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Marshall Baseball Association donates $35,000 toward Legion Field upgrades
Summary
The Marshall Baseball Association has donated $35,000 toward ongoing improvements at Legion Field, bringing three‑year giving to $135,000, city and association leaders said at a Marshall City Council meeting.
The Marshall Baseball Association gave the City of Marshall another $35,000 in January to support improvements at Legion Field, council members heard at a recent Marshall City Council meeting.
The donation brings the association’s total support for the ballpark to $135,000 over the last three years, Preston Stensrude, the city’s park superintendent, told the council. "They gave us another $35,000 donation bringing their total up to 135,000 in the last 3 years," Stensrude said.
Nut graf: City staff and the association described completed and planned improvements at Legion Field and said the upgrades are intended to improve the experience for players and spectators and support future events.
Stensrude said the first phase of the work is complete and was on display during games the night of the meeting. He credited the association with paying for dugout work and other amenities. "Certainly enhance the experience, not only from the players with the new dugout but spectators as well," he said.
Kelly Loth, president of the Marshall Baseball Association, said the backstop netting has improved viewing quality for webcast productions used by the city and Southwest Minnesota State University. "The backstop, the netting has been an incredible improvement...our webcasting not only from the city of Marshall that Alex has done, but, we use for SMSU, with the webcast behind home play at the netting is just so much easier to see," Loth said.
Both Stensrude and Loth said the association plans continued financial and volunteer support and discussed long‑term goals such as submitting a future bid to host a state amateur tournament, potentially several years down the road. Loth said the association hopes to complete additional work, including the third‑base area, in future phases.
Mayor Burns and council members thanked the association for its partnership and encouraged residents to attend games to see the improvements.
Ending: City staff and the Marshall Baseball Association said they will continue planning later phases of upgrades to support local play and potential future tournaments.
