Greg Brock Field
History
The baseball field at Mountain View High School was first constructed along with the school itself in the summer of 2000. At its beginnings, the field was bare bones – skin dirt infield, chain link dugouts, no bullpen, no batting cages, no scoreboard, and very short fences. Our first head coach, Greg Brock, went immediately to work to bring the field up to standards. First, the outfield fence was moved back to its present distance. Next, dugouts were built with the help of many volunteers & local businesses. Following this, the batting cages were constructed, a scoreboard was erected & it was ready for its first game.
After two seasons of play (2001, 2002) more improvements were made, principally to the playing surface. Due to the fundraising efforts of many parents & Coach Brock, a prescription grass infield was installed in the fall of 2002. By the spring of 2005, a grandstand was installed behind home plate to add an additional 300 seats to the facility’s capacity.
Finally, in the spring of 2010, following the retirement of Coach Brock in 2009, the Thompson School District renamed the facility Greg Brock Field.
Features
· Dugouts – Cinderblock dugouts with 300 square feet of space.
· Batting tunnels – two carpeted batting cages each 80 feet in length.
· Bullpens – home bullpen can accommodate two pitchers at once while the visitor’s bullpen accepts one pitcher.
· Scoreboard – located behind left field, built in 2020.
· Centerfield batter’s eye – Austrian Pine Trees planted in the fall of 2001.
· Outfield signage – Advertising is available (info on prices)
Accessibility
On home dates, gates to the park will open one and half hours before game time. Visiting teams make take batting practice in the south tunnel off the first base/right field side of the complex. Clean drinking water is available via a spigot in the home team’s bullpen behind the first base dugout.
Directions
Whether you approach from the east or west, take US 34 to Boyd Lake / County Road 9 & turn left/south. At the traffic circle, take your first exit & follow along Mountain Lion Drive until you reach the school.
The baseball field is on the west side of the building and teams should be dropped off to the east of the field in our west parking lot. Buses may park on the school’s south side or in the business park across Mountain Lion Drive. They should not block the fire lane west of the school.
Quick facts:
o First game: vs Broomfield HS, 3/14/01, L, 7-8
o First win: vs Boulder HS, 3/23/01, 8-0
o First playoff win: vs Berthoud HS, 5/1/02, 12-2
o Capacity: Grandstands hold 300 with an additional space for 100 on each side in standing room.
o Dimensions: Left field 325 feet, Center field 385 feet, Right field 335 feet
o Fence: Chain link with wind screen
o Playing surface: natural grass