The South Whidbey School District approved the $35,164 replacement of the existing baseball and softball backstops at South Whidbey High School at its regular monthly meeting on Jan. 27.

The new backstops will be nearly two feet higher than the previous structures and will include better coverage and integrity, according to meeting documents.

The baseball backstop was damaged in windstorms last fall. Its structural elements were reported as being below par. The baseball backstop will be moved closer to home plate to provide additional space behind the backstop and better protection against foul balls.

“We’ll get them done at some point this spring depending if we can bring concrete trucks on the field,” Superintendent Jo Moccia said.