Softball Stadium Continues To Progress
10/24/2002 | 12:00:00 | Softball
Oct. 24, 2002
Carbondale, Ill. - The new Southern Illinois University softball stadium continues its progress as the fifth month of construction ends. The stadium is on schedule to be completed in early 2003. The press box, dugouts and lockerrooms is taking visible shape that can be seen in the attached photo gallery.
The groundwork began on June 1 and is under the watch of the SIU Athletic Department and Fager-McGee, the project supervisor. The work on the playing field itself is expected to begin shortly.
The $1.5 million stadium will have a capacity of 500 and includes chairback seating. The facility will feature dugouts, a concession stand, bathrooms, lockerrooms, two batting cages, lights, a press box, training room, laundry facilities and an irrigation system. The new press box will include multiple phone lines.