“It’s time to build a baseball stadium.”
Fans of Marshall baseball have been hearing this phrase since the 1960s but during an unveiling ceremony on Thursday the words were spoken once more. Mayor Steve Williams announced that the Huntington Municipal Development Authority bought eight acres of property from Flint Pigments for $750,000 last Friday.
“What we are here to announce,” he said. “(President of Marshall University) Jerry Gilbert, we have bought these eight acres from Flint Pigments. It is time to build a baseball stadium.”
Marshall Director of Athletics Mike Hamrick said the goal is for Marshall to play baseball in the stadium by March 2021.