Aug. 15, 2006

Southern Nazarene University's (Okla.) athletic department revealed its latest facility upgrade this week as the Cypert Athletic Baseball and Softball Complex finished up construction of a new 7,000 square foot indoor facility.  The facility is located inside the Cypert Complex between the baseball and softball playing fields.

Inside the new indoor facility, is a 4,200 square foot hitting and pitching facility.  The hitting and pitching area features four batting cages and two pitching mounds.  The SNU baseball and softball teams will share the cages.

On the baseball side of the indoor facility are two coaching offices, a player's lounge, and laundry facilities.  The baseball locker room was built three years ago and is adjacent to the new facility behind the home dugout.

On the softball side, there are two coaching offices, the softball locker room, and laundry facilities.

Also included in the new complex are restrooms for game day use by the public.

"We are really excited about the completion of this facility," said SNU Head Baseball Coach Scott Selby.  "We now have one of the finest indoor facilities in the nation and believe that this will definitely help bolster our program."

Both Selby and Head Softball Coach, Tere Webber, have worked tirelessly on getting the facilities ready for the new school year.

"This is an exciting time for both our softball and baseball programs," said Tere Webber.  "This facility is outstanding and we believe the future of SNU softball has never been brighter."

SNU's baseball and softball teams are both coming off outstanding 2005 campaigns.  The baseball squad posted a 34-20 record last year and the softball team posted 30 wins for the first time in school history, finishing the year with a 35-25 record.

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