QUEENS, New York City (WABC) — Parents and coaches are frustrated with the New York City Department of Parks, saying it dropped the ball in failing to order a simple pitcher’s mound for a baseball field.
As a result, for the past two years, several high school varsity baseball teams are on a perpetual road trip, not allowed to use their home field.
That is, until 7 On Your Side’s Nina Pineda stepped to the plate.
For two seasons now, the Queens Metropolitan varsity baseball team has played all their home games on the road, on inferior fields.
“It’s disappointing because the kids don’t have a field to call home,” parent Michele Wayte said.
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They’re not allowed to play at Victory Field, their state-of-the-art home AstroTurf field the parks department built for $1.5 million.
“I have 14 kids on my team and only two kids have ever played a home …