FAYETTEVILLE — When Arkansas played its first game at what is now Baum-Walker Stadium in April 1996, work wasn’t finished on the newest ballpark in college baseball.
Luxury seats, landscaping and some exterior brick work remained for crews to finish following the opening weekend against Auburn. The Razorbacks swept a doubleheader against the Tigers on the stadium’s opening day.
“In a league of great ballparks, this one jumps to the top of the list,” Auburn coach Hal Baird said afterward.
Twenty-five years since it was opened, it seems the work still isn't complete. A series of renovations inside the stadium and additions adjacent to it have transformed Arkansas’ baseball home into an envy of college coaches nationwide.