It cost the school a quarter of a million dollars to install the turf. The coach says that he's wanted to install the artificial turf in the baseball field for years The. This initial cost will be recouped later on in money they save on care. Fake turf is a new hit among baseball players. Also, he says it's like sliding on really nice turf every time The, when sliding into the base. The shortstop says that the artificial turf gives the field a uniform surface so that he can anticipate where the ball is going to go and how it will bounce on the field. One high school team in Nevada had fake turf installed in their baseball field and the players and coach love it. main reason they installed the fake turf is the weather. The team had to spend countless hours waiting for the field to be repaired after rainfall, for example, during the stormy spring season. coach expects the synthetic turf field to last 12 to 14 years. Now that they have artificial turf installed, they can be playing on the field in as little as an hour after rainfall The. players love it too. No more bad hops.