FAYETTEVILLE — The sports shutdown that ended the seasons for 14 of the University of Arkansas’ 19 teams last month hasn’t stopped the Razorbacks’ construction plans.
Work is ongoing to construct two new sport-specific facilities on campus — the $27 million J.B. Hunt Family Baseball Performance Center and the Frank O’Mara High Performance Track Center, which is expected to cost between $8 million and $10 million.
Both buildings are expected to open sometime next year and will house new locker rooms, training areas and coaches’ office space, among other features.
The 45,000-square-foot baseball center is being built on the southwest side of Baum-Walker Stadium and will include new right-field seating options for Arkansas’ home baseball games.