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…)
Archive | College Baseball
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…)
New for 2022: Condron Family Ballpark
Our 2021 College Ballpark of the Year has a new name in recognition of a major University of Florida benefactor, as Florida Ballpark is now officially Condron Family Ballpark. (more…)
New scoreboard on tap for Pioneer Park in 2022
We’ll see a new a state-of-the-art LED videoboard this baseball season at Pioneer Park, home of the Greeneville Flyboys (Appalachian League) and Tusculum University Athletics. (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…)
Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat, Auld Lang Syne Edition
It’s a festive gathering as Mick Gillispie, Jesse Goldberg-Strassler and Kevin Reichard discuss what happened in 2021 and what to look forward to in 2022 in the year-end Ballpark Digest Broadcaster Chat. (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…)
2022 ACC Baseball Championship returns to Charlotte
The 2022 ACC Baseball Championship returns to Charlotte, with Truist Field hosting the event on May 24-29. (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…)
NCAA loosens ballpark restrictions for baseball, softball
With COVID-19 restrictions loosening across the country, the NCAA is following suit and passing oversight of capacity limits and mask requirements for baseball and softball championship play to local health officials. (more…)