| Baseball Practice Facility |
| What |
Construction continues on new baseball practice facility |
| Where |
Located down the left-field line at L. Dale Mitchell Park |
| When |
Construction began June 16 | Completion expected Jan. 2009 |
| Project Highlights |
Indoor Hitting Facility (5,160 sq. feet) | Regulation Size Infield |
| Photo Gallery |
Photos - Oct. 1, 2008 | Sept. 17 | Sept. 5 | July 1 | June 20 |
NORMAN, Okla. - The new practice facility for the OU baseball program at L. Dale Mitchell Park continues to take shape as the roof was completely installed last week. The rest of the building that will serve as the Sooners' hitting facility is expected to be completely enclosed in the next week.
Click the links above to see the latest progress of the facility from Oct. 1, 2008, as well as previous galleries to view the progression of the project.
The steel frame of the new indoor hitting facility was raised on Saturday, Sept. 15 next to the practice infield.
On Sept. 5, the base of the indoor hitting facility was established and 8,000 square feet of bermuda grass was installed and laser-graded last week for the practice infield, wihch is adjacent to the Sooners' bullpen.
The $1 million project, which is scheduled for completion prior to the 2009 season, will cover 22,500 square feet of existing ground at L. Dale Mitchell Park and will be located to the west of the home bullpen down the left-field line.
The new facility will include a regulation-size infield with natural grass and a 5,160 square-foot indoor hitting facility. The building will contain three full-size pitching and hitting lanes and will be heated and air conditioned.
Stay tuned to SoonerSports.com for further updates on the facility, including photo galleries and artist renderings.
