(ROYSE CITY, TX – Sept. 12, 2016) The Royse City Independent School District, City of Royse City and Ventura Sports Group agreed upon a deal that will establish a professional independent baseball team and a $12 Million baseball/multi-purpose stadium in Royse City. The 4,000 plus seat stadium is to be located on the north side of I-30, east of FM 2642.
The venue will feature artificial turf, concert capabilities, locker rooms, umpire facilities, dugouts, bullpens and luxury suites. All Royse City High School home junior varsity and varsity baseball games will be held in the stadium when it is projected to open in the Spring of 2018.
Royse City ISD entered a 15-year lease to play all home games in the stadium, or a minimum of 16 events annually for an investment of $24,000. The district will retain ticket and merchandise sales.
“We are thrilled for our students to have the opportunity to enjoy their sport in a professional baseball environment. From a taxpayer standpoint, this is a very smart move for Royse City ISD. The district stands to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in turf, maintenance and utilities as part of this deal. We are so thankful for Royse City and their foresight and determination to make this a reality for our kids and our community,” said Kevin Worthy, superintendent.
As part of the stadium deal with Ventura Sports Group, the district is not responsible for maintenance or utilities. The district’s total contracted investment over the life of the 15-year term is $360,000. In addition, the establishment of the stadium will boost tax revenue for RCISD by about $176,000 annually. The revenue and savings will allow Royse City ISD to explore opportunities to enhance other facilities in the district, specifically the softball complex.
The team will be part of the Southwest League of Professional Baseball and will play teams from across the state. A contest to select the team name was announced by Ventura Sports Group. Log onto http://www.tricountyprobaseball.com/ to submit potential team names. The winning submission will be awarded free season tickets for life.
Submitted by Adi Bryant, Chief Communications Officer & Education Foundation Director, Royse City ISD.
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