Galloway-Hammond ballfields get post-flood repairs, upgrades
A closer look at the brand-new dugouts at the Galloway-Hammond ballfields in Burnet. Nailhead Spur photos
Some much-needed repairs to the Galloway-Hammond ballfields in Burnet have been steadily progressing for nearly 11 months following the devastating Central Texas floods of July 2025.
The ballfields, located at the Burnet YMCA at 1601 S. Water Street, suffered significant damage during the flood, washing away dugouts and leaving restrooms and concession stands in ruin.
Over nine months later, City Manager David Vaughn shared during an April 28 city council meeting that repairs on the dugouts had been progressing smoothly and that a new bathroom located at the upper-level fields had begun work.
The city recently shared updates on the project on May 12 from Nailhead Spur, a local metal fabricator, showcasing the finished Galloway-Hammond dugouts.
Vaughn also unveiled plans for a new centralized concession stand, restroom, and elevated seating hub that was in the early stages of development.
The hub would include two awning-covered pavilions with seating to be able to view multiple fields at once, surrounding a concession stand and restrooms near the center of the complex.
“I think that (the complex) would be a huge addition,” Vaughn said. “You would walk up to the concession stand, you have two large awnings off either side, so you can sit under either awning and see two fields at one time and watch the action.”
Vaughn emphasized that the hub was in a very early planning stage, and that there were still many steps to be taken with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Texas Division of Emergency Management before the project could build steam.
Since the floods, city staff has worked closely with FEMA and TDEM to garner funding and engineering services for flood repairs, targeting fixes at Galloway-Hammond as a priority due to the fields hosting several sporting leagues.
Hamilton Creek was one of several waterways throughout the Hill Country which overflowed and wreaked havoc on nearby structures, and it runs right through Galloway-Hammond and splits its upper and lower-level ballfields. When the floods hit, the creek overflowed and damaged a significant amount of the complex.