Leaders with Ceres Youth Baseball and Softball raised concerns at a recent City Council meeting, saying the lighting upgrade has created safety issues during practices.
The organization has leased and operated the five-field complex for more than 50 years. League leaders said they originally asked the city to replace lighting only on Field 3, which they described as the darkest field. Instead, the city replaced lights on all four lighted fields.
League President Jorge Guerrero Jr. said players are now struggling to track fly balls during night practices.
City Manager Doug Dunford said the city replaced lighting on all four fields to qualify for a grant from the Turlock Irrigation District. He said upgrading just one field would not have met the grant's energy-saving requirements.
According to the city, the project was funded by nearly $70,000 from the irrigation district grant and more than $100,000 from the city's general fund.
"We're still working through it," Dunford said.
"It's going to be scary for these kids on defense," Ontiveros said. "Even batters, being able to see the ball all the way through the bat, it's going to be difficult for the league."
City officials said they plan to bring the issue back to the City Council in the coming weeks and hope to have the lighting adjusted before Opening Day.
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