The University of Georgia is looking at $10 million in upgrades to the home of the Diamond Dogs, Foley Field. It’s an arms race when it comes to facilities in the SEC — the best NCAA baseball conference these days — and Foley Field, last renovated in 1990, could certainly use some TLC. Collins Cooper Carusi […]
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Arizona wins College World Series; Hi Corbett is seen as big factor
The University of Arizona won the College World Series in convincing fashion, and players credit the program’s move to Hi Corbett Field as a contributing factor. This was the first year the Wildcats played at the venerable WPA-era facility, used for spring training and minor-league ball for decades. Indeed, we’ve covered this story many times […]
Stockton lands another college championship tourney
Banner Island Ballpark and the Stockton Ports (High Class A; California League) added another NCAA conference tourney: the California Collegiate Athletic Association Baseball Championship. The tourney is set to take place at the ballpark May 9-12. “We are very pleased to be returning to Stockton for the 2013 CCAA Baseball Championship Tournament,” said CCAA Commissioner Robert […]
West Virginia ballpark renderings released
These renderings are in the conceptual stage and will certainly be changed if a pro team joins in the effort, but here’s what West Virginia University is thinking when it comes to new ballpark. The renderings, prepared by Kevin Turkall of Designstream LLC in Pittsburgh, shows a fairly basic college ballpark with limited suites and no […]
Alabama: Improved baseball facilities down the road
University of Alabama athletic officials say improved baseball facilities are in the future, but it’s not clear whether a new or a renovated ballpark is in the cards. There’s a major arms race going on in college baseball, particularly in the big conferences. That race is keenly felt in the hyper-competitive SEC, where some of the […]
CWS to honor eight-millionth fan this year
A very notable milestone should be hit June 17, when NCAA officials anticipate the eight-millionth fan to attend the College World Series will cross the TD Ameritrade Park turnstiles. Since 1950, 7,864,373 fans have traveled the Road to Omaha to attend the annual College World Series (CWS). After 62 years and 906 games in Omaha, […]
ESPN to broadcast every College World Series game
If you can’t make it to Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Park for the College World Series, you can do the next best thing: watch it on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. For the 10th straight year ESPN will broadcast every College World Series game from TD Ameritrade Park, beginning Friday, June 15, and concluding with the […]
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 […]
Wildcats settling in at Hi Corbett
No issues in moving from Sancet Stadium to venerable Hi Corbett Field: the Arizona Wildcats are 19-7 so far playing in the classic old ballpark and drawing very good crowds. As you’ll recall, the University of Arizona signed a lease this offseason to move Wildcats games to Hi Corbett Field, which opened in 1927 (with […]
Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park renovations to be unveiled this week
The new athletic facilities at Texas A&M University’s Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park will be unveiled at the Aggie baseball team’s first game on February 17 against Illinois-Chicago. The $24-million project, spearheaded by a $7 million pledge from Blue Bell Creameries in nearby Brenham, Texas, has been two years in the making. Blue Bell […]
First look at USD’s renovated Fowler Park
We have a first look at the renderings for the renovations at the renamed Fowler Park, the ballpark at the University of San Diego, on a job scheduled to begin at the end of the 2012 Toreros season. Nestled into a natural amphitheater, the renovated ballpark’s signature feature will be a new Spanish Renaissance-style entry […]
Blink and you’ll miss it: the 2012 baseball season has already begun
Fans pining for the day when pitchers and catchers report for spring training should note that their passion may be a little misplaced: the 2012 season opened over the weekend, with college squads already scrimmaging. The college kids don’t waste a lot of time getting into action; as you can see here, the University of […]
Funding for renovated CCU ballpark approved
Coastal Carolina University will have an upgraded ballpark for the 2014 season, as $10.2 million in state funding for a new baseball/softball complex is finalized. The preliminary plan is to start construction on both facilities after the 2012 season, with both the Coastal softball and baseball teams playing their home games at other local venues […]