MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings’ new stadium is preparing for its first baseball game.

Century College of White Bear Lake plays Iowa Central at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a doubleheader that starts at 6 a.m. It will be the first baseball game played in the $1.1 billion stadium that opened last summer. More games follow that day — Grand View vs. the University of  University in a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m. and Minot State vs. Minnesota-Crookston in a doubleheader starting at 10 p.m.

Crews have been converting the stadium’s football configuration to a baseball configuration. That involves removing dirt and two layers of plywood, protective barriers and turf cover, retracting 36 rows of seats that make up the outfield and installing dugouts, pitcher’s mound and home plate.

The final field painting was Thursday afternoon.

The University of Jamestown takes on Concordia on Saturday February 25, 2017 at 9-a.m.

Valley City State plays St. John’s on  Wednesday March 1, 2017, at 4:30-p.m.

 

February 24 6:00 AM Iowa Central v. Century
February 24 10:00 PM Minot State v. Crookston
February 25 9:00 AM Concordia MH v. Jamestown
February 25 10:30 AM Concordia MH v. William Penn
February 25 9:30 PM Mankato v. Crookston
February 26 5:30 AM Hibbing v. Oakton
February 26 4:30 PM Augsburg v. William Penn
February 26 9:45 PM St. Johns v. LaCrosse
February 27 6:00 AM Oakton v. Century
February 27 11:15 AM Bethel v. Stout
February 27 4:30 PM Concordia University v. St. Cloud
February 27 9:45 PM Macalester v. Northwestern
February 28 5:30 AM Northland v. Century
February 28 10:30 AM St. Thomas v. Stevens Point
February 28 9:30 PM Hamline v. Stout

 

March

DATE TIME OPPONENTS
March 1 6:00 AM Mesabi v. SCTCC
March 1 11:15 AM Mayville v. Viterbo
March 1 4:30 PM St. Johns v. Valley City
March 1 9:45 PM Carleton v. Luther
March 2 8:00 AM Augsburg v. Mayville
March 3 10:00 PM St. Olaf v. Crown
March 4 10:30 PM Crookston v. Dickinson State
March 5 7:00 PM Bethel v. Buena Vista
March 6 6:00 AM Clarke v. Mount Marty
March 6 11:15 AM Macalester v. Robert Morris
March 6 4:30 PM Hamline v. Buena Vista
March 6 9:45 PM SD State v. Waldorf
March 7 5:30 AM DCTC v. Hamline JV
March 7 10:30 AM Clarke v. Mayville
March 7 9:30 PM Augsburg v. Stout
March 8 7:00 AM SD State v. Crookston
March 8 10:30 AM Gustavus v. Mayville
March 8 9:40 PM Bemidji v. Upper Iowa University
March 9 6:00 AM Wayne State v. Minot State
Concordia University v. Minot State
Concordia University v. Wayne State
March 9 4:30 PM Whitewater v. St. Thomas
March 9 9:45 PM St. Olaf v. Midland
March 10 6:00 AM Superior v. TBA
March 10 11:00 AM Whitewater v. Concordia MH
March 10 10:00 PM Minot State v. Winona State
Winona State v. Wayne State
March 11 6:00 AM Mindland v. Davenport University
March 11 5:00 PM Concordia University v. Concordia MH
March 11 10:00 PM St. Thomas v. Wartburg
March 23 12:30 PM Duluth v. Bemidji
March 23 6:00 PM Augsburg v. Bethany Lutheran
March 24 12:30 PM Hibbing v. Rochester
March 24 6:00 PM St. John’s v. TBA
March 25 12:30 PM North Central v. Bethany Lutheran

 

April

DATE GAME TIME OPPONENTS
April 4 12:45 PM Sartell v. Moorhead
April 4 4:00 PM Kasson-Mantorville v. Holy Family
April 4 7:15 PM Kenyon Wanamingo v. Medford
April 5 10:45 AM Jackson County Central v. United South Central
April 5 4:30 PM Breck v. Spectrum
April 6 3:00 PM Sleepy Eye v. Springfield
April 11 4:00 PM Hopkins v. Wayzata
April 11 7:15 PM St. Agnes v. St. Croix Prep
April 12 7:15 PM Holy Angels v. DeLaSalle
April 13 4:00 PM Minnehaha v. Roch-Lourdes
April 13 7:15 PM Luverne v. Hibbing
April 14 10:30 AM GMLOK v. Plainview
April 14 1:45 PM Austin v. Alexandria
April 14 5:00 PM Heritage Christian v. Blake
April 14 8:15 PM Owatonna v. Mankato East
April 15 8:00 AM Maple Grove v. Bemidji
April 15 11:30 AM Virginia v. Nashwaulk
April 15 3:00 PM Cloquet v. Grand Rapids
April 17 9:00 AM Montevideo v. Pipestone
April 17 12:30 PM Roseau v. Deer River
April 17 4:00 PM Mound Westonka v. Rockford
April 17 7:15 PM Edina v. Benilde
April 18 11:00 AM Pilager v. Wadena-Deer Creek
April 18 6:00 PM St. Louis Park v. Richfield
April 19 7:15 PM Rogers v. Elk River
April 22 8:30 AM Annandale v. Dassel-Cokato
April 22 12:00 PM Perham v. Fargo South
April 22 3:30 PM New Ulm v. Faribault

 

*Schedule is subject to change