Texas Southern's vice president of athletics shares the game-changing move by him to deliver new baseball and softball fields for the HBCU.
A bold move by Dr. Kevin Granger brought to life a partnership that created new baseball and softball fields forThe new baseball stadium will have a new pressbox, concession stand, signage, lighting, and increased seating for up to 1,080 spectators. The softball field will allow 480 fans. "We can start looking for stadium naming rights and signage on scoreboards and around the field. We'll get a little more aggressive now in the development phase.
The official groundbreaking ceremony will have representatives of both organizations in attendance to announce the exciting development on Thursday, Oct. 3.It all started at a golf tournament, according to Dr. Granger. "President Young sent me and our golf players to the Shell Open that the Astros sponsored at the time," Granger said. "While I was there, I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Mr. Crane," the owner of the Houston Astros.
The collaboration between the Texas Southern University Baseball and Softball programs and the Houston Astros demonstrates a commitment to enhancing opportunities for student-athletes from Historically Black Colleges and Universities . "We have a partnership with Yates High School. It's a 30-year lease on the land at the corner of Cleburne and Sampson Streets, directly across from the Texas Southern campus. They were already set up for baseball and softball at Yates High School. We could take over those fields with our partnership agreement with the HISD. I had attended a board meeting with their superintendent to gain approval.
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