BACKGROUND


Located on Tilton Hill in Pittsfield, NH, Pittsfield Youth Athletic Park (PYAP) has been providing the town's youth baseball and softball players with playing fields for many years. PYAP has recently undergone a major renovation that includes a home field with 90-foot base paths and updated facilities.



HISTORY OF PARK AND RENOVATION PROJECT


Early 1980's Land donated by William Freese
1981 Pittsfield Youth Baseball Association (PYBA) founded and then incorporated the following year
2002 Deeded to PYBA by the Freese family and the grounds of PYBA were officially dedicated as Pittsfield Youth Athletic Park
2003 PYBA purchased an adjacent piece of property so that a regulation size Babe Ruth Field with 90-foot base paths could be constructed for use by 13-16 year olds
August 2007 Renovation committee formed and engineering plans developed
2008 Construction began and the three old fields were reconstructed
2009 Renovated dugouts, old fields seeded, and work on new field
2010 Teams returned to play on 3 lower fields, stone walls completed, scoreboard installed, and new field seeded
2011 Final construction
July 2011 Grand Re-Opening



Site designed by Kate Vogt Photos by Bob Legg