The only ball parks they have left are Louisiana, CCU, South Alabama, Troy, Texas State, These schools have pretty good baseball who actually put money in there facilities in the Sun Belt. If GS is going to compete in spring sports these are the schools you gonna have to compete against.

Like he said

There is a big difference between the top six and the bottom six.

(05-16-2018 07:36 PM)Eagles Cliff Wrote:  So just have the best press box and you have the best stadium?

Of course not. But the press facility is part of what makes your stadium good. While GS is not terrible, people who build these things rarely consult with those who are going to use them. And, they are frequently built with today's needs with no thought for the future.

For the record, GS press facility is better than two of the parks ranked above it.

(05-17-2018 05:11 AM)Bigtom12 Wrote:  The only ball parks they have left are Louisiana, CCU, South Alabama, Troy, Texas State, These schools have pretty good baseball who actually put money in there facilities in the Sun Belt. If GS is going to compete in spring sports these are the schools you gonna have to compete against.

Like he said

There is a big difference between the top six and the bottom six.

He put GS in the top 6...
And perhaps you missed the million dollar renovation we did before the conference tournament last year. The conference tournament we played in the championship game of. Since we can't compete with ULL, do you care to comment on why ULL hasn't taken a series with us since 2016?

My guess is Troy is next or Texas state

(05-17-2018 08:22 AM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  My guess is Troy is next or Texas state

I feel like our train car gives us an edge lol.

(05-17-2018 07:56 AM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  

(05-16-2018 07:36 PM)Eagles Cliff Wrote:  So just have the best press box and you have the best stadium?

Of course not. But the press facility is part of what makes your stadium good. While GS is not terrible, people who build these things rarely consult with those who are going to use them. And, they are frequently built with today's needs with no thought for the future.

For the record, GS press facility is better than two of the parks ranked above it.

Troy would be one of those. Our press facility is undersized. But it was also built during our time in the A-Sun back around 2000 or so, so I doubt the administration back then envisioned the baseball program/attendance being where it's at now, or how the school has grown.

I hope sometime soon we'll expand the pressbox.

(05-17-2018 08:16 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(05-17-2018 05:11 AM)Bigtom12 Wrote:  The only ball parks they have left are Louisiana, CCU, South Alabama, Troy, Texas State, These schools have pretty good baseball who actually put money in there facilities in the Sun Belt. If GS is going to compete in spring sports these are the schools you gonna have to compete against.

Like he said

There is a big difference between the top six and the bottom six.

He put GS in the top 6...
And perhaps you missed the million dollar renovation we did before the conference tournament last year. The conference tournament we played in the championship game of. Since we can't compete with ULL, do you care to comment on why ULL hasn't taken a series with us since 2016?

Ummmmmmmm, league schedule maybe?

(05-17-2018 07:56 AM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  

(05-16-2018 07:36 PM)Eagles Cliff Wrote:  So just have the best press box and you have the best stadium?

Of course not. But the press facility is part of what makes your stadium good. While GS is not terrible, people who build these things rarely consult with those who are going to use them. And, they are frequently built with today's needs with no thought for the future.

For the record, GS press facility is better than two of the parks ranked above it.

When did I say y’all couldn’t compete? I know y’all been to the CWS so don’t go there. Y’all are one of the top in the Sun Belt. Second of all I am saying is that these schools have pretty good facilities including yours!

(05-17-2018 08:36 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(05-17-2018 07:56 AM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  

(05-16-2018 07:36 PM)Eagles Cliff Wrote:  So just have the best press box and you have the best stadium?

Of course not. But the press facility is part of what makes your stadium good. While GS is not terrible, people who build these things rarely consult with those who are going to use them. And, they are frequently built with today's needs with no thought for the future.

For the record, GS press facility is better than two of the parks ranked above it.

Troy would be one of those. Our press facility is undersized. But it was also built during our time in the A-Sun back around 2000 or so, so I doubt the administration back then envisioned the baseball program/attendance being where it's at now, or how the school has grown.

I hope sometime soon we'll expand the pressbox.

There is a plan to add 2,000 more seats and have a bigger press box with suites.

