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Gator Baseball - 1/30/07
New digs for Gators
This season, if the Gators find themselves down in the bottom of the ninth
and with their last hope at bat, McKethan Stadium might rumble a little bit
louder than it has in previous seasons.
It's not an acoustics trick, but rather the sound of an extra 1,000 fans
cheering on the team.
In the last year, McKethan Stadium and the Gale Lemerand Center have
undergone a $13 million renovation plan that added 1,000 seats to the
already 5,000-plus-person capacity stadium.
The renovations are expected to be completed by the time UF opens its
season Feb. 9 against Virginia Military Institute.
"The more people you have in Gator country, the better it is for us," junior
relief pitcher Josh Edmondson said. "(The stadium) is just more inviting to
people now."
In addition to adding the seats, the changes included a new locker room,
an indoor bullpen and batting cage and new coaches' offices.
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