and get it ready?" Cicotti said. "It's not fair. We have a contract with the city for the use of this facility. And, we pay dearly."
Tuesday night's game was relocated to Trinity Prep's baseball field. However, if Lake Highland Prep wins, they will play at Tinker Field Friday.
Cicotti said he does not know if the damage can be repaired by Friday.
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