Florida Ballpark shines under the Friday lights on opening weekend
In a game three years in the making, the new facility stole the show as a new era of Florida baseball rises The Gators won Friday s opening game in the new Florida Ballpark. Photo courtesy of the UAA. Photo by Anissa Dimilta | The Independent Florida Alligator
As dusk settled over Hull Road Feb. 19, a diamond shined behind an outfield wall.
Fans scattered around the Gators’ new ballpark. Some lounged in the royal blue chairback seats. Others lolled on brightly colored towels along the grassy berms that bordered the outfield.
The air was brisk, the kind of cold that turned the skin pebbly and brought the occasional chill. The smell of brisket and nachos wafted through th