Behind-the-Scenes of a BOO-tiful Night

At first glance, it's a gorgeous, warm and sunny day at John Cropp Stadium. The home of the University of Kentucky softball team is practically sparkling, thanks to a brilliantly-blue sky and luscious, freshly-mowed grass. The sun is literally shining bright on Kentucky softball's home.

The UK Sports Turf crew is equally responsible for the aforementioned beauty and for the destruction to follow.

To be fair, destruction may be putting it harshly.

Boo-tification is sillier. It's also more accurate.

As Josh Barnes, Matt Goode and their small group of student workers take turns shaking cans of paint and revving up something called the "Field Lazer S1000," there's certainly a sense of eagerness (and the undeniable smell of spray paint) in the air.

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