Renovations complete at ASA Hall of Fame Complex
Renovations to the ASA Hall of Fame
Complex continue and look to be on schedule for the 2003 Big XII
Championships May 1-4. The renovations are in part to a bond issue passed
by the citizens of Oklahoma City in October of 2000 and funds provided by
the Amateur Softball Association.
Work on the stadium and complex
will consist of adding 519 new parking spaces and the construction of the
new Hall of Fame Plaza and Sports Festival Esplanade. The Esplanade will
be a 300-foot long, 40-foot wide walkway for vendor tents and Fan Fest
activities during the Big XII Softball Championship and the NCAA Women's
College World Series.
In addition, 3,000 additional permanent seats
will be added along the first and third base sides of the stadium, as well
as new bathrooms. The additional seating will increase the total seating
of the stadium to 5,000. A new upper concourse connecting the north fields
with concessions and bathrooms is also in the works.
Two additional fields with 300
permanent seats are also in the works during the renovation.
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Additional bathrooms have been added to the main
stadium complex.
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A new look to the entry way of the complex is taking shape. |
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Two new fields are being added in phase one of the
renovations. |
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All of the concrete for the new seating in the
main stadium has been poured. |
The new seats in
the main stadium are nearing completion. |
Hand rails are
being installed throughout the stadium
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A new look will
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The ASA Hall of Fame Stadium will be undergoing a face lift in the next couple of years, thanks to a bond issue passed by the citizens of Oklahoma City in October of 2000.
Work on the stadium is scheduled to begin in July of 2002, and will consist of adding 519 new parking spaces and the construction of the new Hall of Fame Plaza and Sports Festival Esplanade. The Esplanade will be a 300-foot long 40-foot wide walkway for vendor tents and Fan Fest activities during the Big XII Softball Championship and the NCAA Women’s College World Series.
In addition, 3,000 additional permanent seats will be added to along the first base and third base sides of the stadium, as will new bathrooms. The additional seating will increase the total seating of the stadium to 5,000. A new upper concourse connecting the north fields with concessions and bathrooms will also be built. Construction is to be completed by May 2003.
In phase II of the renovation, two new fields with
lighting and covered concrete stadium seating will be built west of the
existing complex. Plans are also in place to refurbish the current north
field with permanent seating.
