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Florida breaks ground on new Baseball Stadium (add'l renderings added)

Posted on 2/11/19 at 1:54 pm
Posted by bigDgator
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 2/11/19 at 1:54 pm
Someone posted a thread about our baseball stadium a week or so ago, so here is an update.

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On a picture-perfect day for baseball — sunny, breezy and warm — the University of Florida broke ground on a new $65-million baseball stadium Friday. The new stadium will be ready for play at the start of the 2021 season.

It will feature a 360-degree open concourse, shade structures for fans, grass berms and non-traditional seating that will allow for capacity of more than 7,000, chairback permanent seating, high-definition video and sound, enhanced concession space and food options and prominent entry gates.

There also will be modern student-athlete and staff amenities, including a private nutrition area and team lounge, film/meeting room and expanded locker room, indoor pitching and batting cages and enhanced training and rehabilitation area.


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This post was edited on 2/11/19 at 3:07 pm
Posted by Drewbie
tFlagship
Member since Jun 2012
57693 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 1:54 pm to
All 12 fans went wild.
Posted by jptiger2009
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2009
9616 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 1:56 pm to
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All 12 fans went wild




Wins CWS, basketball team is (12-11)...still a basketball school.
Posted by lsurulz1515
Member since Mar 2007
5613 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 1:59 pm to
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All 12 fans went wild.

It really does boggle my mind that a baseball team that is so successful for the past ~10 years has such a pathetic following.
And on top of that, some of the best talent in the nation want to go play there, instead of in stadiums where 10,000 fans want to watch you play.

Kudos to O'Sullivan and his staff for reeling those guys in, but every year I think the same thing.

Hopefully this new stadium changes the perspective in Gainesville...that baseball team has earned it
Posted by bigDgator
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2008
41163 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 1:59 pm to
I bet all 10,000 of your fans loved this play.

Posted by Drewbie
tFlagship
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Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:01 pm to
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I bet all 10,000 of your fans loved this play.
We all watched this go down in Omaha too.



Florida Eliminated


And this in the SEC tournament

This post was edited on 2/11/19 at 2:05 pm
Posted by Korin
Member since Jan 2014
37935 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:01 pm to
quote:

It really does boggle my mind that a baseball team that is so successful for the past ~10 years has such a pathetic following.
And on top of that, some of the best talent in the nation want to go play there, instead of in stadiums where 10,000 fans want to watch you play.

Kudos to O'Sullivan and his staff for reeling those guys in, but every year I think the same thing.

Hopefully this new stadium changes the perspective in Gainesville...that baseball team has earned it

It's almost like college baseball isn't a major sport...
Posted by CarolinaGamecock99
Member since Apr 2015
21858 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:02 pm to
Floridians don’t care about baseball. Look at their MLB franchises
Posted by Drewbie
tFlagship
Member since Jun 2012
57693 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:03 pm to
quote:

It's almost like college baseball isn't a major sport...
Or Florida is a travel-to state with no real fanbase that can't even support their pro teams.
Posted by EKG
Houston, TX
Member since Jun 2010
43979 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:03 pm to
That’s awesome—I’m excited for y’all!
New facilities are big fun.
And new baseball facilities are sexy as heck.
Looking forward to watching the progression!
Posted by GeorgeWest
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2013
13064 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:07 pm to
Congrats to gator fans. I have met a few of them in Hoover every year and they are always good people.
Posted by Korin
Member since Jan 2014
37935 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:08 pm to
quote:

Or Florida is a travel-to state with no real fanbase that can't even support their pro teams.

And yet they still get the job done, unlike Arkansas.
Posted by Drewbie
tFlagship
Member since Jun 2012
57693 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:09 pm to
If Florida plays a game but no one was there to see it, was there actually a game played?
Posted by Drewbie
tFlagship
Member since Jun 2012
57693 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:10 pm to
quote:

Hopefully this new stadium changes the perspective in Gainesville...that baseball team has earned it
I agree. The fan support they've received for their success recently is horrid.
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
139780 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:12 pm to
The stadium is going to be really nice.

Can't wait.

My son and I tolerate heat stroke down there several times a year. The new stadium will help big time with that.

Now, if we could only sell beer.
Posted by ibldprplgld
Member since Feb 2008
24954 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:12 pm to
Ignoring the pigs shitting in this thread, any renderings of the new stadium?
Posted by Drewbie
tFlagship
Member since Jun 2012
57693 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:13 pm to
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Ignoring the pigs shitting in this thread
This isn't ignoring.
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
139780 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:14 pm to
I'll find you one.

It's on the baseball section of gatorzone. Com until then
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
139780 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:16 pm to
quote:

Florida is a travel-to state


Wut?
Posted by Drewbie
tFlagship
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57693 posts
Posted on 2/11/19 at 2:16 pm to
The language is English, road. Also it's "what".
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