Updated: March 22, 2011
Nittany Lion Park Facility Page
Nittany Lion Softball Park Index
On a weekly/bi-weekly basis, photos of the ongoing construction project of the Nittany Lion Softball team's new park which will open March 24, 2011 for a doubleheader vs. Buffalo.
Penn State took the field for the first time on Tuesday, just two days prior to its opening day.
Nittany Lion Softball Park nears completion as the final touches are being made in preparation for the March 24 doubleheader. Outfield padding and the video board were installed while the building itself is complete with the team having moved in after its Spring Break trip.
| Date | Gallery | Video |
| March 29-April 1, 2010 | Photo Gallery | |
| April 5-7, 2010 | Photo Gallery | |
| April 23, 2010 | Photo Gallery | |
| May 7, 2010 | Photo Gallery | |
| May 19, 2010 | Photo Gallery | |
| June 3, 2010 | Photo Gallery | Video |
| June 17, 2010 | Photo Gallery | |
| July 26-27, 2010 | Photo Gallery | |
| August 4, 2010 | Video | |
| August 17, 2010 | Photo Gallery | |
| September 2, 2010 | Photo Gallery | |
| October 8, 2010 | Photo Gallery | |
| November 2, 2010 | Photo Gallery | |
| November 22, 2010 | Video | |
| January 25-26, 2011 | Photo Gallery | Video |
| February 16, 2011 | Photo Gallery | |
| March 3, 2011 | Photo Gallery | |
| March 15, 2011 | Photo Gallery | |
| NEW! March 22, 2011 | Photo Gallery |
The new scoreboard at Nittany Lion Softball Park was installed on Thursday, Mar. 3. Also set to be installed this week is the new video board. Seating for the entire park is installed and the coaches moved into their respective offices as well.
GoPSUsports.com visited Nittany Lion Softball Park on Feb. 16 as construction crews were installing the seating at the stadium. Also included in the most recent photo gallery are photos from inside the facility highlighting hospitality areas, coaches offices, training rooms as well as the clubhouse, player lounge and batting tunnels as part of the substantial completion achieved that week.
Most of the work on the stadium has moved indoors during the winter months as all the glass paneling, doors and other fixtures are in place. Outside the stadium, the railings have been put up and dugouts painted and will be completed shortly. The coaches are set to move into the park Feb. 21 and the team will occupy the building in the near future.
Main preparation outside the stadium, including parking lots, landscaping and entrance way work, have nearly been completed. The final light stanchions on the first-base side were put up in late October.
The brickwork and concrete laying began in late September and continued into October. The fencing around the field has also been completed and HVAC work around the park has begun as well. Work on the press box behind home plate began in September as well with steel and bricks going up.
In September, sod has been laid down on the field and the main building has been closed. Masonry work on the building will begin shortly, while the construction of the press box has begun. The stadium has really begun to take shape.
The Aug. 17 update includes the formation of the bullpens, outdoor batting cages and field maintenance.
Updates from July 26 and 27, where the new lighting system was installed. The playing surface, Beard Field, was leveled out, the dugouts are visible and construction on the main structure to the team facility is still being worked on.
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