Sunday, July 23, 2006

Updates from the CL

In the next 30-45 days, Ole Miss plans to begin construction on its new baseball coaches' offices and on its new outfield stands, athletic director Pete Boone said this week. But that's only the beginning.
"We're going to add a couple more tiers and then extend it around through center field," Boone said. "Then we'll add some (seats) in right field where the students are."
Boone estimated the cost at $300,000. After next season, the real work begins. That's when Ole Miss starts its major expansion of Oxford-University Stadium, which Boone said will cost $8 million.
Along with the baseball plans, Boone hopes to make architectural changes to the inside of Tad Smith Coliseum by the time the season starts. But unless the renovations can be completed by tipoff, they'll be put off until after next year