Comment
Rate
MSHSAA moving state baseball championships from Columbia to Springfield
| Advertisement |
The Missouri State High School Activities Association announced Thursday that its 2007 Baseball Championships, set for May 30 to June 2, will move to Meador Park in Springfield.
The 58th annual event was originally scheduled to be played at Taylor Stadium on the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia, where it has been held since 1978.
However, to accommodate the University's intentions to bid as a potential host site for the NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals, the MSHSAA has sought an alternative facility for this year's state tournament.
“We support the University of Missouri's desire to host a regional tournament, and we want to be a good partner in our relationship with the Athletic Department and the baseball program,” said MSHSAA Executive Director Dr. Kerwin Urhahn.
“This is a great opportunity for them, and we know our schools will support our decision to support their efforts.”
“We really appreciate the flexibility and cooperation of MSHSAA in working with us,” said Tim Hickman, University of Missouri associate director of athletics. “This is the best opportunity we've had in years to serve as a host site, and we really value our relationship with MSHSAA to be able to have this type of dialogue.”
Meador Park is currently the home of the Drury University Panthers. The site has hosted the MSHSAA Baseball Championships six times previously, most recently in 1975.
The facility also has hosted four NCAA Division II World Series and numerous other state, regional and national amateur baseball events.
Meador Park has a permanent seating capacity of 1,500, including 155 new chair-back seats behind home plate. Since Drury revived its baseball program last fall, the facility has undergone more than $100,000 in improvements, including new dugouts, a new scoreboard, a resurfaced infield, an all-brick backstop, an in-ground irrigation system and a new public address system.
There are also more than 500 surface parking spots adjacent to the stadium.
The schedule for the four-day tournament will be modified slightly to accommodate site considerations at Meador Park. Games will now be scheduled for 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. each day - all an hour earlier than the tournament's traditional game times.
A complete tournament schedule for each classification can be found on the MSHSAA web site (www.mshsaa.org).
Tickets for the tournament are $7 per day and good for one entry to the facility. Spectators may see up to four games per day on the same ticket. Gates open at 9 a.m. each day.
The 58th annual event was originally scheduled to be played at Taylor Stadium on the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia, where it has been held since 1978.
However, to accommodate the University's intentions to bid as a potential host site for the NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals, the MSHSAA has sought an alternative facility for this year's state tournament.
“We support the University of Missouri's desire to host a regional tournament, and we want to be a good partner in our relationship with the Athletic Department and the baseball program,” said MSHSAA Executive Director Dr. Kerwin Urhahn.
“This is a great opportunity for them, and we know our schools will support our decision to support their efforts.”
“We really appreciate the flexibility and cooperation of MSHSAA in working with us,” said Tim Hickman, University of Missouri associate director of athletics. “This is the best opportunity we've had in years to serve as a host site, and we really value our relationship with MSHSAA to be able to have this type of dialogue.”
Meador Park is currently the home of the Drury University Panthers. The site has hosted the MSHSAA Baseball Championships six times previously, most recently in 1975.
The facility also has hosted four NCAA Division II World Series and numerous other state, regional and national amateur baseball events.
Meador Park has a permanent seating capacity of 1,500, including 155 new chair-back seats behind home plate. Since Drury revived its baseball program last fall, the facility has undergone more than $100,000 in improvements, including new dugouts, a new scoreboard, a resurfaced infield, an all-brick backstop, an in-ground irrigation system and a new public address system.
There are also more than 500 surface parking spots adjacent to the stadium.
The schedule for the four-day tournament will be modified slightly to accommodate site considerations at Meador Park. Games will now be scheduled for 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. each day - all an hour earlier than the tournament's traditional game times.
A complete tournament schedule for each classification can be found on the MSHSAA web site (www.mshsaa.org).
Tickets for the tournament are $7 per day and good for one entry to the facility. Spectators may see up to four games per day on the same ticket. Gates open at 9 a.m. each day.
 |
||
| Dodgers get past Cardinals, 5-4 |
Article Rating |
|
Before commenting read the News Tribune Forum's policies and procedures.
Thanks.
To add your comments you must be registered and logged in |
RSS
