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UO pitches plans for new ballpark.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 31-JAN-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: UO pitches plans for new ballpark.(City/Region)(Home field: 5,000 seat baseball stadium would be built next to Autzen)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard

The University of Oregon stepped into the on-deck circle Wednesday with the announcement that it intends to build its new baseball park next to Autzen Stadium.

Groundbreaking for the 5,000-seat stadium could come this summer, assuming that the university resolves a challenging parking issue and that fundraising for the project meets expectations. The park is expected to cost $15 million.

The university also said it has reached an agreement in principle with the minor-league Eugene Emeralds for the Ems to move to the new park from their current home in Civic Stadium.

Making the announcement on an icy winter day in a tent pitched over what will...

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