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Inside the second job of Colorado high school baseball coaches: Head groundskeepers and diamond advocators

In season, local coaches spend anywhere from 10 to 20 hours a week working on their program’s field

Thomas Jefferson High School's baseball head coach Graham Baughn cares for the school's field in Denver on Friday, April 21, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Thomas Jefferson High School’s baseball head coach Graham Baughn cares for the school’s field in Denver on Friday, April 21, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Kyle Newman, digital prep sports editor for The Denver Post.
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Getting your player ready...
While his players are still in school, and when the field is deserted, Graham Baughn plugs in his earbuds, hops on the mini-mower under the beaming sun at Thomas Jefferson High School and spends the next three hours on cruise.
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