The Baldwin School's field hockey, lacrosse and softball teams are playing home games on campus for the first time in years, after the Bryn Mawr school completed a $4 million turf field project.
The all-girls school at 701 Montgomery Ave. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 2 during its Alumnae Reunion Weekend. The field is now in regular use heading into the fall sports season.
For Baldwin's athletes, the upgrade ends a long stretch of traveling to off-site facilities for practices and games. Construction on the school's Upper Field began in mid-May 2025 and was expected to finish by August 2025, according to a school announcement.
"It is hard to overstate the significance of this project to not only our Baldwin athletic teams, but also to so many community members," Head of School Lynne Macziewski said at the May dedication.
The project goes beyond the playing surface. It includes a stone terrace, a rain garden and a natural amphitheater seating area framed by the school's historical cherry trees. A granite recognition wall at the terrace entrance honors leadership donors.
An anonymous Baldwin family provided a $2 million lead gift and established a one-to-one matching challenge for all donations over $25,000, according to the school.
The school selected Sprinturf for the playing surface and BrockFILL, an engineered wood-particle infill, for the field material.
The May 2 ceremony also marked the launch of a "Grow the Game" initiative, a partnership between Baldwin and Longstreth Sporting Goods. The program includes youth clinics, specialized training for middle and upper school athletes and sessions for parents, according to the school's announcement. Nicole Ratke, vice president of marketing at Longstreth, said in a statement that the partnership focuses on expanding access to field hockey and promoting health and wellness among young female athletes.
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