SAN ANTONIO — UTSA athletic director Lynn Hickey has asked an architect for a preliminary “schematic” design and cost estimate for a refurbished baseball facility at Roadrunner Field.
Hickey said she wants to see whether it’s feasible to build a 2,500-seat stadium around the team’s current home field.
“I’m hoping it’s $10 million or less, but I’m not for sure,” Hickey said. “We’ll just have to wait and see.”
Last fall, an athletics administrator floated an idea about UTSA becoming part of a proposed shared-use facility downtown with the San Antonio Missions.
But in an interview after the UTSA baseball banquet Saturday night, Hickey downplayed the aspect of moving the team off campus.
“We’re not in the discussions with the city,” she said. “We’re not a part of that. If they would ever come to us to be a part of that, I think we would certainly sit down and visit, but we’re not a part of that right now.”
Roadrunner Field, located on the far west end of campus off Barshop Boulevard, currently has only a metal grandstand and seating capacity for 800.
