Dayton Flyers

DAYTON, Ohio – The University of Dayton Softball Complex will have a new look for the 2010-2011 school year. The upgrades include a new locker room, fixed seating, and a press box that will allow the Flyers to video stream a number of games from the stadium starting this year. 

The renovations usher in an improved atmosphere for fans and players, and continues to make the UD Softball Complex one of the top softball facilities in the region. Among one of the top changes is the addition of a locker room for the softball team. The batting cages will be expanded and upgraded and permanent restrooms will be installed. These new additions complement the stadium’s already existing bullpen, batting cages and pitching rubbers that were installed in the first phase of the project.

“We are fortunate to have one of the best facilities in the region,” UD softball head coach Cara Laplaca said.  “Our location along the river and the combination of our playing surface, hitting and pitching facilities, and locker room provides us one of the top softball stadiums in the region.

The project represents the next phase of the softball complex, which was built in 2005 along the banks of the Great Miami River as part of the UD Sports Complex – a multi-million dollar project to centralize the softball, track and field, football and baseball facilities on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard.  Construction on this phase is expected to be finished by the time the fall season begins in September.

Last season senior Molly Meyer and freshman Kathleen Maloof were awarded Atlantic 10 All-Conference. Meyer was named second team all-conference, while Maloof became the fifth consecutive Flyer to be named to the A-10’s All-Rookie Team. Dayton returns 11 players next season.