If we go new I hope it matches the style of the Joe’s additions just to have a coherent style across athletic spots.
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If we go new I hope it matches the style of the Joe’s additions just to have a coherent style across athletic spots.
Put softball where baseball is now. Find a new and roomier home for baseball, even if it has to be away from campus a bit.
Include a modern scoreboard with video replay capability. Have ample room for grilling, tailgating, outfield berm, etc. Look at what they did at Miss. State and ULL for fan-friendly ideas.
It's a shame the City of Shreveport let Fairgrounds Field get run down an unusable. It sure could be handy now.
Gross.Originally Posted by Dorm Fridge
Use the same site if at all possible. I think the scene, apartments, train, is not replaceable. Can we move it towards Tech and Alabama a bit, giving more room for the field, use the parking lot space for locker rooms, concessions, bathrooms, ticketing?
Also, I'm not engineer but I don't see how the damage caused warrants totally ripping it down.
I think the area where Nielson & Caruthers would be perfect. It wouldn't have the apartments, but you could have the train.
Also, according to the Master Plan, all three buildings in that area are destined for demolition. We could place the Softball and Soccer/Track facilities there as well. We could build a nice concession/restroom facility for use with all three.
Move Baseball/Softball/Soccer/Track to that area, the Indoor Facility could go where the current track is.
Turn existing Baseball/Soccer/Softball areas into intramural fields.
I like the idea of backing it up more towards Alabama, makes the most sense then maybe add outfield bleachers if you're far enough from the tracks.
the OF bleachers can be like Miss St used to be, that would be a solid grilling area.
From a quick look, using the same site is an option, but to grow the seating bowl in any significant capacity, I don't think it can be done where the ballpark is sitting right now. The first base side of the ballpark is only ± 12' from the sidewalk on Tech Drive. There is plenty of room on the homeplate side, ± 92', and the third base side, ± 87'. In theory, if you started from scratch, you could rotate the ballpark about 5 degrees and get more room on all three sides to increase the seating capacity of the main seating bowl. This would shorten the left field foul line a few feet, but would allow you to deepen the right field corner as well.
The damage to the roof could have impacted the stability of the seating bowl structure below it. It will hall have to be thoroughly tested. There really isn't much use in trying to "fix" concrete structure. If the damage is extensive enough, it may be cheaper to rip it down and start over than trying to fix the damage.
I like that idea can we have the center of the bowl match up wit in line with the alabama/TECH drive corner. So it's more aesthetically pleasing? Just center it up and have move it back 10-20 feet.From a quick look, using the same site is an option, but to grow the seating bowl in any significant capacity, I don't think it can be done where the ballpark is sitting right now. The first base side of the ballpark is only ± 12' from the sidewalk on Tech Drive. There is plenty of room on the homeplate side, ± 92', and the third base side, ± 87'. In theory, if you started from scratch, you could rotate the ballpark about 5 degrees and get more room on all three sides to increase the seating capacity of the main seating bowl. This would shorten the left field foul line a few feet, but would allow you to deepen the right field corner as well.
The damage to the roof could have impacted the stability of the seating bowl structure below it. It will hall have to be thoroughly tested. There really isn't much use in trying to "fix" concrete structure. If the damage is extensive enough, it may be cheaper to rip it down and start over than trying to fix the damage.
1st Base and 3rd base bleacher space is a must.
Last edited by Dawgpix; 04-26-2019 at 12:03 PM.
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Hawkins Field on the Vanderbilt University campus can be used as a great tool to learn from as it's also land locked.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...kins_Field.JPG
Some of you would advocate moving Fenway and Wrigley out to the 'burbs just to provide more creature comforts for fans.
There is a group that is trying to resurrect it, Play Ball Shreveport, but they haven’t yet received a lease from the city. It will cost lots of $$$ to make it game ready.
Exactly. The only way this could be done where the ballpark is currently positioned would be to add unsymmetrical seating, so it would be more seating on the 3rd base side. You could potentially add a couple of rows behind the first base dugout, but I don't know how many, I would have to have more accurate measurements of how close it is to the road, and how it would sit on the side of that hill, giving thought to accessibility standards. 3rd base side would be a lot easier, you could basically add another section or 2 of the same seating that is currently built. You would just have to rearrange the entry to that side of the ballpark a little to work around the added seating. If the bullpens could be moved, you could add seating where they currently sit along the 3rd base line.
Yeah, that would be ideal, if it was started from scratch.
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