A new $10.5 million ballpark at Coastal Carolina University has been delayed until 2014 after athletic-department officials run into some budgetary issues. The plan is to build a new ballpark to replace small and aging Watson Stadium, which features only 850 seats. The new ballpark, built as part of a baseball/softball complex, would feature 2,500 […]
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Funding for renovated CCU ballpark approved
Coastal Carolina University will have an upgraded ballpark for the 2014 season, as $10.2 million in state funding for a new baseball/softball complex is finalized. The preliminary plan is to start construction on both facilities after the 2012 season, with both the Coastal softball and baseball teams playing their home games at other local venues […]
Architects chosen for Coastal Carolina ballpark expansion
Coastal Carolina University is expanding Watson Stadium in an attempt to raise the profile of the baseball program, and architects have been chosen transform the ballpark into something that could potentially host NCAA Super Regionals. The architects: a local (Greenville) firm, Michael Keeshen & Associates, is partnering with Populous (Kansas City). The goal, according to […]