Hyatt Field & Cotton Boll Stadium Back in Operation, after Lighting Repairs
September 28th, 2009 by Joe Burgess
Monticello’s Hyatt Field and Cotton Boll Stadium are back in business, following repairs to the base of the stadium lighting fixtures.
Monticello School superintendent Bobby Harper told MonticelloLive that Hyatt Field’s poles have had the welding operation completed, and have been inspected by certified welding inspectors, and that the field is back in service.
Starko Inc. had been contracted to weld 4 inch by 12 inch gussett plates to the base of the 4 light poles at Hyatt Field, with 12 gussetts being attached to each pole. That began Friday, and continued Saturday and Sunday, until the task was completed.
The next game to be played at Hyatt Field will be Friday night as the Billies take on Little Rock McClellan.
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UAM’s stadium has also be shut down for the same reason with the same brand of light poles, except that UAM had closed Royer Hall, and Steelman Fieldhouse. Those have now been re-opened as well, according to the press release issued today by UAM’s media services, shown below.
Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium and Steelman Field House are both back in full operation after more than a week of being shut down due to concerns about a design flaw of the stadium’s light poles.
The light poles were diagnosed on September 17 to have fatigue related cracks in each of the four base plates, forcing the stadium and field house to be closed due to safety concerns.
Since becoming aware of the flaw, UAM had 16 steel gussets installed around each base plate to reinforce the stability of the poles.
This morning, the light poles were inspected and approved, therefore giving UAM full use of its facilities and roadways around the stadium.
Saturday’s home football game against No. 14 Ouachita Baptist will be played as scheduled. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Cotton Boll Stadium.
The next home volleyball match inside Steelman Field House is scheduled for next Tuesday, October 6 at 7 p.m. against Harding.
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