MONTGOMERY, Ohio — Sycamore Community Schools announced the opening ceremony of the Sadler Family Baseball and Softball Complex is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Sycamore High School.
The state-of-the-art athletic facility will provide lasting benefits to student-athletes and the broader Sycamore community for future generations.
Sycamore Community Schools said in a news release that it invites alumni, families and supporters to join the district at the opening ceremony.
"The grand opening of the all turf baseball and softball fields represents many years of tireless work by our community,” Sycamore athletic director Andrew Ovington said. “We are so excited to be able to open these fields for our student-athletes and can't wait to see them start their offseason workouts ahead of the spring baseball and softball seasons."
The complex is thanks to the generosity of 1969 Sycamore graduate Randy Sadler and his family as well as several other donors.
The new complex will feature:
- Dan Henke Field, an all-synthetic turf baseball field named in honor of Dan Henke, a former teacher, administrator and Sadler’s baseball coach at Sycamore
- An all-synthetic turf softball field (naming rights still available)
- New fencing around both fields including a new backstop tension netting system, new foul poles and brick backstop walls
- New batting cages for baseball and softball
- Several dugout improvements including new benches for baseball and softball proudly built by the Hahn Family and exterior paint
"We are grateful to the Sadler Family and several other donors and supporters that helped bring this vision to life,” Ovington said. “The opening of Dan Henke Field means so much to many Sycamore alumni and various members of our community. Dan Henke has been a staple of Sycamore athletics for several decades and we look forward to celebrating this moment with him and his family."
Phase One of the Sadler Family Baseball and Softball Complex broke ground on May 20.
There is still planning and fundraising that needs to be completed for Phase Two and Phase Three of the initial project planning.
This includes the exterior areas such as lighting, bleachers, press boxes, a concession stand and a revamped plaza.
