Construction to begin in early 2018.

A recent feasibility study calls for a 5,500-seat soccer stadium, which also would include a practice field and locker rooms. The baseball field would be 1,500 seats and would include a press box, luxury boxes and dugouts with restrooms. The softball field, which would have similar amenities, would include 500 seats.

The new soccer stadium will be one of the best in the country.

Congrats Huskies! Penders is doing a fine job with your baseball program and this only keeps that momentum strong.

Well done! Just curious, where are you guys playing baseball right now?

(02-22-2017 01:27 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  Construction to begin in early 2018.

A recent feasibility study calls for a 5,500-seat soccer stadium, which also would include a practice field and locker rooms. The baseball field would be 1,500 seats and would include a press box, luxury boxes and dugouts with restrooms. The softball field, which would have similar amenities, would include 500 seats.

The new soccer stadium will be one of the best in the country.

5500 soccer stadium, idk. Maybe upgrade Gampel.

I was going to say maybe an IPF but was shocked to see it's already done. UConn has some sick ass facilities, shocked the FBall team has not been better. The only negative is the distance to the FBall stadium from campus, maybe that has hurt the program and P5 bids more than people realize. Otherwise, man everything else is ready to go.

(02-22-2017 01:44 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(02-22-2017 01:27 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  Construction to begin in early 2018.

A recent feasibility study calls for a 5,500-seat soccer stadium, which also would include a practice field and locker rooms. The baseball field would be 1,500 seats and would include a press box, luxury boxes and dugouts with restrooms. The softball field, which would have similar amenities, would include 500 seats.

The new soccer stadium will be one of the best in the country.

5500 soccer stadium, idk. Maybe upgrade Gampel.

I was going to say maybe an IPF but was shocked to see it's already done. UConn has some sick ass facilities, shocked the FBall team has not been better. The only negative is the distance to the FBall stadium from campus, maybe that has hurt the program and P5 bids more than people realize. Otherwise, man everything else is ready to go.

Thank you for the kind words regarding our facilities.

Gampel is getting a $10 million roof/ceiling renovation.

UCONN soccer averages just under 5,000 per game in attendance...top 5 in the country.

Congrats. A lot of AAC schools are pumping a lot of money into facility upgrades. The schools are still playing the game of attempting to gain access to the club.

(02-22-2017 01:41 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  Well done! Just curious, where are you guys playing baseball right now?

It's pretty bad...probably the worst of any UCONN athletic facility (very high school-esque). No lights, no bathrooms, no dug-out amenities...

It has been put on the back-burner for many years...the biggest reason being how often UCONN actually uses the facilities. UCONN has a very short home baseball season. We don't play our first home game until nearly 6 weeks into the season.

I'm just glad they're finally getting this done. It was long overdue. If you wanna play with the big boys, you gotta have the facilities to compete. AAC schools seem to understand and are doing a great job investing in their programs.

Four-sided stadium with 5,500 seats
Competition field with natural turf, lights, scoreboard and press box
Practice field with natural turf
Home locker rooms
Coaches/ Staff offices / Conference Room
Trophy Room
Strength & Athletic Training room with office space and two plunge pools (Shared with Baseball & Softball)
Film Room
Public amenities- ticket, restrooms and concessions
Press with suites/hospitality



Three-sided stadium with 1,500 seats
Competition field with artificial turf, drainage, lights, scoreboard and press box
Home locker room
Dugouts with restrooms
Home & visitor bullpens (three each, six total)
Indoor/outdoor pitching mounds (three indoor)
Berm seating
Film Room
Public amenities- ticketing, restrooms and concessions



Three-side stadium with 500 seats
Competition field with artificial turf, drainage, lights, scored and press box
Home locker room with showers, lavatories and lounge
Dugouts with restrooms
Home & visitor bullpens (three each, six total)
Indoor/outdoor pitching mounds (three indoor)
Public amenities - ticketing, restrooms and concessions

(02-22-2017 02:22 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  



Four-sided stadium with 5,500 seats
Competition field with natural turf, lights, scoreboard and press box
Practice field with natural turf
Home locker rooms
Coaches/ Staff offices / Conference Room
Trophy Room
Strength & Athletic Training room with office space and two plunge pools (Shared with Baseball & Softball)
Film Room
Public amenities- ticket, restrooms and concessions
Press with suites/hospitality



Three-sided stadium with 1,500 seats
Competition field with artificial turf, drainage, lights, scoreboard and press box
Home locker room
Dugouts with restrooms
Home & visitor bullpens (three each, six total)
Indoor/outdoor pitching mounds (three indoor)
Berm seating
Film Room
Public amenities- ticketing, restrooms and concessions



Three-side stadium with 500 seats
Competition field with artificial turf, drainage, lights, scored and press box
Home locker room with showers, lavatories and lounge
Dugouts with restrooms
Home & visitor bullpens (three each, six total)
Indoor/outdoor pitching mounds (three indoor)
Public amenities - ticketing, restrooms and concessions

Pretty impressive, Huskies

Seems like AAC programs aren't shy when improving on their facilities - I like it.

Nice facilities. Prepping for the Big East move?

Only cost 46 million ! How is that, looks more like 250 million to me

(02-22-2017 02:22 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  



Four-sided stadium with 5,500 seats
Competition field with natural turf, lights, scoreboard and press box
Practice field with natural turf
Home locker rooms
Coaches/ Staff offices / Conference Room
Trophy Room
Strength & Athletic Training room with office space and two plunge pools (Shared with Baseball & Softball)
Film Room
Public amenities- ticket, restrooms and concessions
Press with suites/hospitality



Three-sided stadium with 1,500 seats
Competition field with artificial turf, drainage, lights, scoreboard and press box
Home locker room
Dugouts with restrooms
Home & visitor bullpens (three each, six total)
Indoor/outdoor pitching mounds (three indoor)
Berm seating
Film Room
Public amenities- ticketing, restrooms and concessions



Three-side stadium with 500 seats
Competition field with artificial turf, drainage, lights, scored and press box
Home locker room with showers, lavatories and lounge
Dugouts with restrooms
Home & visitor bullpens (three each, six total)
Indoor/outdoor pitching mounds (three indoor)
Public amenities - ticketing, restrooms and concessions

You know how much jalapeno mac & cheese you have to sell to pay for this?

Seriously, I am glad the school is addressing this. As was mentioned above the existing facilities were terrible. The teams and UConn fans deserve this level of facilities. Looking forward to seeing them completed.

(02-22-2017 01:27 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  Construction to begin in early 2018.

A recent feasibility study calls for a 5,500-seat soccer stadium, which also would include a practice field and locker rooms. The baseball field would be 1,500 seats and would include a press box, luxury boxes and dugouts with restrooms. The softball field, which would have similar amenities, would include 500 seats.

The new soccer stadium will be one of the best in the country.

Nice. They'll have the second best soccer stadium in the league, right behind UC football...