To the Editor:
Last year, Ship Bottom installed a tall green chain link fence on the east side of the ball field on West Fifth Street and Barnegat Avenue. At the same time, the town removed the safety overhang that would prevent pop-up balls from being expelled from the batting area. While the intention seemed to be baseball safety, it has done the complete opposite.
Routinely, often many times a day, baseballs dangerously catapult out of the park like cannon balls.
June 15, 2022
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