Will UNT's New Baseball Stadium Look Similar To This

PlummMeanGreen · February 19, 2012

After all, it's the national past time....

I know this is a football board, but football season is over and we don't have a baseball forum section.......yet.

https://picasaweb.google.com/109777712292907946523/LuptonStadiumAndWilliamsReillyField?authkey=Gv1sRgCLmR87XWiK_4cQ&feat=flashalbum#5594373044849971698

Edited February 19, 2012 by PlummMeanGreen

Eastwood Eagle · February 19, 2012

Looks good.

There is nothing I want more than UNT to get a baseball team. My passion for football/golf/hockey/basketball put together does not even compare to baseball.

NorthTexan95 · February 19, 2012

I like it but I don't know if ours will have that much seating to begin with. It just depends on the cost. Personally I'd like to do something like Baylor and have a brick outside to match the football stadium ... same with the softball field.

GrayEagle · February 19, 2012

If we want to go slummin'....yeah.

oldguystudent · February 19, 2012

Lupton has some serious flaws. The grandstand is all metal and sounds like a county park when people walk up and down the stairs (although it does make for a noisy environment to rattle opposing pitchers). The general admission section (a popular feature these days) has no view of the field at all as it its blocked by the grandstand. I had ga tickets for Fullerton last year because it was otherwise sold out. I could hear that there was a game being played, but I couldn't see anything beyond the right fielder, and people got angry at me for trying to see, since it apparently blocked their view of the bullpen or something.

Lupton, was thrown together quickly and without thought to increase capacity so they could host in the post season.

greenjoe · February 19, 2012

Make the brick match that at Apogee and have something that looks like the Wing Zone over the first base to third base seating area.

And find enough women's sports to counter the 15-25 men's scholarships needed for baseball.

GO MEAN GREEN

GreenN'walinsVet · February 19, 2012

Make the brick match that at Apogee and have something that looks like the Wing Zone over the first base to third base seating area.

And find enough women's sports to counter the 15-25 men's scholarships needed for baseball.

GO MEAN GREEN

Baseball is only 11.5 scholorships I believe and I'm pretty sure we are good to go on the Title 9 front already

Side Show Joe · February 19, 2012

Something like this, but with real grass would be nice. Am I asking too much?

Edited February 19, 2012 by Side Show Joe

oldguystudent · February 19, 2012

Something like this, but with real grass would be nice. Am I asking too much?

That's a little ambitious for a startup program that struggles to get 20,000 in football and 5,000 in basketball. 1,500 seatbacks expandable later on, grass hill for kids and general admission (not blocked like Lupton), brick facade. I like the wing idea for the seating. You need 3,000 assignable seats to host in the post season, but building that many to start might be a little much.

Other things that are strong considerations for both the NCAA and high school recruits are the quality of the playing surface, the amenities in the dugouts and clubhouse, the scoreboard, the setup for media coverage (there is a LOT of terrible video streaming in college baseball because they didn't build their stadiums for that).

I suppose that suites will be part of the package too, right? While I certainly appreciate the club level on cold, rainy game days in football, that's not nearly such a consideration for me in baseball.

Like I've said many times on here before, the Sunbelt is a big up and coming conference in baseball, currently 7th, and knocking on the door of becoming an addition to the current big 6. Should UNT make the jump to Big Country (I think that's the name of the new monster alliance), it would automatically be in a major baseball conference. Either way, it is really reasonable to build a program, in Texas, in the sun belt, that goes to the post season and wins in a short period of time.

Voice of Reason · February 20, 2012

I agree. Baylor Ball Park is pretty nice. The Aggies have redone Olson Field with brick work to replace the old concrete look.

http://www.baylor.edu/athletics/facilities/index.php?id=43033

Arkie State and Troy are top of the line in the SunBelt.

Edited February 20, 2012 by Voice of Reason

UNTexas · February 20, 2012

When are we getting a baseball team? When and where will the new stadium be?

UNTLifer · February 20, 2012

Don't know when we will get a team. The stadium will be across Bonnie Brae from Apogee on the vacant lot.

Green2012 · February 20, 2012

Definitely leave the outfield for students. This has been popular at the softball games. a hill in left field would be cool for them to sit on. I like the covered idea too. Baseball has alot of day games so the comfort of the shade would be nice for the fair weather folk. The mean green village is going to be sweet after track moves over, baseball is started, football has its indoor, and the new dorm next to victory is completed.

Edited February 20, 2012 by Green2012

oldguystudent · February 20, 2012

Definitely leave the outfield for students. This has been popular at the softball games.

Can you still do that? Last time I drove by the softball field, it looked like they planted a bunch of trees just behind the fence where we used to park our cars.

playoffpush · February 20, 2012

I would think it would make more sense to put the money into football and get good at that again first.

Proud North Texan · February 20, 2012

When the new stadium will be completed?

Mean Green 93-98 · February 20, 2012

When the new stadium will be completed?

Hopefully later this week.

LakeTravis · February 20, 2012

I would of thought that since we were able to get the naming rights for the football stadium before the season even started, we would be able to start getting the ball rolling on baseball.

As a student, it gets very boring after basketball season ends.

Hell, maybe baseball would be the answer to get Denton off their arse and start coming to UNT athletics?

Edited February 20, 2012 by LakeTravis

Proud North Texan · February 20, 2012

Hopefully later this week.

Funny!!

PlummMeanGreen · March 12, 2012

When are we getting a baseball team? When and where will the new stadium be?

Side Show Joe · March 12, 2012

When the new stadium will be completed?

It hasn't been officially approved yet, but the site right across from Apogee is ready whenever they act. Welcome to the board.

KRAM1 · March 12, 2012

Anyone want to guess how long it will take some folks to start complaining about the new baseball stadium once the plans are made public? I'm going to start the guessing at a nanosecond!

Traffic, parking, site, construction firm, why it isn't named as yet, who will get first pick at season ticket locations and how the seat assignments will be handled, the color scheme, the seating set up (bleachers or individual seats), grass or turf and on and on and on.....for me, I'll just realize that a dream for a lot of folks is coming to reality and be more than happy to see the thing built.

Just getting on record early about the fun that we will all have here on GMG.Com regarding the new baseball program and stadium when all the official announcements are made...hopefully, SOON!

DeepGreen · March 12, 2012

I wonder if HKS gets to design the stadium? They did the Corpus Chrisit Hooks park and did an excellent job...

I still want them to incorporate a different part of the eagle into the baseball park. Maybe a Eagle head press box or wings down the grandstands or claws or something. Kinda get it as a "Where's Waldo" hunt in the athletic village..

Maybe make it an upsidedown eagle with the the wings going out at 45 degree angles...

Unless some big donor comes up with a boatload of money, like, $10 mil or so, I think UNT will build a nice, serviceable stadium that will get us started in baseball. Nothing on the cheap like the bleachers we added at Fouts. I wonder if there are already BB stadium drawings in the works? Maybe when the official announcement is made the AD will began a campaign for donations.

Harry, we need a "UNT Baseball" section added to GMG.com.

Edited March 12, 2012 by DeepGreen

smoothfresh · March 12, 2012

Unreal where are this universities priorities? We have to fix that sidewalk in front of the Super Pit before we do anything! Baseball can't get here fast enough.. RV count me and my family in for 3 of the finest seats in the stadium!