PARKING INFORMATION
NOTE: Check wichita.edu/parking for permit requirements and parking rules
Visitors: Use Lots
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15 Students: Use Lots
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WHAT'S IN HERE
- Softball stadium
- softball coaching offices
HISTORYWichita State University began playing intercollegiate softball in 1974 on a site just east of the Heskett Center's tennis courts. In 1998, the C. Howard Wilkins Softball Facility was built on this site. It is named for a long time fan of softball who made a major gift for the construction of the stadium. The 1,000-seat stadium features a lighted scoreboard, a locker room, press box, concession areas, and batting cages.
The stadium is slated to
undergo a $17.5 million renovation beginning in 2023. The renovations include a 12,471 square-foot team complex which includes a locker room, coaches locker room, classroom, team room, athletic training room, staff offices, break room, work room, umpire locker rooms and laundry area. It will also include a 14,400 square-foot indoor practice facility that will feature a full indoor infield and batting cages along with storage areas and viewing areas for coaches. Turf will also be installed in the outfield and on the warning track, foul territory and apron areas at Wilkins Stadium in June of 2023.
Fan amenities include an enclosed concourse with a grand front entrance, berm outfield seating, a new scoreboard with videoboard, expanded seating areas, suites and press box, ticket office, concession stands, additional restrooms, merchandise store, fan netting and outfield suites. There will be a variety of seating options for 1,500 fans including chairback seating, bleacher seating and berm outfield seating as well as a new entryway into the parking lot connected to Wilkins Stadium.