SHORELINE — Tim Workman has a firm grasp of what it takes to keep the local media on your side.
To fulfill his senior project requirement at Shorecrest, Workman decided to construct a press box at the school’s baseball field.
“I knew I wanted to do something baseball-related, but I wasn’t sure what,” said Workman, who starts at catcher and does some pitching for the Scots.
“I had three projects in mind. One was to redo our dugouts, another would have been the batting cages. But it turns out we’re probably going to move the field around next year, so anything I would have done … would have been torn down.”
Workman’s original plan was to build one 8-foot by 18-foot box behind the backstop, but after learning such a structure would require him to get a permit from the city, he divided the blueprint in two.
A separate concession stand sits just to the left of the press box, which is roomy enough for a scorekeeper, scoreboard operator and a sportswriter or two looking to stay high and dry.
Workman is keeping the interiors of both buildings simple, but he intends to wire the booth so a PA system can be added in the future.
“I knew generally what I wanted it to look like, but we never really sat down and drew up plans,” Workman said.
Along with his project mentor, the Shorecrest baseball coaches and a few teammates, Workman spent the past two weekends sawing boards and pounding nails.
It didn’t take them long to go through the $1,000 worth of wood and supplies North City Lumber donated free of charge.
All that remains for this weekend is siding and roof work on the larger box and a few finishing touches. Including the research time he clocked, Workman guessed he’ll have put in at least 80 hours on the project.
“It’s been a challenge,” he said, “but it’s been fun.”
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