Sedalia Park Board Tours Liberty Stadium For Update

The Sedalia Park Board toured Liberty Park Stadium on Thursday night after their monthly meeting finished up.

Renovation on the historic baseball stadium, built in 1937, has been ongoing for months now, and is expected to be completed by May 22 at the latest, according to Sedalia Parks & Rec Director Amy Epple.

The State Fair Community College baseball team, whose season began Feb. 14 with an away game, played their first home game at the new Smith-Cotton High School sports complex Feb. 25, and have been playing every home game there ever since. Their last game will be played there as well on April 26.

SFCC’s softball team did the same, and their last home game is scheduled for April 22.

Professional Contractors and Engineers (PCE), Columbia, is the general contractor on the project, estimated to cost nearly $2.6 million. Work began Aug. 7.

According to the March report from Parks Project Manager Matt Harris, the soil in the outfield did not pass a proof test with a fully-loaded tandem axle dump truck.

A geotechinical report stated that 2 percent cement be added to stabilize the soil.

The first four rows in the stadium have individual and numbered retractable seats, while behind them are nine rows of metal benches.

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A total of 10 teams use Liberty Stadium over the course of a season, in addition to Kaysinger Conference teams from Northwest, Sacred Heart, Tipton, La Monte, Cole Camp, etc.

President Jerry Case and Board member Sydni Killion did not attend the tour, and Garry Holstein was absent Thursday.

The tour group was joined by John Simmons, Parks & Rec’s Grant Facilitator & Data Analyst.

In the top photo: Park Board members Dr. Bill Woolery and Jeff Wimann, and Parks & rec Director Amy Epple survey the progress made at Liberty Park Stadium on Thursday night. In the background are Board members Dan DanDyne and Connie Washington.