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Take a look at the latest updates: the new softball backstop and dugouts are in place, infield fines have been installed, the asphalt base is prepped for track surfacing, the facility restroom building is complete, and new sports lighting is up! Coming soon: track surfacing and striping, plus sod installation for the multi-use sports field! 🌱🏃♀️⚽ 📸: Huge thanks to Van Pelt for the incredible aerial photos documenting each phase of construction so far! Welcome to the Lloyd team, Garrett Baumann! 🎉 Mr. Baumann graduated from the University of Iowa in 2018 with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering. He joins Lloyd with 6+ years of on-site and design-oriented experience in construction and development in the greater Chicago-land area. This experience includes projects with complex grading and stormwater solutions, unique site layouts and extensive permitting processes. Garrett has a unique understanding of the importance of constructability and design. Ensuring the design on paper is not only efficient and calculated but carefully crafted with the construction team in mind is his top priority. He believes that complete teamwork between the owner, architect, design team, and contractor is imperative. Garrett’s success can be accredited to his diligence, team-oriented approach, and the aspiration to achieve high quality designs that leave a positive mark in the communities where they’re brought to life. Garrett joins Lloyd Sports + Engineering with a love for sports and eagerness to tackle new and exciting design challenges! In his free time, you can bet on Garrett getting outside for a bike ride, swim or camping trip. He is also a passionate music lover - showing appreciation for various genres and sharing the interest with his close friends. 🚵♂️🎶  Last week, our Phoenix team stepped away from their desks and onto the tee box ⛳ for a well-earned retreat at Top Golf, followed by dinner with their fantastic partners 🍽️ Plenty of laughs 😂, a few questionable swings 🤔, and—while no clubs were officially harmed—there was some lively debate about the ball tracking accuracy, mostly from the self-proclaimed golf professionals among us… 🏌️♂️🏌️♀️ A great evening with even better company, and a reminder that strong teams are built both on and off the project site 💪 Every April, the American Society of Landscape Architects celebrates the incredible impact of landscape architecture and the professionals who bring it to life. This year’s theme, “Beyond Boundaries,” shines a spotlight on how landscape architects are pushing limits—physically, culturally, and environmentally—to shape more inclusive and sustainable spaces. At Lloyd, we’re embracing the theme by highlighting how sports fields and facilities are evolving. Clients are seeking multi-functional, flexible spaces, and landscape architects are stepping up—designing for specific sports needs, enhancing training and coaching opportunities, simplifying maintenance, and maximizing spectator experiences. All of this, while maintaining a beautiful, cohesive aesthetic. Here’s to designing beyond boundaries! 💪  A big congratulations to Lia on another year with the team! 🎉 Lia consistently brings the poise, organization, and skill of a seasoned professional, and always approaches challenges with a positive, solutions-focused mindset. She’s played a key role in the athletic field renovations at San Joaquin Delta College, leading the way from design through construction with clarity and care. Her ability to keep things moving and ask the right questions has also been a huge asset on the track & field and softball projects. We’re lucky to work alongside her—our team and clients are better for it!  |