PRCC plans major renovation at baseball stadium

Picayune RV dealer W.B. “Dub” Herring of Picayune, poses with his wife, Donna, his daughter, Cindy Harper, and his grandson Andy Harper, who played baseball for the Wildcats in the early 2000s Photo by Stan Caldwell/PRCC

POPLARVILLE – In the 21st century, staying relevant in athletics means staying up to date with facilities.

That is part of the reason why PRCC has decided to renovate its baseball stadium, a complete makeover that will give the Wildcats a new grandstand with more than 400 chair-back seats, a new press box and two new suites.

“If you look around our conference at what some other schools are doing, it makes sense,” said PRCC baseball coach Michael Avalon.

“Our two biggest rivals, Gulf Coast and Jones, have recently completed multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art facilities, and that’s what we’re competing against. It’s just a fact, athletes today are visually-driven, and if you don’t have nice facilities, they’ll go elsewhere.”