Hard-core Kentucky baseball fans might have gotten a glimpse of the team’s gleaming new Kentucky Proud Park during fall exhibitions, but most of the faithful probably waited for spring baseball to check it out.
Opening day in the Bluegrass has arrived.
Kentucky (3-3) hosts Eastern Kentucky (6-2) for Kentucky Proud Park’s very first official game at 4 p.m. Tuesday, and the venue on Alumni Drive in Lexington promises a different experience for both the players and fans. Construction on the $49 million stadium began in March 2017.
“We’re still learning the ballpark,” UK Coach Nick Mingione said this month at his team’s media day.