The University of Nebraska athletic department will pay nearly $2.8 million over 10 years to use baseball and softball fields at the Sandhills Global Youth Complex.
According to KLIN, citing a report in the Lincoln Journal Star, NU will convert one of the fields to collegiate-level standards for nearly $700,000. There will also be an annual payment of $200,000 for field usage and up to $10,000 a year for field maintenance and equipment storage.
Last month, Nebraska signed a 10-year agreement to utilize the facility, set to open next year, for practices for NU baseball and softball.
“Nebraska Athletics is pleased to partner with the Sandhills Global Youth Complex on an agreement to provide additional practice space for our Husker baseball and softball programs,” NU athletic director Troy Dannen said when the agreement was announced, as reported by KILN.
Reist says the Huskers will have priority use of the upgraded field from Jan. 1 through March 10 and then Aug. 20 through Dec. 7. They’ll also be able to use one of the other fields when available.
Sandhills Global Youth Complex, which broke ground last August, will have eight synthetic baseball/softball fields, as well as 750 parking stalls and overflow parking to accommodate visitors. It will serve as the home venue of Nebraska Wesleyan University baseball and softball.
