Sometimes the unforeseen happens and you must adapt quickly. That is exactly what happened when our scoreboard failed. Luckily for us, our incredible community came together in less than 9 months to develop a plan and implement a solution.

For the first 40+ years, the ballpark did not have a scoreboard. Through generous sponsorship from a local hospital, Deltaville Ballpark’s first scoreboard was installed in the mid-90’s. However, in 2016, after over 20 years of operation, the electrical components within the scoreboard failed. After multiple attempts by technicians to solve the issue, the out-of-production scoreboard was deemed unfixable.

As it was not part of the original renovation plan, and not wanting to shift dollars from donations made towards Phase 2 of the renovation, a year-long fund drive ensued. The effort culminated on an exciting day in the spring of 2017 when five local businesses came together to donate their manpower, equipment, and expertise to install the ballpark’s beautiful new scoreboard. Walden’s Construction coordinated and directed the project; Northwind Construction lent their mobile aerial work platform for the installation; Deltaville Boatyard sent their sailboat mast crane and operator to lift the components into place; Birdseed Electrical completed all of the electric hookups, and Atlantic Metal Products donated the steel beams to mount the scoreboard in the air over the outfield wall. Two local businesses, Atlantic Metal Products and Middle Peninsula Insurance, provided multi-year sponsorships to cover roughly one-third the cost of the scoreboard. A host of local citizens provided donations to help fund the remainder, and when about 90% of the funding had been secured, “a good ole boy from Saluda came in at the end to take care of the rest.” (That is the only recognition he wanted.)