Also a plan to add a party deck in left field

(05-17-2018 05:11 AM)Bigtom12 Wrote:  The only ball parks they have left are Louisiana, CCU, South Alabama, Troy, Texas State, These schools have pretty good baseball who actually put money in there facilities in the Sun Belt. If GS is going to compete in spring sports these are the schools you gonna have to compete against.

Like he said

There is a big difference between the top six and the bottom six.

You could probably put GS, Troy, and Texas State's parks in any order. We actually have the largest capacity of those 3, so there's that.

Since joining the league we're 8-6 against the Cajuns, 3-3 against Coastal, 6-6 against Troy. South is the only team in this conference that we haven't either beat like a Drum or been fairly even with.

(05-17-2018 09:20 AM)EigenEagle Wrote:  

(05-17-2018 05:11 AM)Bigtom12 Wrote:  The only ball parks they have left are Louisiana, CCU, South Alabama, Troy, Texas State, These schools have pretty good baseball who actually put money in there facilities in the Sun Belt. If GS is going to compete in spring sports these are the schools you gonna have to compete against.

Like he said

There is a big difference between the top six and the bottom six.

You could probably put GS, Troy, and Texas State's parks in any order. We actually have the largest capacity of those 3, so there's that.

Since joining the league we're 8-6 against the Cajuns, 3-3 against Coastal, 6-6 against Troy. South is the only team in this conference that we haven't either beat like a Drum or been fairly even with.

Quick glance at our schedule shows y'all are 4-6 against us in the regular season since y'all joined.

(05-17-2018 09:10 AM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(05-17-2018 08:36 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(05-17-2018 07:56 AM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  

(05-16-2018 07:36 PM)Eagles Cliff Wrote:  So just have the best press box and you have the best stadium?

Of course not. But the press facility is part of what makes your stadium good. While GS is not terrible, people who build these things rarely consult with those who are going to use them. And, they are frequently built with today's needs with no thought for the future.

For the record, GS press facility is better than two of the parks ranked above it.

Troy would be one of those. Our press facility is undersized. But it was also built during our time in the A-Sun back around 2000 or so, so I doubt the administration back then envisioned the baseball program/attendance being where it's at now, or how the school has grown.

I hope sometime soon we'll expand the pressbox.

There is a plan to add 2,000 more seats and have a bigger press box with suites.

Also a plan to add a party deck in left field

We've always heard this, but I've never seen it on paper. I remember the plan to add a deck in left field, but I think that got scrapped because of how popular it is to tailgate out there, especially with Doubles Alley becoming an every-game group out there. The softball field had a party deck in left field a few years ago, but it was scrapped because some people would get too rowdy out there. I doubt they want the same situation at the baseball field.

(05-17-2018 10:47 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(05-17-2018 09:10 AM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  

(05-17-2018 08:36 AM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(05-17-2018 07:56 AM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  

(05-16-2018 07:36 PM)Eagles Cliff Wrote:  So just have the best press box and you have the best stadium?

Of course not. But the press facility is part of what makes your stadium good. While GS is not terrible, people who build these things rarely consult with those who are going to use them. And, they are frequently built with today's needs with no thought for the future.

For the record, GS press facility is better than two of the parks ranked above it.

Troy would be one of those. Our press facility is undersized. But it was also built during our time in the A-Sun back around 2000 or so, so I doubt the administration back then envisioned the baseball program/attendance being where it's at now, or how the school has grown.

I hope sometime soon we'll expand the pressbox.

There is a plan to add 2,000 more seats and have a bigger press box with suites.

Also a plan to add a party deck in left field

We've always heard this, but I've never seen it on paper. I remember the plan to add a deck in left field, but I think that got scrapped because of how popular it is to tailgate out there, especially with Doubles Alley becoming an every-game group out there. The softball field had a party deck in left field a few years ago, but it was scrapped because some people would get too rowdy out there. I doubt they want the same situation at the baseball field.

