The Flying Squirrels' home takes its name from its animal world counterpart: the squirrels' nest called a drey. Though, we won't mind if you associate the WSEM Squirrels' Drey with the doctor. The field is built on the same ground as Pitcher's Park was in 2010, and incorporates design elements from Downriver Wiffle's first ever field, Danger Field.For 2012 the field will be rotated ninety degrees clockwise. Now hitters will face southwest toward the parking lot. The left-field line will now run 80' into the tennis court fence, resulting in a 12' tall monster running all the way throughout left field to haunt right-handed hitters. Right field will likewise take on the characteristics of the 2011 left field: a segment of the old 10' high Rodney fence canted outward at 45 degrees down a 90' foul line, and a very spacious right-center and center field (depths averaging over 105') with the silt fence curling around into the tennis court fence in left-center.
The Drey is now even more of a pitchers' ballpark with prevailing winds coming from behind the pitcher blowing into foul territory. Home runs are hard to come by, there is a ton of space to cover in the outfield. When the wind is down with the sun beating down on you it is a scorching place to play. "Smallball fury in Death Valley," indeed.
2012 Dimensions (flipped from 2011)
LF: 80'
LC: 98'
C: 116'
RC: 108'
RF: 90'
Brownstown Middle School
20135 Inkster
Romulus, MI
