Prince George has its own field of dreams off the Hart Highway.
Last week, more than $10,000 worth of goods was donated by local companies including shale, lumber for the fences and base plates, making the much-needed makeover possible.
The former cow pasture was donated by resident Dave Bellamy several years ago and the local baseball players used it as a diamond all the time, even though it was mostly a dirt pit.
Dave Payne started to feel pain in his knees from running on the uneven surface and he was concerned people could get seriously hurt, so he got an estimate on out how much buying new sand shale would cost.
The estimate came in at $4,000.
When Rolling Mix Concrete learned it was for the restoration of the old ball field, they donated the shale at no cost - all eight dump trucks worth.
"It was a good sized donation, plus we got to put a sign at the ball diamond so that's good advertising," said John Paolucci, a co-owner of Rolling Mix Concrete.
The only catch was Payne and the other volunteers had to transport the shale to the field themselves.
"None of us have ever done this before, so we had no idea what we were doing," said Payne.
"A bunch of us were going to show up with shovels but... two bobcats pulled up [to the field] and then the next thing you know, a loader pulls in."
The donations from local businesses still haven't ended.
Neighbouring Rowdy's Pub has provided a solution for the female ball players by offering use of their bathrooms.
On Thursday, Payne went to the baseball diamond to hand-rake the field when a sand packer was dropped off.
"Everything was donated, donated, donated," said Payne.
Without all the generosity from the community, the price for teams to play on the diamond would have gone up, he added.
"If it was going to cost a huge amount of money, then a lot of people wouldn't play."
The volunteers plan on paying the generosity forward as much as possible. They are hoping the field will host many fundraising events in the future.
"There's not a whole lot of things for adults to do in Prince George, unless you are going to the bars, so [playing baseball] is a good way to meet people."
The volunteers and players hope eventually a second diamond on the field will get a makeover as well.
