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ISU Director of Athletics Dr. Sheahon Zenger will emcee the
ceremony, which will begin approximately at 1:40 p.m. He will be
joined at the podium by Illinois State University President Dr. Al
Bowman and board of trustees member Michael McCuskey, who was a
member of Illinois State's 1969 NCAA College Division championship
baseball team. "This has been a long time coming for everyone who
has been involved with Redbird baseball over the years," said Zenger.
"When I first arrived at Illinois State, I earmarked a number of
facilities that needed to be addressed as part of the Redbird
Renaissance vision. The baseball stadium was included in that piece,
and I would like to publicly thank everyone, especially the
leadership of President Al Bowman, Judge McCuskey and state
Representative Jay Hoffman, that played a role in making this day a
reality."
The stadium is slated to open prior to the start of the 2009
baseball season. It will include 1,000 chair-back seats, ticket
office windows, restrooms, concession stands and a new press box
facility.
Tickets for the baseball game against Bradley can be purchased in
advance by contacting the ticket office at Redbird Arena,
309-438-8000.
[Text from file received from Todd Kober,
assistant athletics director, media relations,
Illinois
State University] |
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