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Baseball to Face Milwaukee Wednesday in Horizon League Tournament
Wick250:
There were never any plans for an on-campus baseball park. If you access Google Maps, you can see that the new intramural field will just fit into a tight space between Elm and Bryson. Also note that there is no longer any land between Fifth and Belmont large enough for baseball (once the tennis center goes up.) You would have to eliminate parking to free up enough space, and that is the ultimate campus taboo.
You could build a small baseball park at Harrison Field in the Hollow, if you closed Harrison street and acquired two additional blocks of dilapidated housing. But there has never been any such plans.
Penquin68:
The Harrison Field area is a location that could work for a baseball field. Money is always the issue and a big downer would be needed. YSU would like to have their facilities in view of those who would drive past the University and the Harrison area would not do that. Other possibilities would require land acquisition which can be a problem. Places that could work would be north of the free way or west of Belmont across from the new Tennis facility. Major issues with each choice. I think that if YSU could connect to Mercy Health or Wick Park it would improve the campus and the entire area. It would take major backing of the city and others, but it could happen with some good vision for the future of that area in particular and the city in general.
ytownchief22:
Harrison Field was talked about at one point but you would have to buy out the people living there in those couple of homes, close down and get rid of that side street and then hopefully have enough room to build.
IAA Fan:
Personally, I still like Eastwood. It ties YSU to Trumbull County and also is an affiliation with the Tribe. I guarantee you that OSU and Penn St. are not going to play at YSU; just as WVU will play at the Chevy Center, but not at Beeghly. Even though Beeghly may be larger in terms of capacity. It is the nicest baseball facility in the conference and the Horizon always uses it when they need a host. Just as they use YSU for Track & Field. Although with the loss of 3 Horizon League baseball teams ...not so much.
guinpen:
Baseball field needs to be on campus.
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