Pickard field renovation RENDERINGS Bowdoin College Athletics

The long-needed improvements, which will benefit varsity, club, and intramural athletic experiences, passed final review by local authorities last month, include:

• the relocation and reorientation of the baseball, softball, rugby, and practice fields;

• upgrading of baseball, softball, and one multipurpose field to synthetic turf playing surfaces;

• the addition of dark-sky-compliant LED sports lighting for baseball, softball, rugby, the multipurpose field, and the replacement of existing outdated lighting at Howard F. Ryan Field;

• new backstops, dugouts, synthetic turf bullpens and batting cages, press boxes, a storage shed, fencing, scoreboards, and seating.

Baseball facility, with a synthetic field playing surface, dark-sky-compliant LED sports lighting, new backstop, dugouts, synthetic turf bullpens and batting cages, press box, fencing, scoreboard, and accessible seating

Rugby facility featuring natural grass, dark-sky-compliant LED sports lighting, accessible seating, press box, and scoreboard.

Multipurpose field featuring a synthetic playing surface for all-season practices, lined for rugby and soccer with dark-sky-compliant LED sports lighting.

Substantial renovations are expected to begin in April of 2023 and continue through the calendar year, with soccer and multi-purpose field renovations expected to be completed prior to the fall season. The baseball, softball, and rugby facilities will be completed prior to the spring 2024 season.