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Post by tsundenver on Apr 23, 2024 9:29:18 GMT -5
Time to start a Baseball Thread???
Baseball is coming back to Tennessee State.
President Glenda Glover and athletic director Mikki Allen confirmed the sport will return to the Historically Black College and University as early as 2025 and no later than 2028.
In order to remain compliant with Title IX guidelines, TSU will also add women's soccer, swimming and diving in that same span of time
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Post by tsu120 on Apr 23, 2024 10:51:14 GMT -5
My question remain:
Where will TSU play. Are they depending on a MLB and using Facility.
The other three sports will be easy.
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Post by tsundenver on Apr 23, 2024 14:43:34 GMT -5
My question remain: Where will TSU play. Are they depending on a MLB and using Facility. The other three sports will be easy. What happened to the baseball diamond... Is there room for a practice facility? What about Hadley Park?
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Post by TSUTigerFanInDC on Apr 23, 2024 18:50:15 GMT -5
There is room to add a baseball field next to the softball field. TSU certainly shouldn't wait on the MLB group looking to bring MLB to Nashville. That has taken a long time and they still haven't progressed any further and I don't think they a major financier or major funding partners. (Click to Enlarge)
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Post by tsumadness on Apr 23, 2024 20:14:55 GMT -5
I don't think we should play at Hadley. That's a whole rebuild just like we would on campus. You would also have to share it with the community. I prefer building and controlling our own facility.
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Post by tsucrat on Apr 24, 2024 9:10:35 GMT -5
My question remain: Where will TSU play. Are they depending on a MLB and using Facility. The other three sports will be easy. What happened to the baseball diamond... Is there room for a practice facility? What about Hadley Park? If I'm correct I think part of old baseball field is now parking lot, and they plan on building the operations center on the rest of it. If they ever start it.
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Post by tsundenver on Apr 24, 2024 9:46:38 GMT -5
What happened to the baseball diamond... Is there room for a practice facility? What about Hadley Park? If I'm correct I think part of old baseball field is now parking lot, and they plan on building the operations center on the rest of it. If they ever start it. So we need to find a location for a new baseball diamond, a practice diamond, and at least two practice soccer fields. I believe soccer games can one day be played at Hale stadium.
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Post by tsucrat on Apr 24, 2024 10:58:58 GMT -5
There is room to add a baseball field next to the softball field. TSU certainly shouldn't wait on the MLB group looking to bring MLB to Nashville. That has taken a long time and they still haven't progressed any further and I don't think they a major financier or major funding partners. View Attachment(Click to Enlarge) I'm not against this idea and I'm not a civil engineer, but wouldn't it require a lot of drainage work to build anything right there?
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Post by tsundenver on Apr 24, 2024 12:51:27 GMT -5
SO... Is the home of the president being used and if not can the anchorage around it be put to use? Asking for a friend...
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Post by tsu120 on Apr 24, 2024 17:03:14 GMT -5
There is room to add a baseball field next to the softball field. TSU certainly shouldn't wait on the MLB group looking to bring MLB to Nashville. That has taken a long time and they still haven't progressed any further and I don't think they a major financier or major funding partners. View Attachment(Click to Enlarge) I'm not against this idea and I'm not a civil engineer, but wouldn't it require a lot of drainage work to build anything right there? There could be room. There is a grass area adjacent to softball and a practice field. There is a but, the area is in a low area. With a creek not far away, that help with the drainage in the area. But, it could work with a lot of engineer work. Remember, this area was flooded during the last flood. It's possible, to have the Softball Field, Baseball and practice area for the AOB all in one area. Question: where would the Soccer field go and a "potential Ice Hockey area, per Dr. Allen" TSU is land locked.
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Post by tsumadness on Apr 24, 2024 21:47:49 GMT -5
Nah, we aren’t landlocked. However, we need to purchase land around us, and a levy needs to be built along the Cumberland or fill that low lying area in to raise that area.
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Post by tsu120 on Apr 25, 2024 7:18:10 GMT -5
Nah, we aren’t landlocked. However, we need to purchase land around us, and a levy needs to be built along the Cumberland or fill that low lying area in to raise that area. Land locked by the Cumberland River; 28th Avenue - Hadley Park, the housing area behind TSU College Hill, McKissick School, the Fuel Storage areas, located next to the farm and CSX Railroad Tracks, I-40. Going back, ten plus years. TSU had an opportunity to purchase the homes behind Friendship Church and Kean and "land across the Cumberland". A proposal was submitted to State F&A and other state agencies. I am not sure what happened other than - It' didn't happen. The land past the farm on Walter Davis - Tigerbell Drive, is being developed for Condos. True, a levy can be constructed along the Cumberland [TSU Farmland]. Now TSU will have to deal with the Army Corp of Engineers.
