The LSU Board of Supervisors on Friday approved the expansion of the baseball hitting facility at Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. The project will add 4,300 square feet of space to the facility, including a 3,500 square-foot weight room. Read more and view rendering gallery here.
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LSU Board Votes to Expand Baseball Facility
Winds Topple Foul Poles at LSU Ballpark
The foul poles at Alex Box Stadium, home of the Louisiana State University baseball team, were toppled during a fierce thunderstorm that roared across southeastern Louisiana on Monday morning, but the Tigers will still host Alcorn State on Tuesday. Read more and view photos here.
Filed under Stadium Issues
Clemson Tigers Open Renovated Ballpark
Newly renovated Doug Kingsmore Stadium opened Friday, when the Clemson Tigers began a three-game series against the West Virginia Mountaineers. The stadium has new dugouts and new premium-seat section behind home plate. The $9 million baseball operations center unfortunately won’t be completed until the end of the season. Read more and watch video here.
Field at Alex Box Stadium Now Named After Legendary Coach
The LSU Board of Supervisors on Wednesday unanimously approved a proposal from the LSU Athletic Department to name the baseball field at Alex Box Stadium after legendary baseball coach Skip Bertman. Read more here.
Filed under Awards & Recognition, Field & Turf
Towson State Drops Baseball, Players Protest
Towson State University in Maryland has decided to drop baseball. To protest, players have blocked out the “Towson” name on their jerseys with black duct tape. Read more and view photo here.
Filed under Money & Financials
Tailgating Tradition Carries on at New Alex Box
We’re stuck here in Minnesota with piles of snow and sub-zero temperatures this time of year, so you can imagine the jealously we experienced when we read about the folks down in Louisiana who have carried over their fun in the sun-filled, family-oriented tailgating tradition to the new Alex Box Stadium, home of the LSU Tigers. Brrrr! Grrrr! Read more here.
Filed under Food & Beverage, Fun & Atmosphere, Stadium Issues