The new 23,500 GSF indoor training facility for Illini Baseball will include space for a complete baseball infield, an adjacent player and recruiting lounge, and pitching and batting areas with retractable netting for player development. The Susan and Clint Atkins Baseball Training Center will connect to the existing Illinois Field baseball clubhouse, locker rooms, training rooms, and offices. A new paved parking area and entrance gateway to Illinois Field will be also be added from Kirby Avenue. The facility will give Illini Baseball an around-the-clock training center that will allow athletes to excel at the highest level with the goal of winning Big Ten championships and competing to reach the College World Series and play for national titles. (More at https://fightingillini.com/facilities/susan-and-clint-atkins-baseball-training-center/41)\
The new $6 million Rex and Alice A. Martin Softball Training Center will provide a premier indoor performance and development facility for Fighting Illini softball student-athletes. The structure, measuring approximately 13,000 square feet, will be constructed as an addition to the existing softball clubhouse and will include a full infield as well as hitting and pitching cages. The center’s ability to host full infield practice will be rare among comparable softball training facilities. Other features include a new recruiting lobby and hall of fame, an expanded player lounge, increased storage, and improved parking. (More at https://fightingillini.com/facilities/rex-and-alice-amartin-softball-training-center/42)
