Mercer to break ground June 24 on OrthoGeorgia Park

Mercer will conduct a formal groundbreaking for its new baseball facility, OrthoGeorgia Park, at 6:30 p.m. on June 24.

The ceremony will precede the university’s annual athletics fundraiser, the Big Bear Event.

According to a release, OrthoGeorgia Park, which will be built on the site of the current Claude Smith Field, will seat 1,500 and will feature new dugouts, concession stands, restrooms, two open-air suites and a new press box.

The Big Bear Event features a $10,000 reverse raffle. Tickets are $100. For more information, contact Myra Cameron at 478-301-2733.

This story was originally published May 13, 2016 at 8:01 PM with the headline "Mercer to break ground June 24 on OrthoGeorgia Park."