OAKLAND CITY – On Thursday, November 3, from 3:30 p.m. until 4:20 p.m. CT, officials will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Oakland City University site of Brooks Pinnick Baseball Field on Williams Street, east of Tichenor Athletic Center.
In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the Tichenor Athletic Center.
Parking will be available at the Tichenor Athletic Center across from Williams Street on the extreme west side of the Deaconess parking lot.
During this news conference, the ground will be broken on a baseball stadium that will be named in honor of Mathew and Lindsey Konkler.
Schedule of events:
- 3:30 p.m. – OCU President Dr. Ron Dempsey
- Welcome – Introduction of Pastor Larry Davis
- 3:31 p.m. – Pastor Larry Davis
- Blessing the New Stadium
- 3:32 p.m. – OCU President Dr. Ron Dempsey
- Introduction – Selling the Scene – New Era of Excellence
- Introduction of OCU Athletic Director – T-Ray Fletcher
- 3:37 p.m. – OCU Director of Athletics T-Ray Fletcher
- Introduction of OCU Baseball Personnel
- History of Oakland City University/College Baseball
- Impact of New Stadium
- 3:47 p.m. – OCU President Dr. Ron Dempsey
- Introduction of Mathew and Lindsey Konkler
- 3:50 p.m. – Mathew Konkler
- 4:00 p.m. – OCU President Dr. Ron Dempsey
- Thank Mathew and Lindsey Konkler
- Present – Trophy Shovel to Mathew and Lindsey Konkler
- 4:10 p.m. – Shovels Turn the Dirt
- Media Interviews
- 4:20 p.m. – End of Groundbreaking
