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The Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium is the home field of the
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team of the
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. The stadium is located at the corner of Hull Road and Museum Road, on the university's
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campus.


History

Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium was built in 1996 at a cost of $2.6 million. The stadium seats approximately 1,200 and is named after benefactor Katie Pressly. The stadium features a clay infield and a natural grass outfield, and complies with
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and
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specifications. The Gators played their first game in the stadium against the
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on February 8, 1997.


Renovations

On March 23, 2017, UAA Communications announced the timeline and details for renovating Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium by the Gainesville-based construction management company Scorpio. With an estimated budget of $11 million, construction began in of Summer 2018 and was expected to be completed prior to the 2019 Season. The renovation cost $15 million and included a 360 degree open concourse, an elevated press box, shade structures for fans, on-site office space for coaches, expanded dugouts, a larger lounge, and a new locker room. Additionally, the renovations increased the seating capacity of the stadium to 2,800 seats, which included an increase in chairback seating from 1,431 to approximately 2,280. The newly renovated stadium made its debut on February 12, 2019, when the Florida Gators played an exhibition game against
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.


See also

*
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* Buildings at the University of Florida


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Official specifications of the Softball Stadium
1997 establishments in Florida Buildings at the University of Florida College softball venues in the United States Florida Gators softball Sports venues completed in 1997 {{softball-stub