The Ottawa Fat Cats players say they aren't happy about the condition of the field at Ottawa Stadium in the aftermath of a two-day music festival held on Canada Day weekend.

The Escapade electronic music festival wrapped up July 1, but players with the city's semi-professional baseball club said four days later, the field remains badly damaged.

"It's pretty disheartening to come home and see that," said shortstop Jason Coker as he walked onto the field, where beer cans littered the sidelines and a broken urinal rested near the dugout.

Jason Coker said it was disheartening to see the condition of the field at Ottawa Stadium. (Ashley Burke/CBC) "I mean, you look around and see dead grass and flat areas and raised areas and smashed spots," said Coker.

Escapade organizers had placed plywood under the main stage and speakers, but for two days, partygoers had free rein on the stadium's field.

Damage estimated at more than $25K

Baseball supporter and councillor Bob Monette said festival organizers didn't respect their deal with the Ottawa Stadium Group.

"OSG needs to offset revenue to make ends meet … it's worked in the past … whatever was set up this time, they didn't do it right," said Monette.

Ottawa Stadium Group said the festival is responsible for paying for the cleanup. OSG estimates the repairs will cost between $25,000 and $30,000.

Escapade director of communications Michael O'Farrell said his group is working to clean up the site but said they had been delayed because of an investigation into $600,000 that reportedly disappeared from a vault at the stadium Monday.

This weekend's games against the London Majors are expected to go ahead. But Coker said he'll be embarrassed when the visitors step out onto the outfield's brittle yellow grass.

"You take pride in your field … This is Ottawa's outdoor facility. You want it to look nice for the people and you come home and it's just dead," said Coker.