Pro and Collegiate Spectator Sports Abound Here
Published Jul 07, 2009
The 12,215-seat Isotopes Park is used for Triple-A and collegiate baseball games.
Watching from the stands is part of the sporting life here.
The region is home to professional baseball, basketball and ice hockey teams.
The Albuquerque Isotopes, the Triple-A baseball affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, play 72 of their Pacific Coast League games at Isotopes Park, which opened in 2003.
Tingley Coliseum is home of the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, who compete in the National Basketball Association Development League.
The New Mexico Scorpions take on their Central Hockey League opponents at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho.
On the collegiate level, the University of New Mexico is engaged in a $100 million plan to upgrade its athletic facilities, with the main project being a $60 million renovation to The Pit. Officially named the University of New Mexico Arena, it is home to the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
“Renovations to The Pit will modernize and beautify this excellent, longstanding athletic facility,” says Paul Krebs, director of athletics. “It will soon be one of the finest arenas for basketball in the country.”
Improvements will include new seats, concessions, restrooms, ticket offices and a UNM Lobos store. Completion is scheduled for late 2010.
UNM’s University Stadium hosts the post-season New Mexico Bowl each December, matching football teams from the Mountain West and Western Athletic conferences.
Story by Kevin Litwin
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