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
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