Ballard Ballfield

Rental Fee: $22 per hour

Lincoln Parks and Recreation’s premiere ball fields with agri-lime infields and irrigated outfields. Maintenance is scheduled at least twice per week.

Optional Services:

Rental Responsibilities for Ball Fields

The Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department will provide the following:

• Initial field dragging and brooming. If games are scheduled to start prior to 9:00am dragging/brooming is not guaranteed.

• Hand tools for field maintenance.

• Barrels and trash bags

• Restroom supplies

Renters Rules and Responsibilities are as Follows:

• Lining fields

• Providing field maintenance between games as needed. This would include raking, dragging, and touching up field lines.

• Keep equipment and storage areas secured and locked when not in use.

• Motor vehicles are not to be on any part of the field, sidewalk, trails, grass or any other area not authorized for motor vehicles

• Tents or other structures needing ground stakes are not to be used.

• Teams are not to be allowed to have “soft toss” batting practice against fences.

Use Expectations

• Your field use is for a specific time period. Your games are to end within the time frame. Don’t infringe on the next team's field use.

• "Soft Toss" batting practice against fences is NOT permitted.

• Do Not move permanent pitching rubbers or home plates.

• Do Not remove bases or equipment from field.

Tobacco Ban

• Municipal Code Section 12.08.330 is in effect for all City of Lincoln ballfields including bleachers, concession buildings and surrounding areas.

• The tobacco ban includes products burned, inhaled, chewed or other forms of ingestion.  E-cigarettes are included in the Tobacco Ban policy.

Please note:  Online reservations DO NOT include access to lights, bases, chalk, or field preparation equipment.