Ballyard Materials
Play Ball, Not Catch-Up
Kafka Granite produces of a variety of premier baseball and softball materials. We take pride in offering quality infield and warning track mixes suitable for all price points—from little leagues to the major leagues—guaranteed to keep you on the field.
Which Material Is Ideal for My Project?
Determining which Kafka Granite Ballyard Material is perfect for your project depends on a number of variables. Needing a material to reduce downtime due to rain? Kafka’s Wax Polymer Ballyard Materials or Stabilized Ballyard Materials are more suitable for your project. A project requires maximum water permeability? Kafka’s Standard Ballyard Materials are more suitable for your needs. Looking to reduce the amount of maintenance on your fields? Kafka’s Stabilized Ballyard Materials or Wax Polymer Ballyard Materials will fulfill your requirements.
Review the most common attributes of each of our Ballyard Materials below to determine which is best suited for your specifications.
| STANDARD BALLYARD MATERIALS | STABILIZED BALLYARD MATERIALS | WAX POLYMER BALLYARD MATERIALS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Our natural stone is crushed and sized to create a consistent surface that compacts well, while allowing for maximum drainage. | Our Standard Ballyard Mix is pre-blended with an organic stabilizing binder to create resilient surfaces with minimal dust or mud. | Our Standard Ballyard Mix is combined with a polymeric wax to create an impermeable surface that is completely free of mud or dust. |
| Erosion Resistance | |||
| Permeability | |||
| Dust/Mud Resistance | |||
| Maintenance Required | MOST | SOME | LEAST |
| Ease of Installation | EASY | MODERATE | EASY |
| Wheelchair Accessible | |||
| Price | $ | $$ | $$$ |
| Learn More | Learn More | Learn More |
Infield Materials
Burma Red Infield Mix
Wax Polymer
Burma Red Infield Mix
Stabilized Burma Red Infield Topdressing
StandardWarning Track Materials
Burma Red Warning Track Mix
Standard | Stabilized
Burma Red Warning Track Mix
Wax Polymer
Red Cedar Warning Track Mix
Standard | StabilizedAfter working with Kafka Granite, there is no other place to go for sport field needs. With customer satisfaction like you receive from Kafka, you will keep going back.—Randy Stoneberg, Supervisor of Grounds at Northwestern University
Looking for a Custom Solution?
Kafka Granite takes pride in providing custom solutions to our customers’ needs. Whether you need a particular material that suits your project or a custom blend of colors, Kafka can deliver the perfect result. All of our natural Ballyard Materials are produced as they are ordered, allowing for customization for your project.
Contact UsFrequently Asked Questions
Kafka’s Ballyard Materials are high-quality decomposed granite solutions that have the durability to withstand a variety of environments, from little leagues to the major leagues. We take into consideration your budget and will help find you the quality solution you need for infield and warning track mix.
When you work with Kafka, you can rest assured you’ll be receiving quality aggregate. Our Standard, Stabilized and Wax Polymer Mixes will make your ball field stand apart from the rest, as well as provide a stable and safe surface for playing America’s game.
Our Ballyard Materials are available to outfit the infield and warning track of your baseball or softball field. We offer standard infield and warning track mixes, stabilized infield and warning track mixes, and wax polymer infield and warning track mixes.
Our variety of mixes are the best solutions available for your needs, whether you need to build a field from the start or simply give it a fresh coat with a topdressing.
Kafka has standard, stabilized and wax polymer options for infields and warning tracks. All are made from our high-quality decomposed granite in a couple beautiful reddish brown colors. Here’s a brief overview of the differences between each to make your ball yard materials selection easy:
Standard Ball Yard Mix
Ideal as an infield’s fresh topdressing or as your warning track mix. Made from DG and crushed to a size that allows for maximum permeability and stability. The warning track mix is coarser than our Burma Red Infield Topdressing to give an extra “crunch” under foot.
Stabilized Ball Yard Mix
As premium derivatives of our standard ball yard mixes, this decomposed granite-based mix is pre-blended with a stabilizing organic binder. It retains moisture, requires less maintenance and virtually eliminates mud. Ideal for a new infield or warning track. Available in Burma Red, Red Cedar and Ruby Red Granite.
Wax Polymer Mix
Wax Polymer mix is ideal for the infield and warning track. Wax Polymer mix is made from Kafka’s standard Burma Red DG and a water-shedding wax polymer. This state-of-the-art mix renders fields waterless, dustless and mud-free. No need for watering and is crushed to the perfect size for stability and ball-hops.
