The Bethel University baseball team will play their first games inside the new U.S. Bank Stadium Monday morning, February 27th against the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The Royals will then take on Buena Vista University next Sunday, March 5th beginning at 7 p.m.

Live Video/Stats | US Bank Stadium Map | Prohibited Items

Fan Entrance Information
All fans will enter at the Lower Pentair gate (off South 6th Street). No entrance via skyway. Fans will proceed to sit in sections 126-130. Tickets are $5 at the door (children 2 and under are free), both cash and credit will be accepted. Outside food and drink is prohibited and will not be allowed in the stadium. Vending machines will be available for food and drink. Reentry will not be allowed. Free public wifi will be available. Linked above are a list of prohibited items. Field access is limited to players and team staff that arrive via the team bus. MIAC passes will be honored at the stadium, but no other credentials.

Game Information
The Royals and Blue Devils will play a pair of seven games with the first pitch of game one expected to be in the 11:30 a.m. range with 15 minutes in between contests. The Royals time slot will end at 4:15pm with a halted game rule in effect if the game is unable to be completed, which is similar to the old Metrodome rules, but a half hour longer to complete the doubleheader than the Metrodome allowed. The Royals will be in the third base dugout and will be the visitors for game one and the home team in game two.

Field Information
The baseball configuration in U.S. Bank Stadium is very similar to the setup at the old Metrodome with a 37-foot high wall in right field that extends to centerfield. The outfield dimensions are 300' to right field, 350' to right-center, 400' in center field, 375' in left-center and 330' down the left field line. Dugouts have been erected on both sides and bullpen mounds are located down both foul lines. The field is all turf except for the landing strip on the pitchers mound.

Following Along
The Bethel Sports Information Department is planning to webcast the game live on bethelroyals.com and will have live stats as well. Both can be found here. Fans can also find updates on the bethelroyals twitter feed. In the stadium there will be free wifi but there will be no scoreboard or public address announcing.