Fall NCAA baseball play is usually more akin to a sparsely attendance scrimmage on a college practice field, but that wasn’t the case at The Ballpark at Jackson, where a sellout crowd saw the University of Tennessee and the University of Memphis face off Sunday. (more…)
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Largest gift to College of Charleston athletics leads to $4-million baseball performance center
There are not many schools where you can say the largest athletic department gift was to a baseball program, but that’s the case with the College of Charleston, where a $2.1 million gift is leading to a $4 million baseball performance center. (more…)
More SEC facility upgrades on tap at Georgia, Tennessee
We have two more SEC facility upgrades on tap, with Georgia planning Foley Field renovations and the University of Tennessee mapping Lindsay Nelson Stadium enhancements for 2024. (more…)
Plainsman Park upgrades approved by Auburn trustees
Nothing like winning to spur university officials to spend money on ballparks, as the Auburn University Board of Trustees approved a series of upgrades to Plainsman Park, including a Green Monster Terrace patterned after the original at Fenway Park. (more…)
Future of Dedeaux Field begins to emerge
It sounds like the previously announced plan to temporarily convert University of Southern California’s Dedeaux Field into a 2028 Olympics aquatic center is still on, with an improved “new” facility as a result. (more…)
Patterson Stadium upgrades due in 2023
Jim Patterson Stadium, home of the University of Louisville Cardinals, is set for upgrades in 2023, including improvements to the front entrance and the third-base concourse. (more…)
Doak Field at Dail Park upgrades unveiled
Doak Field at Dail Park upgrades were unveiled by North Carolina State University, as the home of the Wolfpack is set to undergo $15 million in improvements. (more…)
2021 College Ballpark of the Year: Florida Ballpark
The annual Ballpark Digest Awards continue, as University of Florida AD Scott Stricklin discusses our selection of Florida Ballpark at Alfred A. McKethan Field as our 2021 College Ballpark of the Year. (more…)
New for 2022: Charles Schwab Field Omaha
The name of the home of the College World Series is changing in 2022, as TD Ameritrade Park Omaha becomes Charles Schwab Field Omaha. (more…)
New for 2022: Pac-12 baseball tourney at Scottsdale Stadium
The Pac-12 is joining the ranks of college baseball conferences fielding a postseason tournament, with an inaugural competition set for May 25-29, 2022 at Scottsdale Stadium, spring home of the San Francisco Giants. (more…)
UConn celebrates first season at Elliot Ballpark
Elliot Ballpark, tucked into a wooded hillside on Jim Calhoun Way at the University of Connecticut, may be overlooked at times—but not in 2021, as the Huskies baseball program celebrated its first season in a ballpark that’s been decades in the making. (more…)
College World Series begins Saturday in scaled-down format
The 2021 College World Series begins Saturday at Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Park, but because of COVID-19 many of the festivities outside the diamond will be curtailed or eliminated this year. (more…)
O’Brate Stadium snares Best of the Ballparks 2021 victory
Your winner in the 2021 Best of the Ballparks fan vote for college facilities: O’Brate Stadium, opening this season as the new home of the Oklahoma State University Cowboys baseball program. (more…)