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July 01, 2008 | Baseball
July 1, 2008
| Baseball Practice Facility | |
| What | Construction begins 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 - July 1, 2008 | June 20 |
NORMAN, Okla. - The construction continues this week at L. Dale Mitchell Park on the OU baseball team's new practice facility.
Demolition to the berm down the left-field line is complete and the initial stages of the building's foundation has begun.
Click the link above to access a photo gallery of the construction's progress from Tuesday, July 1.
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.