Cornell's new baseball stadium - "Booth Field"

[jtwcornell91]

It appears construction has started on the new baseball facility.  A bunch of heavy equipment has been busy at the new site

Amy more progress on the baseball site?

The odds baseball-field construction is faster-paced than the game itself? If there's a need for speed, might it be to get sports away from academic buildings so as to avoid pollution?

Avoid pollution for whom: those using the academic buildings or those using the athletic facilities? Moving all the sports facilities miles away from walkable central campus just creates more demand for motorized travel for the participants and officials, right?

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[George64]

It appears construction has started on the new baseball facility.  A bunch of heavy equipment has been busy at the new site

Amy more progress on the baseball site?

The odds baseball-field construction is faster-paced than the game itself? If there's a need for speed, might it be to get sports away from academic buildings so as to avoid pollution?

Avoid pollution for whom: those using the academic buildings or those using the athletic facilities? Moving all the sports facilities miles away from walkable central campus just creates more demand for motorized travel for the participants and officials, right?

[George64]

It appears construction has started on the new baseball facility.  A bunch of heavy equipment has been busy at the new site

Amy more progress on the baseball site?

The odds baseball-field construction is faster-paced than the game itself? If there's a need for speed, might it be to get sports away from academic buildings so as to avoid pollution?

Avoid pollution for whom: those using the academic buildings or those using the athletic facilities? Moving all the sports facilities miles away from walkable central campus just creates more demand for motorized travel for the participants and officials, right?

Oh, I thought that Bill was being ironic and referring to sports polluting our academic environment, or academics interfering with athletics.
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[Cop at Lynah]

I'll try to take a couple pics of the site this weekend and post them

[RichH]

It appears construction has started on the new baseball facility.  A bunch of heavy equipment has been busy at the new site

Amy more progress on the baseball site?

The odds baseball-field construction is faster-paced than the game itself? If there's a need for speed, might it be to get sports away from academic buildings so as to avoid pollution?

Avoid pollution for whom: those using the academic buildings or those using the athletic facilities? Moving all the sports facilities miles away from walkable central campus just creates more demand for motorized travel for the participants and officials, right?

Oh, I thought that Bill was being ironic and referring to sports polluting our academic environment, or academics interfering with athletics.
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You're probably right. So I guess I interfered with one political point to make another.

[billhoward]

It appears construction has started on the new baseball facility.  A bunch of heavy equipment has been busy at the new site

Amy more progress on the baseball site?

The odds baseball-field construction is faster-paced than the game itself? If there's a need for speed, might it be to get sports away from academic buildings so as to avoid pollution?

Avoid pollution for whom: those using the academic buildings or those using the athletic facilities? Moving all the sports facilities miles away from walkable central campus just creates more demand for motorized travel for the participants and officials, right?

Is joke. Or irony. The idea some academics are unhappy about the sporting life. Unhappy that in many adult careers, the teamwork you learn playing sports (and that can include Ultimate) may make you more successful than finishing with a 3.9 GPA. Successful at least in a total-life-earnings type of success. I would still rather have the smart not well-rounded fellow student doing surgery on me.

It went downhill for Cornell fans and athletes when Lower Alumni Field gave way to academic buildings in the late 1970s. Then part of Upper Alumni Field. Then more of it. That was also a time when a fair number of fall and spring sports had midweek, 3pm or 4pm games, and you could walk over from classes or the library.

yes, there'll be more pollution when students drive to games. Or less pollution if they decide not to go watch at all.

[Ken711]

I'll try to take a couple pics of the site this weekend and post them

That would be great!

[Swampy]

It appears construction has started on the new baseball facility.  A bunch of heavy equipment has been busy at the new site

Amy more progress on the baseball site?

The odds baseball-field construction is faster-paced than the game itself? If there's a need for speed, might it be to get sports away from academic buildings so as to avoid pollution?

Avoid pollution for whom: those using the academic buildings or those using the athletic facilities? Moving all the sports facilities miles away from walkable central campus just creates more demand for motorized travel for the participants and officials, right?

Is joke. Or irony. The idea some academics are unhappy about the sporting life. Unhappy that in many adult careers, the teamwork you learn playing sports (and that can include Ultimate) may make you more successful than finishing with a 3.9 GPA. Successful at least in a total-life-earnings type of success. I would still rather have the smart not well-rounded fellow student doing surgery on me.

It went downhill for Cornell fans and athletes when Lower Alumni Field gave way to academic buildings in the late 1970s. Then part of Upper Alumni Field. Then more of it. That was also a time when a fair number of fall and spring sports had midweek, 3pm or 4pm games, and you could walk over from classes or the library.

yes, there'll be more pollution when students drive to games. Or less pollution if they decide not to go watch at all.

IIRC, Cornell has a long-term physical plan for the campus. If there's adequate free parking at the campus periphery + environmentally sound, free buses to fields & other on-campus destinations, distant fields may lack the charm of LAF, but pollution might be a non-issue.

[David Harding]

The master plan was released in 2008  https://masterplan.cornell.edu/

[Cop at Lynah]

Here are a couple pics I took on Sunday 8/7/2022

[Ken711]

Here are a couple pics I took on Sunday 8/7/2022

Thanks for the posting them.

[Ken711]

According to this news which was published in the Ithaca Times last week, they expect to have the new baseball stadium ready in time for the 2023 season.

"Construction is already underway for the new Hoy baseball field, which will be moved a ways out from campus to the corner of Ellis Hollow and Game Farm road, near East Hill Plaza and the McGovern soccer fields. The new baseball diamond is scheduled for completion by the start of the 2023 season.

"Obviously, we're disappointed to move from Hoy because Hoy has so much tradition to it. But the school has done a great job of making sure we're in good shape when we make this move," said Head Baseball Coach Dan Pepicelli.

The new baseball complex will feature a synthetic turf field, 500-seat stadium, clubhouse and 80-car parking lot.

Though the new field will require a longer commute for players and fans, Pepicelli has high hopes for the upcoming season on the new field with promising recruits and a couple of players coming back from injuries.

"Over the last 10 years now, we've been looking for that thing that can make us a little more competitive in the Ivy League," Pepicelli said. "I think the new facility is really going to provide us with the development opportunities that we need to move forward."

[Cop at Lynah]

Some photos from an Ithaca Voice article

https://ithacavoice.com/2022/08/gallery-see-whats-under-construction-at-cornell-this-summer/

[George64]

Some photos from an Ithaca Voice article

https://ithacavoice.com/2022/08/gallery-see-whats-under-construction-at-cornell-this-summer/

Thanks!  I visited Cornell a couple of weeks ago and wondered what was going on.  In my over 60-year affiliation with Cornell, I've never seen this much construction activity.  And more to come!
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[Ken711]

Some photos from an Ithaca Voice article

https://ithacavoice.com/2022/08/gallery-see-whats-under-construction-at-cornell-this-summer/

Thanks for posting.  It's going to be a nice facility when it's completed.