Kimrey Family increases OU baseball support to more than $5 million
Kimrey Family increases baseball support to over $5 million
Brian and Kim Kimrey of Bartlesville have pledged a second gift to the Oklahoma baseball program, pushing their support for L. Dale Mitchell Park upgrades to more than $5 million.
In February 2020, the Kimreys contributed $1.1 million toward OU’s planned baseball stadium upgrades. Now their support to the ballpark has increased to $3.1 million with an extended challenge to other donors. The Kimreys will match every other donation dollar for dollar up to an additional $2 million as part of project fundraising. Once fulfilled, the match will result in a total gift of $5.1 million from the Kimrey family.
Individuals interested in giving to the project and participating in the Kimrey Family Matching Gift Challenge should contact the Sooner Club at 405-325-8000 or visit TheSoonerClub.com/baseball.
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Board of Regents approve budget for softball stadium
The Oklahoma Board of Regents authorized OU's administration Tuesday to contract and make payments toward the construction of Love's Field, which has an estimated budget of $42 million.
The project update comes after the board approved the inflation-adjusted budget during its yearly Master Plan of Capital Improvement Projects on May 13.
As of Tuesday, $28 million of the $42 million budget has been raised by over 800 donors. This includes a $12 million lead gift from Love's Travel Stops that originally began as a $9 million pledge on Oct. 28, 2021.
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Love's Field will be constructed at the northwest corner of South Jenkins Avenue and Imhoff Road in Norman. Groundbreaking is expected to occur in the coming months.
The new stadium will have a seating capacity of approximately 3,000 spectators with the use of fixed seats and tiered berm seating. The design also allows for expansion.
The new facility will also feature a 10,500-square-foot indoor training center. This will include a training room, locker room, classroom and showcase area for national championships and other program accomplishments.
Extra points
OKC DODGERS: Ryan Pepiot allowed a run on three hits and struck out 10 to lead the Oklahoma City Dodgers to a 7-1 Pacific Coast League baseball win over Round Rock on Tuesday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.
Pepiot threw six inning while improving his record to 6-0.
Miguel Vargas and Michael Busch hit home runs for OKC, which is first in the Eastern Division with a 42-25 record.
OU BASKETBALL: Oklahoma head men's basketball coach Porter Moser announced the addition of Tad Glibert to the staff as director of operations Tuesday. Glibert was the assistant director of operations at Northwestern University from 2015-19 and worked alongside current Oklahoma assistant coach Emanuel Dildy. For the past three years, Glibert lived and worked in Malawi, Africa, and served as the chief operating officer for Circle of Hope International.
OSU TENNIS: Oklahoma State and Chris Young have come to terms on a new contract that will keep him as the director of tennis and in charge of the Cowgirl program through 2027. The contract was approved last week by the OSU Board of Regents. This past season, Young’s squad tallied a 20-6 mark and reached the round of 16 at the NCAA tournament.
OU VOLLEYBALL: Oklahoma's Megan Wilson was selected to the 2022 All-Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Team. Wilson finished her first season at OU with 392 kills. She had double-digit kills in all but three of her matches and tallied a career-best 22 kills twice. Wilson added 47 blocks, 16 aces and 54 digs.
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