Ahead of next month’s SEC Baseball Tournament, Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in suburban Birmingham is receiving a variety of upgrades. (more…)
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New Amenities Debuting at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
This year’s SEC baseball tournament will showcase some new amenities at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, including a new ferris wheel and an indoor event center. (more…)
Hoover to Vote on Sports Complex Management
The Hoover City Council is to vote on a management company for a new sports complex that will be adjacent to Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. (more…)
SEC Tournament Staying in Hoover
After months of speculation about its future, the SEC Baseball Tournament will remain at Hoover, AL’s Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The event is set to return to the ballpark next year, and for a yet-to-be-determined period beyond 2017. (more…)
Hoover Working to Keep SEC Tourney
As the battle to land the SEC Tournament unfolds, Hoover, AL officials say that they are working to ensure that the event does not leave its longtime home. (more…)
Will SEC baseball tourney remain in Hoover?
With the contract for the annual Southeastern Conference baseball tourney at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium set to expire next year, you can expect SEC officials to shop the popular event this summer. (more…)
Hoover Met may see new life as temporary Alabama home
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium may see a new tenant in 2015 as the University of Alabama is negotiating a temporary lease while Sewell Thomas Stadium is renovated. The Sewell Thomas Stadium renovation is set to begin next week (barring the Crimson Tide hosting an NCAA Regional, of course), and it was originally thought that the Crimson […]
Barons set another attendance record
Wow: April 14 and we’re already discussing attendance records, as the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) broke an attendance record dating back to the Michael Jordan era. The Barons welcomed a record total of 35,604 fans through the Regions Field gates during the series for an average of 7,121 fans per game. The attendance […]
City commits additional spending on Hoover Met; concerts now target
Seeking to diversify the offerings at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, the local city council pledged $352,000 in additional facility improvements, including a big electrical-system upgraded needed to attract big-time musical tours. All in all, the city has authorized $1.5 million in ballpark upgrades since the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) moved to a new downtown […]
Alabama debates Sewell-Thomas Stadium upgrades
The University of Alabama is preparing plans for a $30-million expansion of Sewell-Thomas Stadium, as the college-baseball arms race continues to accelerate. The plans aren’t final and still need to be presented to the board of trustees. If approved, work could be done for the 2016 NCAA season. From the Tuscaloosa News: UA has started […]