FAYETTEVILLE — A baseball clubhouse at the University of Arkansas will be built for about $26 million instead of $20 million to $25 million after trustees approved design changes last Monday.
A tunnel added to the design will connect the planned Baseball Development Center at Baum-Walker Stadium to the game-day dugout.
The center, estimated at 40,000 to 45,000 square feet, will be paid for in part by a bond issue of up to $31.25 million payable over 15 years, as well as by athletic revenue and gifts, according to documents presented to UA trustees. The bonds are to be repaid with revenue from athletics and any future student athletic fee, according to the board's resolution, which also states that no such fee is planned.