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Inside Hokie Sports
Tech announces plans for English Field, Rector renovations
The Virginia Tech Athletics Department received final approval from
the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to begin enhancements to both Union
Park at English Field and Rector Field House.
The plans at Union Park at English Field call for a reconstructed seating
area that brings fans closer to home plate, along with a new press box
tower structure that includes four suites, new working spaces for media
and game operations and better restrooms and concessions areas.
In addition, the plans call for a club area behind the first base dugout
and a social area down the right field line for events in conjunction with
baseball games. Also, a new video scoreboard will be installed and a new
locker room and player lounge will be built on the ground floor of the Jim
Weaver Baseball Center.
Tech officials expect to invest $18 million for the project and plan to
break ground on it in late October. The project should be completed by
the start of the 2018 season. Construction will not interrupt play for the
upcoming season.
Tech officials also plan to invest $18 million on renovations to Rector
Field House and the construction of a new softball hitting facility.
The biggest part of the Rector project centers on the construction of a
new throws area adjacent to the southwest corner of the building. This
area—approximately 34,000 square feet—allows for the competition of
both the weight throw and the shot put.
In addition, a new wing will be built on the north side of the building to
house an expanded training room, two halftime rooms for lacrosse and
soccer, two referee locker rooms and increased storage for track.
The enhancements call for a new surface to the track, along with new
lighting, a lobby area, seating, restrooms and areas for tickets and
concessions.
Like with Union Park at English Field, construction will begin in late
October and be completed in time for the 2018 indoor track season.
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