Baum Stadium expansion moving along

The baseball stadiums in the SEC are a notch above any other conference. Nice looking renovations for Baum!

Yup, Arky doing work on their stadium while LSU just figures out new ways to add more ads to The Box.

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while LSU just figures out new ways to add more ads to The Box.

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When's the new BLM ad?

Nicest stadium in college baseball.

That's the beginning of an underground tunnel from the new locker room to the dugout. The home dugout will be moved from the third base line to the first base line.

Tried to troll but ends up pointing out that we’re building a tunnel from the outfield training facility to our dugout. That’s when you know you have too much money.

I'm glad we went away from the Jeff Long model that was simply to add suites and club seating.



We need additional suites - there is a mile long list - but I'd rather the expansion focus on student athlete amenities. Our current weight room is pretty much a garage that we share with the track program. Our pitching lab is also outdated. We were also in dire need of a clubhouse as the old one was nice but cramped.

Jeff Long's model also destroyed the Hog Pen by putting a club area in the NE corner near where the foul pole patio current sits. I could see the Hog Pen being seriously compromised by COVID for at least one season - kind of hard to pack people in when there are social distancing rules. Wouldn't be surprised if we move to only season ticket holders model for all sports.... which eventually might get administration to build more reserved seating out there ---- which would cause a riot.

Back to our current expansion. The new area will have suites and club seating but won't interfere or displace any fans. There will be a Home Run Porch outdoor bar and loge box seating. However, like I said earlier, the most important part is the student athlete amenities.



I'm also glad we are expanding our outdoor track facility.



45+ national championships and we currently have athletes sharing lockers.

We were scheduled to start renovations on Bud Walton sometime in the next 2-3 years but I bet that gets pushed way down the line now. There was also some rumors that we were planning to demolish Barnhill and replace it with a smaller women's sports facility (Gymnastics and Volleyball). The upkeep for Barnhill is supposedly not worth keeping it around but I can't see the funds for building a new facility for non revenue sports in a time like now.

Our soccer and softball locker rooms are going to renovated sometime soon as well.

So yeah..... let's get this football season going. We've got some more projects to start.

That center field entrance over the pond is going to be incredible.

Love it! The SEC arms race is real. It's only a matter of time before LSU does some renovations. I would not be surprised if State adds another Left Field Loft in the next 5 years.