Paintsville High School — Baseball Pitch

The Challenge

When Paintsville High School upgraded the metal halide floodlighting system at its baseball pitch with a local manufacturer’s LED technology, it quickly discovered that the lights weren’t achieving the necessary results in terms of light levels and uniformity. Now understanding the vast disparity in how different LED sports floodlighting performs, schools leaders determined an upgrade to a more proven system was necessary for improving viewing and playing conditions at the pitch. To achieve its lighting goals, Paintsville needed an experienced manufacturer to nearly triple the light levels provided by the previous system to satisfy Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) footcandle (lux) requirements and maintain this high level of performance well into the future.

The Solution

Paintsville had previously installed Musco’s technology at other school pitches and was confident in the capabilities of its LED solutions. As a result, the school chose to again partner with Musco and install its Total Light Control – TLC for LED™ technology. The system triples on-pitch light levels to satisfy KHSAA standards while Musco’s BallTracker® technology targets controlled light upward to allow players and fans to easily track the flight of the aerial ball at night. Paintsville gains remote operation of the floodlights via smartphone through the Control-Link™ service and won’t pay any maintenance costs until the year 2046 with Musco’s parts and labour warranty.