(Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Curtis Walsh)

The Commissioners of Beaver County have made a deal with Fennell Brothers Baseball LLC to improve the ballfields at Brush Creek Park. Fennell Brothers will pay the cost of $41,900 to make the improvements, under the agreement that they will be able to use the fields at no cost through 2029 for games and tournaments.

The Beaver County Chief of Tourism and Recreation,Tony Caltury,told Beaver County Radio that improvements to the Brush Creek Park ballfields will create improved access for sports recreation. A total of 25,500 sq/ft is presumed to be stripped for infield area enhancements to one little league/softball field (7,500 sq/ft) and one high school field (18,000 sq/ft). Drainage and trench work will be completed to both fields to protect from flooding and drainage issues. Infield mix will be installed and spread and all disturbed lawn areas will be re-graded with sifted topsoil and hydro-seeded. He says they are proud to announce this partnership to transform these fields into a more welcoming and playable asset for the park and community. They are also excited for the potential of additional improvements and opportunities being opened through this project and look forward to exploring them further.

The current state of the fields at Brush Creek is rough. Two of the fields are merely nothing but a catchers box surrounded by grass. The other field contains bases pulled out of the ground in what’s left of a flooded infield.