VIDEO: Concordia University, Nebraska's Shine Forth comprehensive campaign
On Friday, July 10, Concordia University, Nebraska went public with its comprehensive Shine Forth campaign. As part of that campaign, Concordia has announced the Ballfield Project, which will bring the Bulldog baseball and softball programs on campus in a first-class hybrid facility.
Learn more about Shine Forth and how to support the initiative HERE: http://cune.edu/shineforth.
Specifically, the Ballfield Project is included in the "Soar" component of the Shine Forth campaign.
For years, Concordia's baseball and softball teams have spent countless hours traveling to practices and home games at off-campus facilities. The new on-campus ballfield complex will bring those experiences home, allowing student-athletes to spend less time on the road and more time fully engaged in campus life. By creating spaces where athletics, academics and community intersect, this project enhances the student experience and strengthens the sense of belonging that defines a Concordia education.
Highlights:
- A grandstand that seats 300 fans with additional seating extending to the surrounding grass berms
- A built-in press box
- Spacious sunken dugouts along with modern LED lighting
- Adjustable mound and basepaths
- Portable fencing, allowing softball and youth baseball to be played
Director of Athletics Devin Smith:
"It’s a gamechanger. It demonstrates clear value in return for all the hard work and success that students and alums have went through with this program. It provides premiere venues for our campus and our students. This project has been part of the journey for this campus since the stadium and track were built in the mid- to late-90s (dedicated in 1997). Then in 2010, we added the Walz Complex. Every facility raises the level of impact that Concordia University, Nebraska has within our state and our region.
“We have an opportunity to become the premier campus in terms of having an athletics village where you walk out the south doors of Walz, and within 150 steps any direction, you can be at a competition venue. It sets us apart.”
Additional details and commentary will be included in an article that will be published in the summer 2026 edition of Concordia's Broadcaster magazine.