slot canyon 1,341 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Recent interview on AL.com sports section (6/22) with Vandy AD indicates no plans to institute a softball program in spite of success of the 13 other sister SEC schools. Major obstacle is that land and parking largely controlled by medical center so significant expense to purchase a site as well as build a facility. They would likely field a volleyball team before a softball team since they could use existing facilities for games/practice. I have often wondered why they did not have a team but can sympathize with their situation. Softball currently enjoys a lot of visibility and increased popularity in the SEC and nationally (my opinion). A number of SEC schools are doing upgrades on facilities. I can appreciate that it would be difficult to commit the necessary financial resources to a new program at this point in time and go through a long period of "catch up". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderWhiskey 954 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Dang! I pretty much knew this, but Vandy is my nearest SEC venue. Maybe we'll schedule another game against UT in Columbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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