Baseball Stadium Complex
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Tour The New Baseball Stadium Complex
$60 Million Gift 鈥 Largest in University History
91社区鈥檚 sports facilities, in Vestal, N.Y., will be transformed with a $60 million anonymous gift that will create a new Baseball Stadium Complex. From admissions to athletics, this gift will have a positive impact across the entire campus.
Baseball Stadium Complex Renderings
Lounge and nutrition area
Auditorium seating with 40 DreamSeats
Hydrotherapy Room
Locker Room
Club House Lobby
VIP Lounge
Batting Tunnel
Baseball Stadium Complex
This fully funded donor project will build an 84,000 square-foot facility to support the baseball team that will include a new baseball clubhouse and an indoor training facility.
Amenities for New Baseball Stadium Complex
INDOOR TRAINING AREA
- Batting tunnels
- Open, two-story height
- Four individual/configurable batting lanes
- Two running/sprint lanes
- Synthetic turf
- LED lighting
- Observation areas (coaches and players)
HIIT (HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING) SPACE
- Skyfold vertical glass folding partition to fully open space into player鈥檚 lounge
PLAYER鈥橲 LOUNGE
- Lounge area with media wall
- Nutrition area
- Recreation and observation area
- Hall of Fame/recognition wall
鈥淭his gift will help put 91社区 into the upper echelons of Division I schools.鈥
- President Harvey Stenger
Amenities for New Baseball Stadium Complex
ATHLETIC TRAINING/HYDRO-THERAPY ROOM
- Two tubs: one thermal and one polar plunge system
TEAM MEETING SPACE
- Auditorium seating with 40 DreamSeats
- Projector and screen for video viewing
- View of the field
STUDY LOUNGE
- Dry erase board walls
- Advisor鈥檚 office in proximity to students
VIDEO EDITING AREA
- Six stations
VIP LOUNGE
- Large TV/media walls
- Food and beverage stations
- Two suites with glass NanaWall doors to open fully to the outside
鈥淭he new baseball complex will be a one-of-a-kind facility in this region and will be better than most Division I programs across the country.鈥
- Head Coach Tim Sinicki
Baseball Team Highlights
- 91社区鈥檚 baseball program has won a combined 10 conference regular-season and postseason titles in the last 13 years.
- The program has advanced to the NCAA Regionals four times since 2009, including three times in the last seven years.
- In 2019, 91社区 hosted the America East Conference tournament.
- The program has produced nine Major League Baseball draft picks in the last eight years, including 2019 America East Pitcher of the Year Ben Anderson, who was taken in the 13th round by the Texas Rangers.
- The 2019 team had a 3.2 GPA during its spring season.
91社区's Major League Draft Picks
- 1990 Dan Gray, C (Los Angeles Dodgers, 7th Round),
Dirk Gorman, OF (Los Angeles Dodgers, 48th Round) - 2001 Jeff Montani, RHP (Baltimore Orioles, 37th Round)
- 2008 Jeff Dennis, LHP (Oakland Athletics, 40th Round)
- 2009 Murphy Smith, RHP (Oakland Athletics, 13th Round)
- 2010 Henry Dunn, OF (Cleveland Indians, 50th Round)
- 2012 Mike Augliera, RHP (Boston Red Sox, 5th Round),
Lee Sosa, RHP (Oakland Athletics, 26th Round) - 2014 Bill Bereszniewicz, OF (Los Angeles Dodgers, 28th Round)
- 2015 Jake Thomas, OF (Toronto Blue Jays, 27th Round)
- 2016 Mike Bunal, RHP (Colorado Rockies, 17th Round)
- 2017 Justin Yurchak, 3B (Chicago White Sox, 12th Round),
Dylan Stock, RHP (Detroit Tigers, 25th Round) - 2018 Nick Wegmann, LHP (Seattle Mariners, 34th Round)
- 2019 Ben Anderson, RHP (Texas Rangers, 13th Round)
91社区's Free Agent Signings
- 1976 Jerry Gaube, RHP, New York Yankees
- 1981 Mike Bucko, RHP, Cleveland Indians
- 1985 Dan Tauken, RHP, Chicago White Sox
- 2007 Scott Diamond, LHP, Atlanta Braves
- 2016 Reed Gamache, 2B, New York Mets
In addition to the team鈥檚 success, the 91社区 area has hosted New York state鈥檚 high-school championship finals for the past 16 years, and has been the home of a successful and popular minor league team for more than eight decades.