The team will have clubhouses and training facilities worthy of a world-class, collegiate program by January 2015 as a result of a $5.5 million softball/baseball complex expansion and renovation plan.

UT Arlington athletics has begun construction at Allan Saxe Field with the demolition of the dugouts.

The team will have clubhouses and training facilities worthy of a world-class, collegiate program by January 2015 as a result of a $5.5 million softball/baseball complex expansion and renovation plan.

The project will add a softball fieldhouse to Allan Saxe Field, home of the UT Arlington softball team, and a fieldhouse to Clay Gould Ballpark, home of the baseball team. The work also will include field improvements and upgrades to the sound systems and bleachers at the complex, off Fielder Road and West Park Row in Arlington.

"Our softball and baseball programs have a rich tradition of success, and our student-athletes have a strong track record," President Vistasp M. Karbhari said. "This investment will provide our teams the support they need to train and compete at the highest levels. It is a signal to the brightest talent that they belong at UT Arlington."

Jim Baker, director of intercollegiate athletics, said the University's support has been critical in continuing to develop UT Arlington softball and baseball.

"This is a pivotal year for UT Arlington athletics as we move to the Sun Belt Conference and compete with a new cohort of like-minded universities," Baker said. "World-class facilities allow our student-athletes to be their best, both on and off the fields."

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