No surprise: The University of Minnesota Board of Regents gave the green light to a new ballpark for the Golden Gophers, with a groundbreaking scheduled for Monday. The new ballpark will replace Siebert Field, which opened in 1971 and was named for former longtime coach Dick Siebert. “It’s obviously a very exciting time for the […]
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Gopher ballpark vote set for Thursday
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents is expected to approve a $7.134 million replacement for Siebert Field at Thursday’s meeting. The project has already passed muster by the regents’ facilities committee, and work of a sort has already begun: with one support for the center-field batters eye literally rotting away and falling down, University […]