You spelled it out well. Our surface and location are good. Everything else is either too small or shared with other programs while nearly everyone in the SBC has dedicated facilities. Most have new or recently improved facilities. Even ULM built a new weight room, meeting spaces and upgraded their locker room two years ago. The indoor pitching building is at least close to becoming reality. I'm less confident in the project to expand the locker room/training room and offices. We also need to improve our fan amenities. Concessions, bathrooms, and parking could all use a boost. Smith Stadium is way better than it was a few years ago, but we need a major overhaul to get it even mid-pack in the SBC.311neers wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2026 10:21 amWe have a legit field and surroundings. Probably need some box suites just to provide another option.
And will have a new indoor football facility for use by fall ball (not dedicated to baseball but baseball might honestly use it more than anyone)
And probably have a top 3 weight room in the SBC (not dedicated to baseball)
We do need a better locker room/clubhouse setup and a bigger dedicated "on-site" indoor at Jim and Beattie smith.
Having said that, I don't envy our admin with all the needs they're trying to address among all programs. Prior administrations basically did nothing or just the bare minimum for so long.
