Check It Out! Photos of the New Baseball and Softball Fields
December 12, 2002

The new Cal State Dominguez Hills baseball and softball field's are nearly complete for the upcoming 2003 season. This year will mark the inaugural season on both fields after Toro Field and Toro Diamond were demolished last year to make room for The Home Depot National Training Center.

The new baseball field features 70-foot major-league sunken dugouts, nearby batting cages and bullpens. The infield grass is pristine "bulls-eye" sod and stabilized gold dirt that is utilized in 90% of the big-league parks in the U.S.

The outfield dimensions are a bit more "cozy" than the spacious former Toro Field. The new yard is 390' to straight-away CF; 340 LF and 325 in RF. One of the nicest new features is the 40' x 40' hitters-eye in center field. The Toros scoreboard has been completely refurbished with new paint and new light bulbs.

The softball field uses the same sod, dirt and grass as the baseball field. The new softball diamond features 50' sunken dugouts and the scoreboard has also been refurbished with new paint and light bulbs. The new outfield dimensions are 200 feet all the way around.

Both venues will be completed shortly after January 1, 2003. The baseball team will play its first game at the new Toro Field when they host the Alumni on Sunday, February 2 at noon. The first intercollegiate contest will be on Wednesday, February 5 when Concordia University (CA) visits at 2:00 p.m. The softball team will begin its inaugural season at Toro Diamond beginning on Saturday, February 8 hosting The Master's College at noon.

Photos are available of the ongoing construction progress and links appear below. The pictures are varied in nature. (Hit browser return button to return to this page. Photos are generally 140K download size.)