The University of Connecticut’s plan to upgrade its athletic facilities in the southwest portion of campus recently went to bid. While much of the Request for Proposals document is legal jargon and paperwork, it does hold some new information.
The biggest change is that the school appears to be downsizing the baseball and soccer stadiums. When the feasibility study released in February, the new baseball stadium was set to hold 1,500 seats. That number dropped to 1,000.
It’s hard to tell if this reduction will be noticeable. JO Christian Field rarely draws that many, but a better stadium, along with more exposure from playing in Hartford, could bring more people to Storrs to see a game.