It’s on the baseball website for the stadium. Plans include to expand to 4,000 seats and add 12-15 Sky boxes

(05-16-2018 02:52 PM)CardinalBlackTrojan Wrote:  

(05-16-2018 02:41 PM)EigenEagle Wrote:  I can promise you there is ample parking within 5 minutes of the stadium between the actual stadium-side parking and the basketball arena parking. The problem is that it's probably not easy and intuitive to find it...the stadium-side parking you have to reach from Sweetheart Circle and you can't get to the basketball and tennis parking that's right next to that stadium-side parking without spending at least 10 minutes going all the way around the football practice fields and on to Fair Road.

As for the rain...with the amount of rain that fell that week I can promise you no ballpark was going to be dry enough to play ball.

Troy would've...

Oh, is that so?

Cant speak for the press box but I can't for the life of me think why parking would ever be and issue. Parking there and a ton within a five minute walk. I never have heard of drainage being a issue other than this article. Might need a light makeover but I don't see us putting a ton a money in it anytime soon. Still need a new basketball arena and still have the absolute embarrassment of a press box / luxury suite sheet metal monster at the football stadium. We have ran out of lipstick for both Hanner and the sheet metal monster. I think we have what we need right now just glad to be towards the top.

I spoke to someone before writing that. i was told the turf in foul ground helped the drainage, but it still wasn't real good.

And a five minute walk to the stadium would be the longest in the league except maybe for Coastal.

My walk at Texas state was less than 100 yards...on commencement day with no parking pass.

(05-21-2018 02:23 PM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  I spoke to someone before writing that. i was told the turf in foul ground helped the drainage, but it still wasn't real good.

And a five minute walk to the stadium would be the longest in the league except maybe for Coastal.

My walk at Texas state was less than 100 yards...on commencement day with no parking pass.

According to Google Earth, the walk from the furthest parking spot in the RF parking lot to the nearest seat inside Bobcat Stadium is around 1315' (~400 yds) of linear walking. At Georgia Southern, the distance between the furthest spot in the RF parking lot to the nearest seat inside the stadium is about 1050' (350 yds) of linear walking.

(05-21-2018 02:37 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(05-21-2018 02:23 PM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  I spoke to someone before writing that. i was told the turf in foul ground helped the drainage, but it still wasn't real good.

And a five minute walk to the stadium would be the longest in the league except maybe for Coastal.

My walk at Texas state was less than 100 yards...on commencement day with no parking pass.

According to Google Earth, the walk from the furthest parking spot in the RF parking lot to the nearest seat inside Bobcat Stadium is around 1315' (~400 yds) of linear walking. At Georgia Southern, the distance between the furthest spot in the RF parking lot to the nearest seat inside the stadium is about 1050' (350 yds) of linear walking.

BOP probably prefers the view while traversing the area from parking to stadium at Texas State.......... either that or he doesn't like the GS fans. :D

(05-21-2018 02:37 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(05-21-2018 02:23 PM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  I spoke to someone before writing that. i was told the turf in foul ground helped the drainage, but it still wasn't real good.

And a five minute walk to the stadium would be the longest in the league except maybe for Coastal.

My walk at Texas state was less than 100 yards...on commencement day with no parking pass.

According to Google Earth, the walk from the furthest parking spot in the RF parking lot to the nearest seat inside Bobcat Stadium is around 1315' (~400 yds) of linear walking. At Georgia Southern, the distance between the furthest spot in the RF parking lot to the nearest seat inside the stadium is about 1050' (350 yds) of linear walking.

Why are you talking about our football stadium?

(05-21-2018 02:45 PM)Bobcat2013 Wrote:  

(05-21-2018 02:37 PM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  

(05-21-2018 02:23 PM)BirdofParadise Wrote:  I spoke to someone before writing that. i was told the turf in foul ground helped the drainage, but it still wasn't real good.

And a five minute walk to the stadium would be the longest in the league except maybe for Coastal.

My walk at Texas state was less than 100 yards...on commencement day with no parking pass.

According to Google Earth, the walk from the furthest parking spot in the RF parking lot to the nearest seat inside Bobcat Stadium is around 1315' (~400 yds) of linear walking. At Georgia Southern, the distance between the furthest spot in the RF parking lot to the nearest seat inside the stadium is about 1050' (350 yds) of linear walking.

Why are you talking about our football stadium?

"Bobcat Ballpark" whatever