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Post by TSUTigerFanInDC on Apr 25, 2024 7:38:42 GMT -5
TSU is no more land locked than any other university. It's all about how the university utilizes that land. The land where the old baseball sits is no longer feasible for a baseball field. Today it is partially a parking lot and practice field for football. Yes, that is the area where the Football Operations Building will be built at the north end of Hale Stadium. The land adjacent to the softball field is probably the most likely location in the near term for a baseball field. Yes, it will probably require regrading the land and possible even shifting the softball field. As with all lands near a river, you simply cannot fully prevent flooding. That land does not flood in a typical rain storm. There may be some issue with flash flooding in that area but certainly not the type of flooding that would last for days on end like what was seen after Nashville got hit with torrential rains in which flooding was widespread throughout the city. Lets not take the flooding issue to an extreme conversation. That area on the south side of Water Davis Blvd. is not prone to flooding like it is on the north side in the agricultural land. BTW, even if the land is prone to flooding, having a baseball field or any athletic field flood really isn't that big of an issue. It may be an inconvenience at times but waters do recede. The presidents home is still being used. Personally, I would not want to see a baseball field or soccer field in that space. I'd rather see TSU develop that space with residential and academic facilities. This is why TSU needs a facilities and land management director. I see some of us have lofty athletic facility goals. We have to be reasonable when we start contemplating multiple practice fields, dedicated playing fields, etc. The more you use land for such facilities, the more you limit land for other uses like housing and academic facilities. For those of us who attended TSU when it did have baseball and soccer, you know that we had fewer facilities than we have today and the programs managed. As for soccer, if TSU installs field turf in Hale Stadium, then that will serve as both the playing and practice facility for soccer. There is no need for two soccer practice fields. Keep in mind that there is a football practice field that can also serve a dual purpose. Lets also keep in mind that TSU does not need a large baseball stadium. The previous baseball stadium at TSU was no more than some bleachers on each side of the field. Now, I know we would want nice dugouts for the team. But when it comes to seating capacity, anything more than 500-1,000 seats is probably too large. Here is a list of the college baseball stadiums so that you can get an idea of how small or large some of the school baseball stadiums are... NCAA Division 1 Baseball Venues Some schools like Bethune Cookman and Grambling play at off-campus venues. Also, note that some fields have grassy areas included in the capacity. Like Little Rock. Their capacity is 2550. But the actual seating is only 550.
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Post by TSUTigerFanInDC on Apr 25, 2024 7:53:30 GMT -5
Nah, we aren’t landlocked. However, we need to purchase land around us, and a levy needs to be built along the Cumberland or fill that low lying area in to raise that area. Land locked by the Cumberland River; 28th Avenue - Hadley Park, the housing area behind TSU College Hill, McKissick School, the Fuel Storage areas, located next to the farm and CSX Railroad Tracks, I-40. Going back, ten plus years. TSU had an opportunity to purchase the homes behind Friendship Church and Kean and "land across the Cumberland". A proposal was submitted to State F&A and other state agencies. I am not sure what happened other than - It' didn't happen. The land past the farm on Walter Davis - Tigerbell Drive, is being developed for Condos. True, a levy can be constructed along the Cumberland [TSU Farmland]. Now TSU will have to deal with the Army Corp of Engineers. What land across the Cumberland did TSU have an opportunity to buy? The land across the river from TSU used to be the city landfill. Too my knowledge it was never for sell. Even it was, it wouldn't have been useable for building any type of structure for decades. The May family was supposed to donate land to TSU down river in the Cockrill Bend area as part of a major office and residential development that had planned in the area. That development got shot down by the city and it is unclear as to whether they still donated the land intended for TSU. 120, I'm not disagreeing with you in terms of the opportunity to buy land. But an opportunity is one thing. Having the financial resources to do it another. Also, having the time to do it in a competitive market like Nashville is can also be a hindrance. TSU actually did attempt to buy property around the campus, but because of the amount of time it takes the State to approve such purchases, TSU lost out. Without going into great detail, I can speak personally on that matter because of property my family "wanted" to sell to TSU but the amount of time it would take and the limits on how much they could offer all got in the way. We had offers substantially higher and moved substantially faster. This where the TSU Foundation should come into play so that they do not have to go through the State. The Foundation should have a real estate acquisition function to manage the purchase of property around the TSU campus.
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Post by tsundenver on Apr 25, 2024 9:26:55 GMT -5
How is the baseball talent in the Nashville area? Does it compare to football and basketball? How much will TSU need to rely on JUCO and Transfer portal for baseball? I saw where some SWAC schools were victorious against some SEC teams. Be interesting to see where the recruiting is coming from. Maybe we will need to go the international route.
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